Wind Power Storage with SunStation
Wind turbines generally produce most of their power at night. If not consumed or stored this power is wasted. One approach is to build utility scale power storage facilities using batteries, pumped water or other methods. SunStation provides a cost-effective wind power storage method that can be installed quickly and benefit both the utility and the customers.
SunStation is the ideal backup system for utility scale wind. It is located at each customers homes making it distributed and fast to deploy. It requires just two additional boxes for a typical solar installation. The system uses Valence lithium batteries that are safe, reliable and maintenance free.
The following shows the power flow on a sunny day in January.
The battery state of charge is shown. The typical customer would use a combination of solar and wind power stored in their batteries to power their home during the day. In the evening they would charge their batteries and power their home with wind power. This would maximize their use of wind power. The system also provides backup for the homeowner should the grid go down.