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Northern Power 250 kW to 2000 kW Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) Northern Power offers energy storage solutions as integrated equipment or as a turn-key provider including site prep, installation, and commissioning. Leveraging our FlexPhase™ inverter technology and PowerRouter® controls along with qualified battery technology partners our solutions are configurable for a range of applications with output power from 250 kW to 2000 kW per inverter and energy duration from minutes to hours. For over 40-years Northern Power has been providing high value technology into the most demanding applications and environments. With over 200 MVA of NPS-designed power converter systems installed worldwide, our products are delivering continuous power in some of the harshest operating climates on the planet.
Applications Our integrated solutions bring value to various applications including: Utility Grid Support – frequency regulation, VAR support/power quality, peak shaving/load shifting, sub-station resiliency Renewable Integration – stabilize output from wind and solar Behind-the-Meter – demand management, time-of-use, back-up power, and critical load support at C&I facilities Hybrid Microgrids – remote/islanded operation, black start, optimizing output from renewables and reducing diesel fuel consumption
Functional and economic requirements determine storage solution
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Output
• Lifetime Duration • Economics • Customer Cycles Partners O&M
Battery technology selected to best fit application Northern Power works with customers to select the best energy storage solution for each application. DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Transformer & Switchgear
NPS FP2000 Inverter
Battery Energy Storage Technology • Lithium • Flow • Aqueous • Flywheels
The integrated ESS also includes: • Site Controller • DC aggregation • Battery thermal management • Auxiliary power
NPS/ ESS Capabilities Northern Power's FlexPhaseTM inverter technology leverages a modular, compact, and efficient design that is easy to service. The platform allows for a wide range of DC voltages suitable for a variety of battery types. Northern Power’s proprietary Power Router™ controls allow for seamless transitions between grid and islanded operation, as well as black start capability. The grid-friendly design improves power quality and system stability.
Reference Performance Specification: NPS 1000 kW ESS Maximum AC Power
1000 kW
Energy at Full Power*
250 kWh to 4000 kWh (15 minutes to 4 hours)
Maximum Apparent Power
1300 kVA
Peak Power
1400 kVA
AC interface voltage with transformer (3 or 4 wire)
Available as required by local utility
Standard Operating Temperature Range
-25 to 45° C (options for -40 to 55° C)
Enclosure
NEMA 3R / IP55
Control Interface
Modbus TCP/IP , DNP3
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* Qualified solutions available from multiple storage technologies; lithium, flow, aqueous, or flywheel.
MV bus
Aux Pwr Transformer
NPS FP2000 PCS
DC Battery System
Transformer
External Ethernet
Web
Control System PCSS ESCU
NPS ESS Site Controller Site Server
NPS Server
Site Controller
EMS or DERMS
V2017-05-02
BMS
Internal Ethernet
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Switch
Other Systems
Diagram illustrates ESS sub-systems, integrated and provided by NPS. For multi megawatt systems a single site controller will aggregate multiple inverter cabinets and DC systems.
