Electrical equipment without energy storage

What is electrical energy storage (EES)?

Electrical Energy Storage, EES, is one of the key technologies in the areas covered by the IEC. EES techniques have shown unique capabilities in coping with some critical characteristics of electricity, for example hourly variations in demand and price.

What equipment do I need for a stand-alone system?

For a stand-alone renewable energy system, typical balance-of-system equipment includes batteries, charge controller, power conditioning equipment, safety equipment, and meters and instrumentation. Your system supplier will be able to tell you exactly what equipment you will need for your situation.

How much equipment do I need for a stand-alone electric system?

For stand-alone systems, which are not connected to the electric grid, the amount of equipment you will need to buy depends on what you want your system to do. In the simplest systems, the current generated by your system is connected directly to the equipment that it is powering (load).

Is a stand-alone energy system a good idea?

For many people, powering their homes or small businesses using a small renewable energy system that is not connected to the electricity grid makes economic sense and appeals to their environmental values.

Why is electricity storage important?

In the electricity market, global and continuing goals are CO 2 reduction and more effi cient and reliable electricity supply and use. The IEC is convinced that electrical energy storage will be indispensable to reaching these public policy goals.

What type of people might consider a stand-alone energy system?

For many people, powering their homes or small businesses using a small renewable energy system that is not connected to the electricity grid -- called a stand-alone system -- makes economic sense and appeals to their environmental values.