Investigations on Lithium-Ion Batteries for Power Generation Applications

Lithium-ion batteries are well known in numerous commercial applications. Meanwhile rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the standard electrochemical storage devices in the low power range of portable electronics. Furthermore in the last years this technology is becoming more important also in the higher power range in renewable energy generation. In particular electrochemical storage plays a critical role in the expansion of renewables in the electricity market. This paper describes the integration of a lithium-ion battery in a hybrid power generation which comprises a cogeneration and a photovoltaic plant. The focus of this study is on the investigations on the performance, modeling and validation of the used battery pack.