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Title: Performance and Health Test Procedure for Grid Energy Storage Systems: Preprint

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1373670
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. San Diego Gas and Electric
  3. Technical University of Munich

A test procedure to evaluate the performance and health of field installations of grid-connected battery energy storage systems (BESS) is described. Performance and health metrics captured in the procedures are: Round-trip efficiency, Standby losses, Response time/accuracy, and Useable Energy/ State of Charge at different discharge/charge rates over the system's lifetime. The procedures are divided into Reference Performance Tests, which require the system to be put in a test mode and are to be conducted in intervals, and Real-time Monitoring tests, which collect data during normal operation without interruption. The procedures can be applied on a wide array of BESS with little modifications and can thus support BESS operators in the management of BESS field installations with minimal interruption and expenditures.can be applied on a wide array of BESS with little modifications and can thus support BESS operators in the management of BESS field installations with minimal interruption and expenditures.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S), SunShot Initiative; San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1373670
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5D00-67419
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 16-20 July 2017, Chicago, Illinois
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English