Review of demand-side BESS management for participation in flexibility markets

Abstract

The dual-purpose use context of demand-side battery energy storage system (DS BESS) to meet customer objectives and provide grid services is considered. This study approaches towards evolving a cumulative view of DS BESS while highlighting distinct context of residential, community, commercial and electric vehicles (EVs). This work bridges the need for an aggregated view of DS BESS, that builds upon studies with a specific focus on EVs, residential BESS etc., while also infusing distinctive customer context and resulting practical constraints, into studies from the grid's perspective that delve into the multi-purpose role of BESS. This combination of the cumulative view of DS BESS along with distinctive customer context is important for much needed regulatory developments as also network reinforcement decisions.