This review paper sets out the range of energy storage options for photovoltaics including both electrical and thermal energy storage systems. The integration of PV and energy storage in smart buildings and outlines the role of energy storage for PV in the context of future energy storage options.
Therefore, it is significant to investigate the integration of various electrical energy storage (EES) technologies with photovoltaic (PV) systems for effective power supply to buildings. Some review papers relating to EES technologies have been published focusing on parametric analyses and application studies.
The cost and optimisation of PV can be reduced with the integration of load management and energy storage systems. This review paper sets out the range of energy storage options for photovoltaics including both electrical and thermal energy storage systems.
Based on the study, it is concluded that different energy storage technologies can be used for photovoltaic and wind power applications.
The discussed electrochemical storage technologies cover the battery energy storage (BES), electric vehicle (EV) energy storage and hydrogen energy storage (HES). And the electric storage technology in this study specifically refers to the supercapacitor energy storage (SCES).
In PV systems, energy storage has a variety of uses, such as load balancing, backup power, time-of-use optimization, and grid stabilization. Table 13 summarizes some applications of PV systems used in storing energy [89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103]. Table 13. Some applications of PV systems used in storing energy.