More Power. Less Plant.
Energy Storage
4th Generation Grid Storage from AES
A battery-based alternative to traditional power plants for a variety
of grid reliability applications including :
• Transmission & distribution deferral • Spinning reserves
• Peaking capacity
• Renewables integration
• Frequency regulation
• Reactive support
The Technical Advantages of Using Advancion
4TH GENERATION
FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
MASSIVELY PARALLEL DESIGN
AES CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Incorporates seven years of real world commercial experience
Best-in-class components today and breakthrough technology in the future
Reduced loss of load probability and improved dependability
Proven, robust supply chain with quality warranties and financial backing
Solutions Include:
Advancion Core
A comprehensive technical foundation including advanced battery technology, power conversion
systems, control system, application agents, and safety and climate control systems
Planning, Development & Construction
Delivery of turnkey projects, from siting and permitting, to interconnection and facilities design,
and fully managed engineering, procurement, and construction
Operations and Maintenance
Incorporates AES operations and safety management plans, building on its long track record of
safely operating energy storage projects across several sites
Value Assurance
Self-reporting tool that measures the value of the assets in operation that can
be used for reporting and information requests
Advancion™ Technical Specifications
Advancion™ Arrays are modular and scalable configurations of Advancion Core and scale to thousands of
MWs controlled by a patent-pending hardware and software control aggregation platform.
Power
Flexible Range
Voltage
Reactive Power
Ramp Capability
Duration
Round trip efficiency
(AC to AC including isolation
transformer)
Auxiliary power usage
100kW to 2 MW per Core.
From 1 to 1024 Cores per Array
2x Interconnected
Nameplate Power
Operating Temperature
Altitude
Seismic rating
400 VAC (Isolation transformer
to selectable voltage)
0.9 leading to 0.9 lagging at
rated power (reactive
capability available over
full real power range)
Ride-Through
Standards Compliance
Grid Applications
Max capacity change
in <1 second
30 min
1 hr
2 hrs
4 hrs
85%
88%
89%
90%
Control & Monitoring
20 kW/MW typical
(application dependent)
Equivalent availability factor
>96.0%
-20C to 50C
De-rated over 5,000 ft
Available ratings up to Zone 4
Low/high voltage ride-through
Low/high frequency ride-through
(settable thresholds)
IEEE519, NEC, UL1741
Dispatchable Capacity,
Dispatchable Load, Frequency
Regulation, Primary Frequency
Response, Automatic Voltage
Regulation, Ramp Rate Limiting
(for intermittent resources),
Programmable Autonomous
Response
Advancion™ Control includes
HMI, SCADA, Data Historian,
Application Agents, and Patented
Performance Algorithms
External Control Interface
SCADA and EMS integration
available via DNP3
Battery Chemistry
Advanced lithium ion sealed
cells or similar
Specifications subject to change. Please refer to accompanying project documentation for specific configurations.
Reactive Power Capability:
P, Q Capability Curve (p.u.)
1.4
Ibase based on system sizing
1.0
Vbase = 400VAC
Overrate Capability:
Overrate Level Available for a Given
Overrate Duration
160
0.6
V=0.20
-1.4
-1.0
-0.6
-0.2
0.2
0.6
1.0
V=0.50
•
•
120
V=0.95
-0.6
100
V=1.00
-1.0
80
V=1.05
•
•
1.4
% Overrate
140
0.2
0
-1.4
120
240
360
480
600
720
840
4 quadrant real and reactive power capability
Up to the total MVA rating of the system as
determined by the MW and power factor ratings
set at time of configuration
•
•
Capability varies based on desired overrate duration
150% of rated MW capacity available for overrate
durations of 60 seconds or less
Full and reactive power capability is available in
both droop and isochronous modes
Operation from fully leading to fully lagging power
factor at rated power to provide voltage support
at the point-of-interconnection
Operation Modes and Application Services
The Advancion™ Array Control System has 3 main Modes of Operation: Automatic Resource Control (ARC),
Autonomous Dispatch, and Manual Dispatch. Each Array also has multiple, unique, and fully customizable
Application Services definable at the Array or Core-group (Unit) level.
Advancion™ Control System Main Operating Modes and Corresponding Application Services
Operating Modes
Application Services
960
Overrate Duration (s)
Automatic Resource
Control1
Autonomous
Dispatch
Manual
Dispatch2
Real and Reactive Power Dispatch
Primary Frequency Control
(Droop Response)
Secondary Frequency Control
(Automatic Generation Control)
Contingency Response
Spinning Reserves
Automatic Voltage Regulation (Voltage Droop)
Constant Power Factor
Renewable Ramp Limiting
Black Start
Isochronous Operation
1. Similar to Automatic Generation Control via Modbus TCP or DNP 3 | 2. Via the Advancion HMI on a workstation or touch interface
Application Services:
Real and Reactive Power Dispatch
Automatic Voltage Regulation
Dispatches directly specified quantities of real power (kW),
Fast acting voltage control and reactive power support.
reactive power (kVAR) and apparent power (kVA) entered
Dispatch is based on a direct voltage measurement, typically
manually via the Advancion HMI or via Automatic Resource
at the point-of-interconnection, and programmable droop
Command.
and gain settings.
Primary Frequency Control
Constant Power Factor
Frequency Response provided in less than a second following
Dispatches total apparent power (kVA) based on quantities of
a system disturbance to stabilize an interconnection.
required real power (kW) and a specified static power factor.
Dispatch is based on a direct frequency measurement and
programmable droop settings.
Secondary Frequency Control
Renewable Ramp Limiting
Dispatch is based on an externally provided signal indicating
the output power level of a renewable resource, such as an
Balancing Service with near instantaneous initial response,
aggregated group of solar or wind units. Output is controlled
including initial reserve deployment for disturbances.
to compensate for changes in the output of the renewable
Dispatch is based on an external command provided via
resource such that the sum of the power from the renewable
ARC and deploys Advancion’s patented frequency regulation
resource and the ESS is limited below a specified rate of change.
control algorithms to maintain the battery state of charge
to enable many consecutive hours of frequency regulation
performance.
Contingency Response
Black Start
Provides starting power as well as voltage and frequency
control for restoration of external thermal generator
units in the event an entire grid loses power. Controls the
Responds to a binary event trigger, such as the unplanned
energization of the transmission system required to power
trip of a large generator or transmission line, to maintain
starting motors and other accessories. After starting power
system balance. Dispatches a near instantaneous positive
has been provided, transitions to other Application Services
step-function in output.
to provide support picking up the system load.
Spinning Reserves
Isochronous Operation
Initiated via ARC or manual dispatch to provide generation
Tightly regulates power output in response to changes in the
and responsive load that is online and can begin responding
load to neutralize potential changes in frequency and voltage.
immediately.
This Application Service can only be used when the system is
operating on an electrical island isolated from other voltage
sources on the grid.
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