Advanced Automotive Battery Conferences

Tutorial A
Large Lithium-Ion Battery Design Principles

Tutorial B
Introduction into Lithium Battery Materials

Tutorial C
Developing Grid-Ready Utility-Scale Battery Systems

International Battery Modeling Workshop

Workshop Session 1
Software Tools for Battery Modeling

Workshop Session 2
Application of Battery Modeling

Tutorial C:
Developing Grid-Ready Utility-Scale Battery Systems

Presented by:
Haresh Kamath, Senior Project, Power Delivery and Utilization, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Mr. Kamath joined EPRI PEAC in 2002. He was an author for the DOE-EPRI Handbook of Energy Storage and serves on the board of directors of the Electricity Storage Association. He currently manages a program investigating advanced materials technologies for grid transformation. He is also a Senior Project Manager in the Power Delivery and Utilization (PDU) Sector, where his current research activities focus on the development, assessment, and application of energy-storage technologies for both transportation and grid storage applications.
 

• Introduction
  • Drivers for the electric power enterprise
  • The place of energy storage and batteries
  • Why utilities are now excited about storage
   
• Current status
  • State-of-the-art for grid-scale batteries
  • Drivers in the battery industry that will affect utility-scale storage
   
• Applications
  • The role of battery storage to support renewables integration
  • The role of battery storage to support smart grid functions
   
• Functional requirements
  • What "grid-ready" storage means to utilities
  • Engaging the utility planning process
  • Interfacing with the grid
  • Communication with the smart grid
  • Market participation