Ameren Corporation and S&C Electric Company announced that they had
successfully conducted a 24-hour islanding test at the recently deployed Ameren
microgrid in Champaign, Illinois. The test focused specifically on the 50-kW microgrid at the site, which
powers an Ameren research facility. The complete microgrid includes 225 kW of
renewable generation (PV solar and wind) and 250 kW / 500 kWh of battery energy
storage.
The test began at 8 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2017, with the battery’s state of
charge at 97 percent capacity. Once the battery was depleted to 90 percent
capacity, solar and wind generation kicked in, simultaneously carrying the load
and charging the battery. This pattern continued throughout the day, never
letting the battery fall lower than 88 percent capacity. The microgrid
functioned without any human interaction, automatically coordinating resources
and ensuring power never faltered, according to the company.
“We have one of the few microgrids in
the world that operates at utility-scale voltages and can seamlessly transition
from grid-connected to islanded mode.” [rew]
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