Battery energy storage applications

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 UTC 1995 · IEEE Power Engineering Review

OSTI ID:137097

Prabhakara, F S; Akhil, A A

After the oil embargo of the late 1970s, there was a considerable amount of interest about utilizing battery storage for load leveling in the utility industry. This type of load leveling application required relatively large storage capacities with discharge duration of 4 to 8 hours and, as a general rule, was not cost competitive unless some unique circumstances emerged. However, battery energy storage systems (BESS) have some highly desirable characteristics; siting flexibility, size flexibility, and fast charge/discharge response. These desirable characteristics make the BESS suitable for other applications in the electric power system.

• OSTI ID: 137097
• Journal Information: IEEE Power Engineering Review, Journal Name: IEEE Power Engineering Review Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 15; ISSN 0272-1724; ISSN IPERDV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
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LOAD MANAGEMENT
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POWER SYSTEMS
STABILIZATION