Battery Energy Storage Overview

Energy Storage
Providing Flexibility Across the Grid
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GE Energy Storage
GE’s energy storage business helps customers provide flexibility across the grid
by combining our expertise in plant controls, power electronics, and a variety of
battery and enclosure technologies—all backed by GE performance guarantees.
By focusing on full-system performance rather than component pieces, GE helps
customers match power production with demand in real-time and configures
the right solution to fit each site’s specific needs. GE has deep industry domain
expertise: our GE designed and built converters are installed on more than 25,000
wind turbines worldwide, and our Mark* VIe-based controls technology is already
used in approximately 30% of the world’s power generation equipment.
Every customer is different and every project is unique.
GE Energy Storage specializes in bringing the right
technologies together to configure custom solutions
for a variety of applications, including:
•E
nergy management: peak demand reduction, back-up,
photo-voltaic (PV) self-consumption, power quality.
•T
ransmission and distribution: capacity management,
asset deferral, frequency regulation, harmonic
suppression, voltage support, and power quality.
•M
icrogrid applications: grid management, PV
integration, and grid enhancement.
•T
hermal and renewable power generation: virtual spin
(no emissions), ramp rate control, frequency regulation,
time shifting, voltage support, curtailment avoidance.
Making Energy Storage Systems
Economic and Competitive
GE has more than 100 years of experience powering the world, and we are excited to
continue. Our differentiated technology expertise includes:
Substation
Equipment, design
and installation available
Point of Grid
Interconnect
Local Clients
•M
odeling expertise…identifying anticipated battery performance and value analysis
to forecast grid performance and expected profitability
•E
nhanced GE controls…a leader in control systems for grid connected systems with
years of experience in wind, thermal and hydro
Communications
Network
Grid Integration Studies
System level recommendations
to facilitate increasing
renewable generation
•P
ower electronics…proud history of supplying AC hardware including GE’s Brilliance
inverters, transformers and MV switchgear equipment to global utility customers
•B
atteries…as a battery manufacturer, GE has deep technical understanding of cells,
thermal management, and other key battery-related elements
Mark* VIe Controls
Grid integration based on
GE’s wind and thermal
power plant controls
•E
nclosures…packaging designed to help optimize battery life and performance via
fit-for-purpose, modular buildings that make servicing easier and reduce downtime
Grid Operator
Firewall
OD
BC
/O
PC
24/7 remote monitoring included
with inverter warranty; part
performance guarantee package
Energy Storage
Enhanced output under a
variety of system conditions
GE Remote Monitoring
Remote Clients
SMS
E-mail
Enterprise System
With more than 50 MWh of grid storage experience in 25 countries, GE Energy Storage can develop unique
solutions to meet each customer’s unique needs, all backed by our GE performance guarantee.
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