University of Pannonia Nagykanizsa

Project description:
The goal of the research project is to investigate the schedule improving effects of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) of a power of 250 kW and a storage capacity of 1500 kWh integrated into a solar power plant (PV) of a rated power of 2×0.5 MW. In the framework of the project, the role of the VRFB energy storage technology, within the system regulation, is to help the solar power plants with keeping their schedules. A further research objective is the simulation of a suitable operational model and the study and elaboration of the optimal operation of the battery for the purpose of keeping the schedule. In the course of the project, it is necessary to examine the significance of the schedule enhancing effects of VRFB batteries, which have longer reaction times than lithium-ion ones but are also more robust, thanks to which their use is recommended in grid applications. Moreover, the limits of increasing the accuracy for the 15-minute based scheduling of PV power plants need to be explored as well. Apart from the above, the model also includes research in the fields of decreasing the expenses related to regulation surcharges and the fees of scheduling companies, shifting the sales of electric energy and involvement in grid-level regulation.

Project implementation period: 01 March 2022 – 28 February 2025

Project budget: 1,334,134,922 HUF

Type of research: R&D

Lead Beneficiary: Ideona Plc.

Project Partners: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, University of Pannonia