Research report on mobile energy storage power supply issues

What is mobile energy storage?

Mobile energy storage (MES) is a typical flexible resource, which can be used to provide an emergency power supply for the distribution system. However, it is inevitable to consider the complicated coupling relations of mobile energy storage, transportation network, and power grid, which can cause issues of complex modeling and low efficiency.

How can mobile energy storage improve power grid resilience?

Improving power grid resilience can help mitigate the damages caused by these events. Mobile energy storage systems, classified as truck-mounted or towable battery storage systems, have recently been considered to enhance distribution grid resilience by providing localized support to critical loads during an outage.

How does mobile energy storage improve distribution system resilience?

Mobile energy storage increases distribution system resilience by mitigating outages that would likely follow a severe weather event or a natural disaster. This decreases the amount of customer demand that is not met during the outage and shortens the duration of the outage for supported customers.

Can Mobile Energy Resources be used for distribution system resilience?

The use of mobile energy resources for distribution system resilience includes two separate problems: the resource allocation problem, and the routing problem.

Can a mobile energy storage dispatch model reduce load curtailment?

However, it is inevitable to consider the complicated coupling relations of mobile energy storage, transportation network, and power grid, which can cause issues of complex modeling and low efficiency. To address that, this paper proposes a mobile energy storage dispatch model to minimize the load curtailment.

Does power Edison have a mobile energy storage system?

Power Edison has deployed mobile energy storage systems for over five years, offering utility-scale plug-and-play solutions . In 2021, Nomad Trans-portable Power Systems released three commercially available MESS units with energy capacities ranging from 660 kWh to 2 MWh .