Interpretation of the regulations on energy storage power station access to the grid

What is the application of energy storage in power grid frequency regulation services?

The application of energy storage in power grid frequency regulation services is close to commercial operation . In recent years, electrochemical energy storage has developed quickly and its scale has grown rapidly , . Battery energy storage is widely used in power generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of power system .

Can large-scale energy storage power supply participate in power grid frequency regulation?

In recent years, the use of large-scale energy storage power supply to participate in power grid frequency regulation has been widely concerned. The charge and discharge cycle of frequency regulation is in the order of seconds to minutes. The state of charge of each battery pack in BESS is affected by the manufacturing process.

Why should energy storage equipment be integrated into the power grid?

With the gradual increase of energy storage equipment in the power grid, the situation of system frequency drop will become more and more serious. In this case, energy storage equipment integrated into the grid also needs to play the role of assisting conventional thermal power units to participate in the system frequency regulation.

Can large-scale battery energy storage systems participate in system frequency regulation?

In the end, a control framework for large-scale battery energy storage systems jointly with thermal power units to participate in system frequency regulation is constructed, and the proposed frequency regulation strategy is studied and analyzed in the EPRI-36 node model.

Should energy storage power stations be scaled?

In addition, by leveraging the scaling benefits of power stations, the investment cost per unit of energy storage can be reduced to a value lower than that of the user’s investment for the distributed energy storage system, thereby reducing the total construction cost of energy storage power stations and shortening the investment payback period.

How is the load supplied by the superior power grid?

The load is supplied by the superior power grid separately from 01:00 to 05:00. During the period from 06:00 to 08:00, the load is transferred by the power flow. Period of 09:00 and during the period 18:00–19:00, the load is jointly supplied by the renewable energy, energy storage or/and power flow transfer.