A novel integrated optimal battery energy management control architecture considering multiple storage functions

In this paper we proposes a complete battery energy storage management scheme that include three functions of energy storage a) energy arbitrage b) PV smoothing c) voltage regulation. The proposed methodology enhances coordination of ancillary services applications like voltage support with Energy Time Shift (ETS) and Renewables Capacity Firming (RCF) applications and thus provides much higher value for battery energy storage devices. The design is tested on an EMTP simulation platform which indicates that the proposed architecture provides optimal control strategy for grid level storage for various functions proposed.