Schneider Electric today announced a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) designed and engineered to be a part of a flexible, scalable, and highly efficient architecture. BESS is the cornerstone for a fully integrated microgrid solution that is driven by Schneider Electric’s controls, optimiza Contact online >>
Schneider Electric today announced a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) designed and engineered to be a part of a flexible, scalable, and highly efficient architecture. BESS is the cornerstone for a fully integrated microgrid solution that is driven by Schneider Electric’s controls, optimization, and world-renowned digital and field services.
Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications, data networking products, and provider of supply chain management and logistics services, is the inaugural channel partner for Schneider Electric’s new BESS, offered as part of the EcoStruxure Microgrid Flex system. Renewable energy is a growing part of Graybar’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions.
“With over two decades of expertise in battery conversion, we are proud to introduce a solution meticulously crafted to serve multiple energy needs,” said Jana Gerber, Schneider Electric’s president of North America Microgrids. “Our aim is to streamline energy expenditures while amplifying the use of renewable resources, including solar PV. Combining our proven track record of innovation with Graybar’s focus on renewable energy solutions will accelerate this mission.”
As part of a microgrid system, BESS captures energy from different sources, accumulates this energy, and stores it in rechargeable batteries for later use. Battery energy storage is the distributed energy resource that enables most customer energy-use cases, including resiliency, demand-charge reduction, grid services, renewable self-consumption, decarbonization of electrical energy, and variable generation smoothing.
Comprised of a battery system, battery management system, power conversion system, and controller, BESS has been tested and validated to work as an integral component of Schneider Electric’s standardized microgrid system, EcoStruxure Microgrid Flex, and fully integrated into the software suite, which includes EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation, and EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor. With a scalable configuration and advanced safety controls, BESS features include:
There are two connection-ready BESS options available: a small, hybrid 7-feet NEMA 3R Enclosure that is both AC and DC coupled and a medium 20-feet NEMA 3R Enclosure that is AC coupled. Sizes for the family range from 60kW to 2MW in 2h and 4h configurations.
The stored energy from a BESS can be discharged to supply power to office, industrial, and commercial facilities, electric vehicles, or the grid.
“Our new Battery Energy Storage System marks a significant step forward in bringing resilient, sustainable, and economical energy solutions to the market,” Gerber said. “Amidst the global pursuit of net-zero objectives and the imperative for an enhanced grid, BESS strategically harnesses onsite generation capabilities to deliver substantial energy savings while maximizing renewable integration.”
“Graybar is proud to be at the forefront of innovation as the inaugural channel partner for Schneider Electric’s state-of-the-art Battery Energy Storage System,” said Kathleen M. Mazzarella, chairman, president, and CEO of Graybar. “Together, Graybar and Schneider Electric remain dedicated to advancing sustainable technologies that deliver exceptional performance and value to our mutual customers.”
For more information about microgrid technologies and energy resiliency, check out this Schneider Electric commentary.
—POWER edited this content, which was contributed by a communications group representing Schneider Electric.
The France-based group said its has released two new BESSs with enclosures of 7ft and 20ft. Their power ranges from 60 kW to 500 kW.
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French multinational energy management company Schneider Electric has announced a new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for microgrids. It is available in two enclosure sizes and has different storage and discharge configurations.
“Comprised of a battery system, battery management system, power conversion system, and controller, BESS has been tested and validated to work as an integral component of Schneider Electric''s standardized microgrid system, EcoStruxure™ Microgrid Flex,” the company said in a statement. “It is fully integrated into the software suite, which includes EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation and EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor.”
The BESS 7ft (2.1 m) long enclosure has a power of 60 kW or 90 kW and maximum storage of 246 kWh, with a discharge configuration of two or four hours. It weighs 3.6 metric tons, and it is AC and DC coupled. On the other hand, the BESS 20ft (6.06 m) long enclosure has a power of 250 kW, 375 kW, or 500 kW, and maximum storage of 1,720 kWh, with a discharge configuration of two or four hours. It weighs 25 metric tons, and it is AC coupled only.
“The BESS is a fully self-contained solution built upon a flexible, scalable, and highly-efficient architecture delivering flexibility, helping to minimize energy costs and maximize renewable energy,” the company added. “As part of a microgrid system, the BESS leverages onsite generation sources to optimize the entire system, delivering energy and cost savings while maximizing usage of renewables.”
Both enclosures use Lithium-Ion Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries, which have a rated calendar life of 15-20 years and more than 6,000 cycles. The BESS''s operating temperature ranges from -20 C to 50 C, and Schneider Electric offers a three-year warranty.
This is wonderful, we really need this kind of technology, especially in our developing countries….keep it up Schneider.
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The system allows energy to be stored during off-peak hours, when electricity rates are lower, and used during peak demand periods, a company executive says.
Building-level renewable energy and microgrid technologies are gaining steam amid a growing demand for uninterrupted and clean power supplies. Given a shift toward electrification, microgrid systems hold the potential for boosting energy efficiency and mitigating the effects of climate risk, which can help building owners and operators meet growing electricity demands, according to a December 2023 report from JLL.
Additionally, more organizations are looking to reduce their reliance on the grid, especially in the event of power outages and storms. Microgrids can provide efficient energy backup for reasonably long periods of time, with solar arrays capable of cutting buildings'' carbon footprints and boosting resiliency, according to Rohan Kelkar, executive vice president of global power products at Schneider Electric.
The BESS embedded with a scalable configuration and advanced safety controls, provides bidirectional connectivity to the grid, giving operators the flexibility to operate either on or off the grid, Schneider Electric said. The company noted that the BESS can store energy for immediate access during outages and other power events, delivering between 60 kilowatts and 2 megawatts of power in two-hour and four-hour configurations.
The system''s features facilitate streamlined site engineering, construction and installation processes while minimizing labor and material expenses, the company said.
"Historically, the industry has experienced significant difficulty in integrating battery products into microgrid systems," Gerber said, noting that the BESS is incorporating a process to "test, validate and document the architecture of Schneider Electric''s system." This has involved investing in a testing lab to vet the use cases that will be deployed in the field and linking the microgrid controls with battery use cases and physical hardware to ensure more structured commissioning of systems to reduce costs, enhance quality and "improve performance in a way the industry has not yet experienced," she explained.
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