Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Energy Storage |
| Volume | 7 |
| Early online date | 9 May 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
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Keywords
- PV
- Communal Grids
- Energy Storage
- Batteries
- Environment
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Energy storage systems for PV-based communal grids. / Opiyo, Nicholas.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy storage systems for PV-based communal grids
AU - Opiyo, Nicholas
N1 - Appears in Leeds Univ repository; evidence uploaded to 'Other files'
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - In this paper energy storage systems used with PV power generators are reviewed with a focus on batteries. Merits and demerits of different storage technologies are compared. Batteries are further reviewed, modelled and simulated, with a focus on the four most common battery technologies used with PV systems, i.e., lead-acid (Pb-acid), lithium-ion (Li-ion), nickel-metal-hydride (Ni-MH), and nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd). Pb-acid batteries are the cheapest and most widely available but they also have the lowest charging/discharging cycles. Ni-MH and Ni-Cd batteries have many similar characteristics with the latter being the most temperature resistant of all batteries. However, these technologies are not widely available and are quite expensive compared to Pb-Acid batteries. Li-ion batteries have the fastest charging/discharging cycles and highest efficiencies of up to 99%. However, they are also the most expensive and are also not widely available in developing communities; the merits and demerits of the four battery technologies mentioned above are compared in a table.
AB - In this paper energy storage systems used with PV power generators are reviewed with a focus on batteries. Merits and demerits of different storage technologies are compared. Batteries are further reviewed, modelled and simulated, with a focus on the four most common battery technologies used with PV systems, i.e., lead-acid (Pb-acid), lithium-ion (Li-ion), nickel-metal-hydride (Ni-MH), and nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd). Pb-acid batteries are the cheapest and most widely available but they also have the lowest charging/discharging cycles. Ni-MH and Ni-Cd batteries have many similar characteristics with the latter being the most temperature resistant of all batteries. However, these technologies are not widely available and are quite expensive compared to Pb-Acid batteries. Li-ion batteries have the fastest charging/discharging cycles and highest efficiencies of up to 99%. However, they are also the most expensive and are also not widely available in developing communities; the merits and demerits of the four battery technologies mentioned above are compared in a table.
KW - PV
KW - Communal Grids
KW - Energy Storage
KW - Batteries
KW - Environment
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352152X16300597?via%3Dihub
UR - https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/energy-storage-systems-for-pv-based-communal-grids
U2 - 10.1016/j.est.2016.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.est.2016.05.001
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Energy Storage
JF - Journal of Energy Storage
SN - 2352-152X
ER -