Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
Energy Conversion Conference and Expo
Publication Date
Page Numbers
2445 to 2451
Conference Name
IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (IEEE ECCE 2019)
Conference Location
Baltimore, Massachusetts, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
IEEE
Conference Date
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Abstract
Secondary-use energy storage systems (ESS) are a potential low-cost energy storage system for the electric grid. These systems propose a low-cost solution to the challenge, what to do with electric vehicle batteries once EV end-of-life has been reached. However, the development of an ESS is complex by nature. Typically, the bidirectional power electronics conversion (PEC) system has hardware which includes power stages, auxiliary circuits, protection circuits, and the control interfaces all embedded and integrated as a system. This leads to interoperability challenges and vendor dependencies that increase balance of system costs. This paper proposes a modular approach of software and hardware interfaces to reduce the costs of an ESS.
