Based on BESSs, a mobile battery energy storage system (MBESS) integrates battery packs with an energy conversion system and a vehicle to provide pack-up resources [ 2] and reactive support [ 3] for disaster conditions, or to perform market arbitrage [ 4] in distribution networks.
Improving power grid resilience can help mitigate the damages caused by these events. Mobile energy storage systems, classified as truck-mounted or towable battery storage systems, have recently been considered to enhance distribution grid resilience by providing localized support to critical loads during an outage.
Mobile battery energy storage systems offer an alternative to diesel generators for temporary off-grid power. Alex Smith, co-founder and CTO of US-based provider Moxion Power looks at some of the technology’s many applications and scopes out its future market development.
A mobile battery storage unit from Moxion, its product to displace diesel generators for construction sites, film sets and more. Image: Moxion. Background image: U.S. Department of State – Overseas Buildings Operations, London Office Mobile battery energy storage systems offer an alternative to diesel generators for temporary off-grid power.
Spatio-temporal and power-energy controllability of the mobile battery energy storage system (MBESS) can offer various benefits, especially in distribution networks, if modeled and employed optimally. Accordingly, this paper presents a novel and efficient model for MBESS modeling and operation optimization in distribution networks.
Mobile energy storage systems work coordination with other resources. Regulation and control methods of resources generate a bilevel optimization model. Resilience of distribution network is enhanced through bilevel optimization. Optimized solutions can reduce load loss and voltage offset of distribution network.