Energy Storage 2

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Management, Engineering and Application, Master (PO-2026)

Unique module numberETechn-9200-M
Module number / codeW-UK-11
Module nameEnergy Storage 2
Type of moduleElective module
Learning outcomes, acquired competencies and qualification goals

After the successful participation in the course Battery Energy Storage Systems the students are able to:

  • distinguish different battery technologies and their role for the RE system
  • decide on the application of battery storage solutions for given tasks and compare costs and potentials of battery systems.  

After the successful participation in the course Flexible Generation and Demand Side Management the students are able to:

  • understand the requirements for balancing fluctuating renewable power generation and select solutions for these different requirements
  • estimate potentials and costs in the control of flexible generators and consumers in domestic and industrial applications.  
Course typesVLmP (2 SWS), VLmP (2 SWS)
Content

Battery Energy Storage Systems

  • Introduction to BESS and Applications
  • Evolution of Energy Storage Technologies
  • Battery Cell Fundamentals and Chemistries
  • System Design – Modules, Racks & Manufacturing
  • Power Conversion & Balance of Plant
  • Control Architecture and SCADA Systems
  • Project Development & Site Engineering
  • Project Finance and Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
  • Operations, Maintenance & Safety
  • Workforce, Trends & Real Project Case Studies  

Flexible Generation and Demand Side Management (DSM)

  • Possibilities and potentials of flexible power generation
  • Differences in temporal power availability
  • Defining requirements
  • Different plant operations to cover residual load under present conditions of power generation
  • Discussing possible flexible balancing solutions
  • DSM potentials:
    • classification
    • descripting actual DSM potentials by the state of charge  
Title of coursesBattery Energy Storage Systems
Flexible Generation and Demand Side Management (DSM)
Teaching and learning methodslecture
Usabilitiy in other programs
Duration1 Semester
Frequency of module offerannually in summer semester
Teaching languageEnglish
Recommended (knowledge) prerequisites
Required prerequisites for participationnone
Student workload120 hours (60 h course attendance, 60 h self-study)
Required course worknone
Prerequisites for examination(s)none
Module examination(s)Examination P1: Battery Energy Storage Systems - written exam (90 min) or oral exam (30 min)
Grade weighting P1: 50%
Examination P2: Flexible Generation and Demand Side Management - written exam (90 min) or oral exam (30 min)
Grade weighting P2: 50%
Credit points (ECTS)4 cp
Teaching unitElektrotechnik
Responsible personProf. Dahlhaus
Lecturer(s)Ahmed Abdelrasoul, John Sievers
Media usedBlack board and beamer, presentations
Recommended literature
  • J. Sievers, M. Puchta, S. Faulstich, I. Stadler and J. Schmid, Guidelines promoting CHP concepts with heat accumulators, the perspective of CHP plants and other technologies that use thermal energy storage and their implementation in the European Union, Deliverable 2.4, EU project Dissemination strategy on Electricity balancing large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy (DESIRE), University of Kassel, Kassel, 2007.
  • Further literature will be announced by the lecturers.
Comments

4 cp (2 cp - Battery Energy Storage Systems; 2 cp - Flexible Generation and Demand Side Management (DSM))