ELINA

Software platform for energy storage

March 2022
Energy Storage System = Dumb Hardware + Intelligent Operating
Software
Energy Storage
System (ESS) Energy prices Weather data

Energy Management Battery data

System (EMS) Power flow

Energy source data

Grid signals and parameters

Load data

Information flow

PCS communication
Battery
management
system (BMS)

Load Battery

Grid Transformer Power Conditioning Energy Sources

System
ELINA provides a unified layer for optimized control and
monitoring of energy storage assets
Solar Inverters

Battery PCS

BMS

E
Meters
L Hardware agnostic, standardized
I
Aux systems N monitoring and control APIs
A
Diesel Gensets

PLCs

Local SCADA
Modular micro-service architecture ensures scalable
deployment across a wide range of project types and sizes
Real time controller Edge computer Cloud / On-prem server

Safety algorithms Fully Parallel processing Optimized Data Store

Facility control Data validation Analytics

MQTT / OPC-UA /
PPC algorithms Data frame aggregation REST API / IEC-104 Machine learning

Basic ESS algorithms LAN Protocol conversion VPN

Command processing API server

MODBUS – TCP / Cybersecurity Web front-end server

Field Devices OPC-UA
Long-term Data Storage

Short term HF Data Store

Site / Asset Third Party Integration
Algorithm deployment
Configuration Module
Integrate with any third party
server / SCADA system
This allows you to gain significant flexibility across sourcing,
design and operation of your ESS assets

1 Stay hardware vendor agnostic Integrate with any Battery / PCS make with any system architecture

Utilize best in class algorithms to manage your ESS optimally – longer life
2 Utilize best-in-class algorithms / higher revenues

Integrate with SCADA / other 3rd party monitoring platforms using OPC-
3 Seamless integrate with 3rd party platforms UA / IEC-104 / REST APIs

Use standardized data and command APIs to build your own customized
4 Build your own algorithms algorithms

Incremental capacity analysis, cell degradation estimation, rain-flow

5 Advanced Battery Analytics based cycle counting and many more

Control multiple sites through single central platform to behave like a

6 Virtual Power Plant Virtual Power Plant
Along with a highly configurable front end platform
Advanced battery analytics to provide independent health
metrics as well as track warranty terms
BMS Independent cell health (SoH) indication

Remaining useful life indicator

Rain-flow based cycle counting

Outlier Cell / Module Detection

Battery warranty tracking

Temperature, Voltage, Power Histograms

System Design Module: Appropriate battery and system sizing
based on simulations and financial analysis

Application Modelling and Simulation

Battery and PCS sizing for best returns

Financial modelling for project lifetime

Full system design

Annexure
APIs available through ELINA

Data Live Data, Historical Data

Control ESS Switch, Active and Reactive Power control, Mode set points

Events Device level faults, alarms and warnings, system level programmed events

Metadata Site parameters, Device list, Variable list

Analytics Overall energy and power indicators, advanced battery analytics

Diagnostics High frequency data for diagnostics

Pre-defined ESS Control modes

Active Power: Reactive Power:

Energy Shift Ramp Rate Control Power Factor Correction

Peak Shaving Multi Source Aggregation Phase balancing

Frequency Regulation Solar Maximization Voltage Regulation

Scheduler Backup Power