DocumentCode
1545932
Title
Development of a compact sodium sulphur battery
Author
Kodama, Etsuji ; Kurashima, Yoshihiko
Author_Institution
Tokyo Electr. Power Co. Inc., Japan
Volume
13
Issue
3
fYear
1999
fDate
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
136
Lastpage
141
Abstract
A 6 MW (48 MWh) sodium-sulphur battery system consisting of 240 modules, the largest such system in the world, has been working properly at Tsunashima substation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. since January 1998. The system has been proved to function as an electric energy storage system for load levelling. The construction and operating performance of the sodium-sulphur battery cell, module and system are described in this article. Evaluation of the durability and safety of the cell and module are also discussed.
Keywords
sodium; 48 MWh; 6 MW; Na-S; compact sodium sulphur battery; construction; durability evaluation; electric energy storage system; load levelling; operating performance; safety evalusation; substations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/pe:19990306
Filename
784301
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