Demonstrating Stacked Services of a Battery in a Wind R&D Park

Abstract

This paper describes the demonstration and evaluation of stacking wind power time-shifting and regulation by a 1 MW/2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) within a 10 MW wind park. The BESS time-shifted 15.8 MWh of wind power to peak periods while responding to the automatic generation control (AGC) signals that provide regulation over the 24 day test period. Its fast response time and accurate output allowed the BESS to provide both services simultaneously. Limiting the charging to periods when wind power was available lowered the amount of time-shifting and AGC that could be provided. Some form of AGC was delivered from the BESS for 78.5% of the test period and, if it were remunerated at the PJM rate when the test was performed, it would have earned 8627 USD, with 97% from regulation and the rest from time-shifting wind power. Using PJM's performance template, the BESS averaged a performance score of 70.5% during hours when regulation was performed. This work adds to the growing empirical data that is informing models of and policy for grid storage.