Network operator TransGrid has deployed a 100kVA energy storage system (ESS) in Western Sydney, Australia.
The battery ESS, build by Australian Magellan Power, utilises 400kWh lithium polymer batteries and an advance three-phase bi-directional inverter. It is designed to support the connected grid by providing peak demand and power quality service such as reactive power compensation.
The system is part of TransGrid’s i-Demand project, which seeks to tackle the regional carbon footprint, reduce peak demand and serve as an educational facility. The site also combines a 99kW solar PV plant.
“Our hard work over the past 5 years in the field of grid support energy storage is bearing fruit and has placed us at the forefront of the Energy Storage revolution,” said Magellan’s managing director Masoud Abshar. According to Magellan, the ESS has a service life of 30 years.
TransGrid’s network comprises 12,656km of high voltage transmission lines and underground cables, plus 91 substations.