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Published: 24th October 2012
Solutions insight: energy storage may boost the amount of headroom on the network.
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Together with other technologies, battery storage may boost the amount of headroom on the network.
As storage devices affect the network upstream of their connection, the research team anticipates that batteries will make the greatest contribution when they are sited closest to the load or generation. The research team will trial three sizes of battery devices, each with a two-hour charge/discharge. They are placing these on six areas of the network, including rural and urban locations and at both high and low voltage.
This way they’ll establish the best place to connect battery devices. For example, for the smallest (50kW) storage units, the team suggests the best position is approximately two thirds of the length of an LV feeder away from the substation. The trials will demonstrate the effectiveness of these design layout decisions.