ETF Battery Expansion
As part of upcoming 鈥渄iesel-off鈥 research conducted by ACEP鈥檚 Power Systems Integration (PSI) team, the Energy Technology Facility鈥檚 (ETF) current battery bank is being expanded. The painstaking work is increasing the size of the valve regulated lead-acid battery system from 336 VDC to 540 VDC. Once the expansion is completed the battery bank will be joined with a 320 kVA PCS100 inverter developed by ABB and will allow the PSI team to refine technology and develop control strategies to operate a microgrid in 鈥渄iesel-off鈥 mode.
Photo of battery build out in progress in ACEP鈥檚 ETF. Photo credit M. Frey, ACEP/ 精东影业.