Battery Energy Storage Systems with Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaics

This guide on battery energy storage systems provides crucial insights for customers and system designers, focusing on grid-connected solar photovoltaics and their effective implementation.

This comprehensive guide delves into battery energy storage systems specifically designed for domestic and small commercial grid-connected solar photovoltaics (PV). It serves as a valuable resource for two primary audiences: customers and system designers/installers. For customers, the guide provides essential information to evaluate the benefits of energy storage systems, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of various system types, as well as the implications associated with different sizes and operational modes.

For system designers and installers, the guide offers critical insights to ensure the safe and effective design, specification, and installation of energy storage systems. It emphasizes the importance of understanding grid-connected solar PV systems, while also noting that some principles may extend to other forms of energy generation. However, it does not cover systems that utilize spare storage capacity from electric vehicles.

The guide focuses on the design, sizing, and specification of energy storage systems that leverage established battery technologies to store surplus solar energy for later use. It examines typical operating patterns and characteristics of these systems, providing examples of how they can be configured and integrated within a building. Additionally, the process for sizing batteries and other system components is thoroughly explored, making this guide an essential resource for anyone interested in optimizing energy storage solutions in conjunction with solar PV systems.