ESB Scotland Signs Three Letters of Intent for Projects Utilizing American Energy Storage Innovations’ TeraStor
ESB Scotland Signs Three Letters of Intent for Projects Utilizing American Energy Storage Innovations’ TeraStor
The all-in-one, energy-dense TeraStor™ is factory assembled and tested, and it arrives on-site and ready for commissioning in just six hours. With an industry-low number of install connections, the self-powered, self-cooled, and self-managed unit significantly reduces on-site installation and O&M costs. Under the hood, TeraStor’s unique architecture significantly reduces the number of parts and potential points of failure compared to any of its competition.
AC Energy | 7200 series (7.2 MWh CP/4; 7.0 MWh CP/2); 8000 series (7.9 MWh CP/4; 7.7 MWh CP/2) |
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AC Output Power | 0.45 - 3.6 MVA |
AC Output Voltage | 740 VAC 3Ph |
Power Configuration Options | Increments of 900 kW |
AC Round Trip Efficiency | > 91% CP/4 |
Operating DC Voltage Range | 1150 Vdc - 1560 Vdc |
Dimensions (L/W/H) | 27’ (8.2m) L, 12.5’ (3.8m) D, 8.2’ (2.5m) H |
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Weight per Quarter Block | < 45,000 lbs (intermodal compliant) |
IP Rating | IP66 |
Seismic Rating | Zone 4 IBC, CBC |
Cooling | Integrated Liquid Cooling |
Operating Temperature Range | -30°C to 50°C² |
Altitude | 3000 meters |
Energy Management | AESI integrated (StorView) or 3rd party |
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Battery Management | AESI - 5th Generation Management System |
External Interface | SCADA/DNP3/Modbus TCPIP |
Standard Communication Data Sets | MESA/Sunspec; REST API |
System Response Time | < 100 ms to full power |
Power Conversion System | Fully integrated and factory tested |
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Real Reactive Power | 4 quadrant 100% |
Frequency | 45-65 Hz compatible |
Installation time from Landing onsite to Cold Commissioning | Less than 6-hour installation |
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Density per Acre | > 330 MWh / Acre (660 if double stacked) |
Auxiliary Power | Self generated |
System certification | UL9540 |
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Component certification | NFPA 69, NFPA 855, IEC 62619, IEC 6100-XX, UN38.3 UL1973, UL991, UL1741 SB |
Fire suppression | UL9540A tested (no cell-to-cell propagation, dry pipe optional) |
Flammable gas mitigation | Advanced sparker technology; deflagration panels |
TeraStor is engineered for the utmost safety, driven by a design philosophy that instills safety at every level of the system and isolates faults as close to the source as possible. TeraStor incorporates multiple layers of safety, starting with the cell chemistry, then moving through the cell design, modules, containers, and installed system.
Furthermore, to support safe operation and installation in most worldwide jurisdictions, TeraStor unit is certified for compliance with US and international directives and standards including FCC, IEC, UL, CE, NFPA, ANSI/IEEE, NEMA, RoHS, Proposition 65, REACH, and more.
Three independent voltage sensors monitor and report each cell-level voltage in the battery string for the ultimate in redundant over- and under-voltage protection.
Over 3,000 independent sensors monitor the temperature throughout the TeraStor enclosure to provide a high-resolution, full 3D temperature map while in operation.
Supercell-level balancing electronics to maintain cells’ state-of-charge to maximize the system’s usable capacity.
The BMS monitors and controls the conditions in and around the battery system to ensure safe operating conditions.
Each battery system contains a high voltage dc Isolation (DCI) switch for autonomous protection and maintenance isolation purposes.
TeraStor’s all-in-one architecture allows you to monitor and control its environment, power, energy, health, and history to ensure operation within safe parameters. In addition to industry-standard battery monitoring parameters, TeraStor also monitors humidity, cell-vent gasses, ground-insulation, smoke, heat-rates, and other parameters within the enclosure.
With its unique architecture, TeraStor enables the lowest non-cell part count and cost of any other storage product on the market today, while its high-energy density affords the lowest balance of plant cost per system. TeraStor reduces the balance-of-plant site materials during installation.
TeraStor arrives factory-tested, is simple to install, and commissioning can begin in just six hours. The reduced field work accelerates installation and commissioning schedules, and COD (commercial operating date) deadlines are more certain with TeraStor.
TeraStor’s product architecture minimizes the impact of aging cells, resulting in less stranded capacity, lower operating costs, less downtime, and fewer augmentations. The TeraStor’s unique architecture eliminates tens of thousands of parts, twenty-five times less than competitors’ offerings, greatly reducing potential failure points, producing higher reliability, and redundancy. TeraStor produces higher available capacity with fewer requirements for augmentation, resulting in more predictable aging. Furthermore, the onboard auxiliary power system and engineered cooling system reduces site auxiliary power consumption over comparable alternatives.
TeraStor’s product architecture minimizes the impact of aging cells, resulting in less stranded capacity, lower operating costs, less downtime, and fewer augmentations. The TeraStor’s unique architecture eliminates tens of thousands of parts, twenty-five times less than competitors’ offerings, greatly reducing potential failure points, producing higher reliability, and redundancy. TeraStor produces higher available capacity with fewer requirements for augmentation, resulting in more predictable aging. Furthermore, the onboard auxiliary power system and engineered cooling system reduces site auxiliary power consumption over comparable alternatives.