TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR A

100KW/200KWH BATTERY STORAGE AT

ECE BUILDING, BUET
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CONTENTS

1 Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 4

1.1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 GENERAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 4
1.3 BATTERY MODULE/CELLS SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................... 8
1.4 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) SPECIFICATION.................................... 9
1.5 INVERTER SPECIFICATION .................................................................................. 10
1.6 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECIFICATION.............................................. 11
1.7 TESTING .............................................................................................................. 13

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1 Technical Specifications

1.1 SCOPE

This specification covers the technical requirements and specifications of a

100kW/200kWh Li-ion battery energy storage system to be installed in Bangladesh. The
BESS shall comprise of a battery, a Battery Management System (BMS), an Energy
Management System (EMS) , an inverter and a protection system.

1.2 GENERAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Parameters Detailed specification

Cell type Lithium-ion

Location Indoor

Configuration Modular design

Operating 0°C to 50°C

temperature
range

Ambient 15°C to 35°C

temperature
condition

Relative 5%-95% (non-condensing)

humidity

Battery 200 kWh (± 10%)

capacity
(Usable
capacity)

Nominal AC 100 kW (± 10%)

Power

Round trip >85 %

efficiency

Cell life cycle 5000 cycles at rated capacity at 80% Depth of Discharge (DoD) at
25°C

Cooling type Natural cooling, manufacturer should provide adequate cooling to

operate in the mentioned ambient condition

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Rated AC 400 V 3-phase

voltage1

Operating Between 80% and 110% of nominal voltage

voltage range

Rated Grid 50 Hz
Frequency

Operating 47 to 52 Hz
Frequency
When the distribution system frequency deviates outside the
Range
specified limits (52 Hz on higher side and 47 Hz on lower side) up to
0.2 sec, the system shall automatically disconnect from the grid.

Harmonics Individual harmonic voltage distortion limits for odd harmonics shall
not exceed 2% and in the case of even harmonics shall not exceed
1%; Total Harmonic Voltage Distortion shall not exceed 3% at the
point of connection (POC) as specified in IEEE 519.

DC Injection The system shall not inject DC current greater than 0.5% of full rated
and Ripple output at the interconnection point or 1% rated inverter output
current into the grid under any operating conditions.
DC voltage ripple content shall be not more than 1%

Flicker Operation of BESS should not cause voltage flicker in excess of the
limits stated in IEC 61000

Power factor The system shall be able to operate in a range 0 - 1.0 leading or
lagging power factor. The system shall be capable of supplying
reactive power as per grid requirement (automatically or manual
intervention through EMS/ remote control) during normal operation

Protection DC isolator2
AC isolator3

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1 3-phase 400 V AC voltage shall also be the input voltage for the charging
2 DC isolator should be easily accessible and allow disconnection of the entire battery storage system
3 AC isolator must be provided to isolate the entire system from grid through MCCB located in a separate

standalone panel

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Surge protection device on both AC and DC side

Over- and undervoltage
Over current
Over and under grid frequency
Over temperature
Earth fault protection

Over Grid voltage (at Maximum trip time

Voltage/Under interconnection)
Voltage
V < 30% of VNominal 0.15 sec

30% < V < 90% 0.6 to 3.0 seconds (see figure)

90% < V < 110% Continuous

110% < V < 135% 2.0 seconds

135% < V 0.05 seconds

Islanding and In the event of loss of supply from the grid, the system must be
Disconnection disconnected within 2 seconds according to IEC 61727

Overload and The system should have the facility to automatically switch off in
Overheat case of overload or overheat and should automatically restart when
normal conditions are restored

Communicatio RS485/Ethernet – Modbus/ TCP/IP protocol

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The system shall support IEEE 1547 (for remote communication and
control)

BESS operation - Self-consumption

modes
- Energy arbitrage
- Peak shaving

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The EMS/BESS control system shall support at least the above BESS
operations. The operation modes can be selected from the control
panel/ remote command from the utility

Operation The operation shall be completely automatic including wakeup,

synchronization (phase locking), charging, discharging and
shutdown in all the BESS operation mode
Automatic ‘sleep’ and ‘wakeup’ modes shall be provided to
minimize unnecessary losses.

Display A LED/LCD display should be provided on the control panel to display

information / the relevant parameters of the BESS system:
HMI
- SOC level
- Battery health status
- Charging/ discharging status
- Voltage
- Current
- Power
- Operation mode
- Trip status
- Temperature
The push buttons/ touch screen shall be provided to access the
information and set the parameters/settings.
The system shall have a self-diagnostic feature and display
notification in the event of undesirable operation/ failure of any
component.

Recommended Minimum LED indicators on the control panel:

LED indications
- ON
- Grid connected
- Charging
- Discharging
- Trip

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Local The system shall allow connecting Windows based computer to

communication download the battery parameters locally for diagnostic and
monitoring purposes4

Ingress IP 54 (minimum)
Protection

Dimension Max. 4m x 2m x 3m
(Width x Depth
x Hight)

Warranty Minimum 3 years product warranty

Minimum 10 years performance warranty

1.3 BATTERY MODULE/CELLS SPECIFICATIONS

The battery module/cell shall conform to all applicable IEC or equivalent standards. As a
minimum requirement, the following standards as applicable shall be complied with:

IEC-61427 Secondary cells and batteries for renewable energy storage for on-grid
applications. Non-chemistry specific (applicable to all secondarybattery
types)

IEC 61508 Functional Safety of Electrical/ Electronic/ Programmable Electronic

Safety-related Systems: Applicable for all Battery Energy Storage
Systems

IEC 62619 Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries, for use
in industrial applications

IEC 62281 Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during
transport: Applicable for storage systems using Lithium Ion chemistries

A) The battery storage system may consist of one or more battery packs to meet the
application requirement. Battery packs shall be electrically interconnected in any
desirable series and parallel configuration to achieve the overall system storage and
power rating requirements.

B) The modular configuration shall have provision for connecting additional battery
modules in the future.

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4 The manufacturer shall provide Windows-based software for reading and downloading the battery data of

the past 3 months

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C) If required, the modular design should have more than one battery rack to distribute
the weight of the battery on the floor.

D) Cell/module terminals and interconnectors shall have adequate current carrying

capacity. Labelling of the cells/modules shall include manufacturer’s name, cell
/module type, nameplate rating, and date of manufacture, in fully legible characters.
All cells/modules shall be traceable to the point of origin for purpose of addressing
safety issues. The polarities of cell/module terminal posts shall be embossed on the
cover at the terminal.

E) Each electrically series-connected battery string shall include a means of

disconnecting the string from the rest of the system and of providing over-current
protection (during a fault). The disconnecting devices should be capable of operating
with normal load current and provide physical interruption.

F) Cells/modules, wiring, switch gear, and all DC electrical components shall be insulated
for the maximum expected voltages with adequate safety margin.

G) All DC cables and busbars within the storage system or connection to the inverters
should have a current rating of 1.5 times the short circuit rating of the respective
connection.

1.4 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) SPECIFICATION

A) The BMS shall be integrated with BESS to provide for automatic, unattended
operation of the battery storage system.

B) BMS shall have at least the following features:

• Cell/module Protection:-Protecting the battery from out of tolerance operating

conditions and BMS must provide full cell/module protection to cover almost any
eventuality.

• Charge control: - BMS shall automatically control the charge and discharge of the
individual cell/module.

• SOC Determination: - BMS shall automatically determine the State of Charge

(SOC) of the individual cell/module.

• SOH Determination: - BMS shall automatically determine the State of Health

(SOH) of the individual cell/module.

• Cell Balancing: - BMS shall automatically balance between cells/modules to

optimize energy consumption, range and protect the battery.

C) History - (Log Book Function):- Monitoring and storing the battery's parameters and
communicating the same to the energy management system(EMS)/ inverter. The past

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three months' data shall be available to download via a Windows-based software on

the computer

D) Alarm and fault generation in the event of undesirable battery operation and
communicating the same to EMS/ Inverter. The information shall be displayed on the
display as an alarm

1.5 INVERTER SPECIFICATION

The inverter is the interface between the DC battery system and the AC system, which
also provides charging and discharging of the battery. It may consist of one or more
parallel units. The inverter shall be bi-directional inverters with four quadrant operations.
The inverter shall be capable of adjusting the output voltage and frequency to suit the
grid condition.
The inverter shall conform to all applicable IEC or equivalent standards. As a minimum
requirement, the following standards as applicable shall be complied with:
IEC-61683 Efficiency Measurements
IEC 61000 Emission/ Immunity requirement Harmonics
IEC 60068 / Environmental Testing
IEC 62093
IEC 62116/ Protection against Islanding of Grid
IEEE 1547
IEC 62109 Safety of power converters for use in powersystems
IEEE 1547 Standard for interconnecting distributedresources with electrical
power systems.

A) The inverter, in conjunction with the control system, shall be capable of completely
automatic, unattended operation, including self-protection, synchronizing and
paralleling with the utility, and disconnecting.

B) Each inverter should have the AC and DC isolator to disconnect the respective battery
module and inverter for maintenance purposes

C) The inverter shall include appropriate self-protective and self-diagnostic features to

protect itself and the Battery from damage in the event of inverter component failure
or from parameters beyond the inverter’s safe operating range due to internal or
external causes. Faults due to malfunctioning within the inverters, including
commutation failure, shall be cleared by the inverter protective devices.

D) The inverter shall have anti-islanding protection as per IEC 62116 or equivalent
international standard.

E) As part of BESS management, the inverter should be compatible with intelligent

switching accessories. If required, the inverter together with EMS should allow BESS
to operate in backup mode for emergency loads.

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F) The incoming DC feeder of the inverter shall have a suitably rated fuse.

G) The system shall have the provision of connecting an additional inverter with battery
for future expansion

H) Internal Surge Protection Device (SPD) shall be provided in the inverter on DC and AC
side. It shall consist of Metal Oxide Varister (MOV) type arrestors. The Surge
Protective Device shall be of Type 2 as per IEC 61643-11 or better. During earth fault
and failure of MOV, the SPD shall safely disconnect the healthy system.

1.6 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) SPECIFICATION

The Energy Management System (EMS) system should have the functionality for real time
monitoring, operation, control, and optimization of the performance of the BESS system.
The EMS shall have the following functions,

A) Real-time acquisition and display of data, status, alarms and trends on the control
panel display as mentioned in section 1.2.

B) Display BESS system data suitable for operation and fault finding, including
diagnostics and self-check functions.

C) Allow local control of the BESS, such as providing charge and discharge set points and
setting of ramp rates as per selected BESS operation mode.

D) Coordinate, control and communicate to several inverters/BESS, in case the offered

system consists of several inverters/BESS or the option of extending the system with
additional inverters/BESS (modular design) is specifically offered.

E) It shall control all the inverters automatically to achieve the desired BESS operation
and EMS shall ensure operating inverters to achieve maximum efficiency in the
operating mode.

F) It shall support following standard protocols (included but not limited to) to
communicate with different sub system/Devices.

• Modbus ( TCP/IP, RTU), Ethernet. RS-485

• Sunspec protocol for remote monitoring and controlling as per IEEE 1547.

• Support Local communication with Windows-based computer to access the data

and settings locally

G) Manual intervention shall be possible at any stage of operation. Protection commands

shall have priority over manual commands and manual commands shall prevail over
auto commands.

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H) It shall provide nonvolatile storage memory to store BESS parameters for at least 3
months and the data can be downloaded locally by connecting Windows-based
computer.

I) It shall support input commands from control panel push buttons with the security of
authorized access.

J) It shall have spare ports for monitoring and controlling additional inverters and
battery storage for future expansion.

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1.7 Test Documents

The manufacturer shall submit all the type test reports by the laboratories which are
accredited by NABCB of the same product and component used in the BESS system as per
the following IEC standards

Battery

IEC-61427
Secondary cells and batteries for renewable energy storage for on-grid applications.
Non-chemistry specific (applicable to all secondarybattery types)

The rated capacity test and the charge retention test IEC 61427-1, 9.1

The endurance test in cycling IEC 61427-1, 9.1

The cycling endurance test in photovoltaic application (extreme IEC 61427-1, 9.1
conditions).

Test for endurance in load following service IEC 61427-2

Test for endurance in peak power shaving service
Test for endurance in photovoltaic energy service, time shift
service

IEC 62619
Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries, for use in industrial
applications

Battery system safety (Considering functional safety) IEC 62619, 8

Battery management system (or battery management unit)

Power conditioning units

Efficiency measurement IEC 61683

Safety of power converters for use in battery energy storage IEC 62109

Installation and commissioning of BESS must comply with IEC 62485-2

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