In particular, the system is able to help overcome challenges in adding renewable energy sources to the public grid, including grid stabilisation and grid leveling. The Uni.System provides unlimited cycles, a 20 year lifetime and use of the battery’s full state-of-charge.
The storage converter will be installed at two sites: UET’s headquarters in Mukilteo, Washington, on the Harbour Pointe distribution circuit, and on the Turner distribution circuit at a manufacturing facility in Pullman, Washington.
UET was impressed by the storage converters’ wide voltage and current range, flexibility in configuration and small physical footprint.
The Protect SC.600 converters are bi-directional devices based on IGBT technology. In battery energy storage systems, the converters transform the battery’s chemically stored energy into a useful grid service by supplying the right electric component at the right time and with the right amount and form of electrical power. Alongside a high efficiency for charging and discharging, the devices feature a wide DC input range for use with any battery technology currently available.