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Title: Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery Evaluation under Peak Shaving and Frequency Regulation Duty Cycles

Journal Article · · Energies
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093389· OSTI ID:1875757

This work highlights the performance metrics and the fundamental degradation mechanisms of lead-acid battery technology and maps these mechanisms to generic duty cycles for peak shaving and frequency regulation grid services. Four valve regulated lead acid batteries have been tested for two peak shaving cycles at different discharge rates and two frequency regulation duty cycles at different SOC ranges. Reference performance and pulse resistance tests are done periodically to evaluate battery degradation over the time. The results of the studies are expected to provide a valuable understanding of lead acid battery technology suitability for grid energy-storage applications.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; 57558
OSTI ID:
1875757
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-170871
Journal Information:
Energies, Vol. 15, Issue 9; ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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