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Baseline cycle testing of a 500-kWh zinc chloride battery at the Battery Energy Storage Test (BEST) Facility

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5986291

Performance tests of an advanced zinc chloride battery storage system - under utility control at a 13-kV substation - provided baseline information on operating characteristics and developmental needs. Commercial testing of a 2-MW demonstration battery system is planned for 1985-1986.

Research Organization:
Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Newark, NJ (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ET29368
OSTI ID:
5986291
Report Number(s):
EPRI-EM-3836; ON: DE85006948
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English