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Utility Scale Energy Storage System
Performance Testing
About Bloomy Controls
and KEMA-Powertest
Energy storage systems (ESSs) are rapidly
Bloomy Controls partnered with KEMA-Powertest, a leading
authority in energy testing and certification, to develop a data
becoming an important element of the
acquisition and control system to evaluate and test utility scale
electric utility grid, and standardized testing
energy storage systems.
is necessary to ensure reliable products are
delivered to market. With Bloomy Controls’
experience and focus on utility scale ESS
testing, manufacturers have an automated
test and control solution to evaluate their
ESS products. To ensure system integrity,
KEMA provides a third-party, independent
energy storage test lab to evaluate the
performance and installation requirements
of ESSs up to 2 MW. KEMA utilizes Bloomy
Controls’ energy storage data acquisition and
control system to execute performance and
application testing and to provide a KEMA
Energy Storage Data Acquisition and Control System
Report of Performance to their customers.
The energy storage data acquisition and control system is used to simultaneously
measure, record, and analyze numerous ESS signals such as AC and DC voltages
and currents, environmental temperature and airflow, and communications to the
battery management system or master controller. The system provides an interface
to ESS modeling databases, along with the appropriate control and communications
hardware, to simulate utility applications such as peak shaving and frequency
regulation. Final system performance results are automatically analyzed based on
industry standards. Learn more at ni.com/energy_storage.
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‘‘
With Bloomy Controls’ data
acquisition and controls experience
combined with KEMA’s expertise
in power systems, we were able
to create a state-of-the-art energy
storage system performance
’’
test facility.
– Paul Leufkens, President,
KEMA-Powertest, LLC
Ruggedized, Field Deployable System Built On the National Instruments PXI Platform
Industry Standards
Benefits
The energy storage data acquisition and
The energy storage data acquisition and control system is used for monitoring ESS devices
control system can be used to evaluate the
performance of an ESS against industry
standards such as the following:
during functional, performance, and life-cycle testing, or during utility application simulations.
The system is also used for verification, validation, maintenance, and certification of installed
ESSs. It features the following benefits:
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Power quality measurements:
NEN-EN-IEC 61000-4-30
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Electric power quality monitoring:
IEEE Std 1159-2009
Conformance for distributed power resources:
IEEE Std 1547.1-2005
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Ability to accommodate a wide range of high voltage and currents through common isolation
transducers (from 25 kW to 2 MW of power)
Real-time, synchronous, and deterministic measurements powered by National Instruments
PXI hardware
Intuitive application that tests multiple products with the same instrumentation through a
channel and test configuration interface
Ability to use raw data to evaluate and embed power and efficiency calculations
into standard reports
Portable system for on-site commission and installation testing
System Specifications
The energy storage data acquisition and control system evaluates products up to 2 MW with a
DC bus interface up to 1000 V and utility voltage interfaces in the range of 120 VAC to 830 VAC
(single- or three-phase).
Parameter Name
AC Voltage
AC Current
DC Voltage
DC Current
Battery Cell Voltage
Temperature
Airflow
Communications
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Max Value
Accuracy (%)
1000 V
2000 A
1200 V
2000 A
14 V (1000 V isolation)
-230 to 400 ºC
6000 fpm
±0.5
±0.5
±0.5
±0.5
±0.3
±1.0
±1.0
CAN, Modbus, Ethernet
The NI Alliance Partner Network includes more than 600 companies worldwide who provide solutions based on the
NI approach to graphical system design. As a Platinum Alliance Partner, Bloomy Controls, holds the most
distinguished membership level, requiring extensive expertise in meeting a wide range of application challenges.
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