Topic: CAPABILITIES OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR & BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS IN SUPPORTING THE POWER GRID

Abstract:

The modern power grid is becoming more diversified through the addition of inverter based renewable energy generation. Due to the variability of renewable generation and it supplanting conventional synchronous generation, concerns of grid stability increase as the percentage of renewable energy grows. While conventional synchronous generators traditionally provide both energy and ancillary services (inertia, voltage regulation, frequency support, etc.), non-synchronous generators typically contribute only energy. The ability of renewable energy generators, as well as energy storage systems, to overcome these challenges is seen as crucial to maintain grid stability. Photovoltaic (PV) integration may benefit from battery energy storage systems (BESS) in various ways by enhancing power system flexibility due to their enormous diversity of uses and configurations.

In 2021, the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) added a 109 kW PV array and a 111.5 kW/ 224 kWh BESS to its 10 MW Wind R&D Park. The work presented will demonstrate the capabilities of these additions to provide ancillary grid services such as automatic generation control (AGC), firm capacity, voltage support, and reducing the morning and evening ramps associated with PV power.

Speaker Biography:

Dr. Robbie Sanderson, a native of P.E.I., joined the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) in December of 2017.  Robbie is involved in overseeing data collection at the Institute with a focus on facilitating research collaborations in renewable grid integration and asset management.

Robbie completed a B.Sc. (Physics) at the University of Prince Edward Island before moving on to M.Sc. and Phd. degrees in Physics at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.     Before joining WEICan, he worked as a research associate and lab manager under the supervision of Prof. Jeff Dahn at Dalhousie University.  During this time his primary area of focus was research into energy storage materials, with a focus on Li-ion batteries and Pt based fuel cell catalysts.  This work has led to over 40 publications.

Time: 23 Aug 2023 3:30pm-4:30pm Winnipeg time (UTC-5)

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