Shared electric energy storage

What is shared Energy Storage (SES)?

Under this concept, shared energy storage (SES) has emerged, integrating the supply and demand of various energy systems, participating in energy storage capacity leasing and sharing, and achieving coordinated operation of energy systems within the region [7, 8].

Are shared energy storage systems effective?

In fact, shared energy storage systems can be an effective way to increase the efficiency and reliability of the energy system, regardless of whether consumers have their own PV systems or not. Comparing Figs. 4 and 5 demonstrates that CSES decreases the injecting power of consumers into the local grid.

What is community shared energy storage (CSES)?

Community shared energy storage (CSES) is a solution to alleviate the uncertainty of renewable resources by aggregating excess energy during appropriate periods and discharging it when renewable generation is low. CSES involves multiple consumers or producers sharing an energy storage system.

Can community members use a shared energy storage system?

To use the shared energy storage system, community members can lease the capacity of the CSES. In other words, the maximum purchased power from or sold power to the shared storage is limited by the leased capacity. The leased capacity represents the share of the CSES' capacity that each consumer can use.

How does a shared storage system work?

In this model, the operator of the shared storage system sets the energy prices based on the expected demand and supply conditions in the market. The community members then use this pricing information to determine the time of consumption and the amount of energy [ 19, 20 ].

Are shared energy resources better than private energy storage?

We demonstrate the advantages of using shared as opposed to private energy storage. Distributed Energy Resources have been playing an increasingly important role in smart grids. Distributed Energy Resources consist primarily of energy generation and storage systems utilized by individual households or shared among them as a community.