IDI - Energy Solutions

Power Plant Controller

Controls for Grid Connected Battery Energy Storage

	In 2019 IDI's Power Plant Controller was aquired by Leclanche SA of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, a leading integrator of Lithium-Ion battery energy storage systems.
	IDI continues to offer consulting services in systems engineering and software development for developers of battery energy storage systems.

1.2 MW - Denmark - Co-located with wind-farm

2 MW - Puerto Rico - Altairnano LTO battery; Parker Hannifin inverter

Power-Electronics Freesun FS2150CP15; 2 MVA transformer

Parker Hannifin AC890GTB power-conversion system

IDI's integrated Power Plant Controller for Grid Connected Battery Energy Storage Systems enables high-performance management of large, grid-connected battery systems. Designed enable system integrators and operators manage very large numbers and varieties of ESS installations cost effectively and with very high reliability and performance.

Audience:

Utilities
Energy Storage System integrators
PV plant integrators
Wind farm integrators

Example Installations:

4Q'2012	1x1.0 MW	Customer remote control	Denmark
4Q'2012	1x1.0 MW	Autonomous - Wind farm power smoothing & primary frequency response	Hawaii
1Q'2013	1x1.8 MW	PJM Regulation Ancillary Service	New Jersey
1Q'2015	2x1.8 MW	Autonomous - PV power smoothing & primary frequency response	Puerto Rico
2Q'2016	1x1.2 MW	Autonomous - PV smoothing and voltage support	Hawaii
4Q'2016	5x2.0 MW	Autonomous - Response to frequency and voltage events	Arizona
2Q'2017	1x2.0 MW	Autonomous - High-speed freq/volt disturbance mitigation	Hawaii
1Q'2018	8 KW	R&D project - Flywheel for PV intermittency	Hawaii
3Q'2018	2x1.0 MW	Scheduled - Peak load management	Toronto
3Q'2018	1x100.0 KW	Peak load management	Switzerland
4Q'2018	2x2.0 MW	IESO Dispatch - Energy arbitrage & voltage support	Ottowa
4Q'2018	1x100 KW	Technology demonstration w/ Scheider Electric	France
1Q'2019	2x1.0 MW	Peak load management	Toronto
1Q'2019	1x700 KW	Peak load management	Toronto

Applications:

Intermittency mitigation for Wind and Solar integration
ISO Frequency Regulation ancillary services
Primary freqency response (responding directly to frequency)
Voltage support (Volt/VAR feedback)
Custom combinations of the above, for a highly tailored system

Features:

Branded with customer Logo, Colors, and Icons
Scalable for very large number and variety of installations
High-performance dispatching
SOC channel balancing
Historical data logging
Secure remote access

References

Products: PPC Product and Services
White Paper: Optimal Market Design and Control for Regulation Ancillary Services

Historical Data Logging


Cell voltages [Unbalanced]	Commanded and Actual Real Power
Event Log