Application of battery-based storage systems in household-demand smoothening in electricity-distribution grids

This article analyses in technical terms the application of battery-based storage systems for household-demand smoothening in electricity-distribution grids. The analysis includes case studies of Denmark, Portugal, Greece, France and Italy. A high penetration of photovoltaic systems in distribution grids is considered as an additional scenario. A sensitivity analysis is performed in order to examine the smoothening effect of daily demand profiles for different configurations of the battery system. In general, battery-storage systems with low rated power and low battery capacity can smooth the demand sufficiently with the aid of a simple management process. For example, with 1 kW of peak demand, a 30–45% decrease in the variability of the daily demand profile can be achieved with a battery system of 0.1 kW rated power and up to 0.6 kW h battery capacity. However, further smoothening requires higher battery-system capacity and power. In this case, more elaborate management is also needed to use the battery system efficiently.

PURVINS Arturs;  PAPAIOANNOU Ioulia;  DEBARBERIS Luigi; 

2013-04-16

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JRC77015

0196-8904,   

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890412003044,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC77015,   

10.1016/j.enconman.2012.07.018,