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Part of the BRE Trust
Steve Pester Smart Solar NSC 2015
Solar Storage Technologies
Overview of next few minutes…
– Challenges
– Some solutions
– Types of storage
– Main battery technologies
– How batteries behave (esp Li-ion)
– Factors for technology selection
– Power diverters
– Further info
Main challenges
– Peaks and troughs in demand
– predictable, but quite large – expensive peak capacity
– Grid resilience & security
– Variability of renewable sources
– Predictable in short term, but not controllable
PV generation potential – daily sun path
Source: PVSyst
Solar resource versus national demand -
A typical day in winter
Source: BRE
30
GW
15
10
5
20
25
Domestic buildings
Non-Domestic buildings
Does not include industrial processes, street lighting, agriculture, etc
Overall daily demand
Source: Gridwatch, 27-01-15
The worst – football & royal weddings!
The solutions
– Demand side management
– International interconnectivity (Supergrids)
– Storage
o Building-level o Grid-level
Storage offers: o Spinning reserve o Peak shaving o Load shifting o Voltage & frequency
stabilisation
Image: Bine Informationsdienst
Types of non-fossil storage
– Electromagnetic / electrostatic
• Supercapacitors • Superconducting magnets
– Heat
• Ground o Heat pumps: inter-seasonal? o Geothermal
• Water o Domestic hot water o Underground tanks
• Heat Engines
– Mechanical
• Pumped Water • Flywheels • Compressed air
– Chemical
– Batteries • Static • Vehicle batteries for
static use • Many chemistries
– Hydrogen • Electricity via fuel cells • Heat via fuel cells • Heat by combustion • Make methanol • Possible by
photosynthesis?
Main battery types of interest at present
Type Pro’s & Cons Maturity
Lead-acid (Pb-acid)
• Cheap • Can deep cycle VRLA types • Limited cycle life • Vented last longer than VRLA • Low energy density (~40Wh/kg)
Proven
Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd)
• Higher energy density than Pb-acid • Improved cycle & calendar lifetime over
Pb-acid • Memory effect • Toxicity of Cd - banned in EU for many
applications now
Proven
Nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH)
• Largely replaced NiCds for small portable applications
• Have been used in electric cars • Poor self-discharge characteristics • Being superseded by Li-ion
Proven
Types (cont)
Type Pro’s & Cons Maturity
Various Sodium chemistries (sulphur, metal hydride, nickel chloride)
• High temperature (300C) • Grid-level • Energy density 3-5 x Pb acid • Overall good reliability & service life • 1 infamous fire in Japan
GWh installed, but continue to develop
Redox Flow • Liquid electrolytes flow over membrane exchanging electrons
• Decouples capacity and power • More from Green Acorn later…
Types (cont)
Type Pro’s & Cons Maturity
Lithium-ion (Li-ion)
• Fastest developing battery technology because of EV market
• Costly, but large price reductions imminent • Possibility of using 2nd hand EV batteries • ~200Wh/kg energy density • ~5000 - 10000 cycle life • Low self-discharge • Most promising in short term for renewables • Care and safety precautions required!
Thermal run-away & fire under fault conditions
• Several different chemistries
Widely used in EVs, but still developing
There are many others!
Mistreated Li-ion batteries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25733142
How batteries behave
X kWh X kWh
Charge Discharge
Not quite…
Round trip efficiency
X * Ec kWh Y * Ed kWh
Charge Discharge
Charge losses
Discharge losses
To make matters worse… losses are time-dependent
– Faster discharge = lower efficiency
– Rate of 1C = charge / discharge full capacity in 1 hour, e.g. 0.2C discharge = full discharge in 5 hours
Lead-acid discharge curves
Li-ion cycle lifetime v. depth of discharge
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Cycles
Depth of discharge per cycle
Lifetime taken to be 70% capacity remaining
Thermal stresses affect performance & lifetime
– Temperature
• Hot or cold
• Lead-acid affected more than Li-ion
• All chemical reactions slower at low temperature, so charge / discharge reduced, but shelf life extended
Balloon analogy
Pressure
Volume Voltage
State of charge
Self-discharge – balloons are porous
…so are batteries
Limited charge / discharge rates
Internal resistance affects voltage & current seen at the terminals
X kW
y kWh
Key factors for technology selection
– Understanding the above factors is essential for correct design
– Key characteristics to match to application:
• Power
• Capacity
• Energy density • Cycle life
• Self-discharge rate
– Technology development status
• Reliability • Safety – check safety record and handling/installation precautions
– Manufacturer bankability
Power diverters
PV
Solar power always
supplies house &
appliances first
Diverter
The diverter senses any surplus & directs to
the immersion heater, until the set water
temperature is reached.
Without a diverter, if there is
surplus solar power, it goes out
to the electricity grid
How diverters interface to building
Cable from meter
Consumer unit
Existing house-
hold circuits
PV inverter
Energy
Diverter
Immersion circuit
2 pole isolator
Immersion
heater
Hot
water
cylinder
CT sensor
around L or N
only
L
N
E
Loads for diverters
– DHW cylinder is the “standard” load
– Thermal stores
– Battery chargers
– Towel rails
– Storage heaters – better with wind turbines
– U/floor heating - supply/demand mismatch with PV
– Some diverters have secondary load output
Diverters - Points to note
– No combi-boilers
– Power delivered to load must match that available from PV
– Watch out for interference generated (EMI)!
– Common switching approaches
• Phase angle control
• Burst mode control
• Pulse-width modulation
– Ask to see EMC report (CE)
• EN 61000-3-2 (harmonic current emissions) • EN 61000-3-3 (voltage fluctuation and flicker)
– Issues with heat pump compatibility
Where to get further info
– IET Code of Practice to be published April
– Training on the CoP will be available
– A Good Practice Guide on Electrical Storage, EA Technology
For more information contact:
Steve Pester
NSC (Watford Office)
Mob: 07528 976224
Office: 01923 664 729