Reliable components for battery storage systems
Battery storage systems play a crucial role in the energy revolution. Rely on innovative technologies from Phoenix Contact for your energy storage solution. With reliable connection and automation technology for energy storage systems of varying size coupled with expert consulting, we will work with you to develop tailored solutions for your energy storage needs.
Energy storage systems in the form of batteries make the power supply more independent and more climate friendly. Only with the help of such technologies can we ensure the optimal use of available energy.
Battery storage systems for any requirement
To overcome power supply challenges we can expect in the future, we will need different types of energy storage systems. Infrastructural storage systems compensate for fluctuating purchase and consumption volumes of the electricity generated. Industrial storage systems are often used to compensate for peak loads and thus reducing electricity prices. In addition, industrial storage systems are used as a backup in the event of a power outage. Residential storage systems are often operated in combination with private solar systems. This enables the electricity generated by the photovoltaic system to be consumed and the surplus energy stored in the energy storage system instead of selling the solar electricity to the grid operator at a low rate.
Battery storage solutions for power grids and industry
Utility-scale storage systems for grid services
The fluctuating volumes of electricity generated by renewable power generation plants and the expansion of charging infrastructure are posing major challenges for grid operators. Energy storage systems use and store temporary energy surpluses. Electricity is provided when the consumption quantity increases or the generation quantity decreases. Moreover, systems with electrical energy storage prevent power outages, because they allow a power failure to be bridged temporarily.
Energy storage systems in industry
Energy storage systems are used for various purposes in industrial applications. As blackout protection, storage systems can bridge short-term power outages. With it, systems and machines can continue to operate or are properly shut down. Unplanned machine downtime is now a thing of the past. Another important application of an energy storage system is a process referred to as peak shaving, also known as load capping. The storage system provides electricity for peak loads so that it does not have to be drawn from the grid. This has a direct impact on the purchase price and increases the economic efficiency of the system.
Our service portfolio for industrial and utility-scale storage
Connection technology for battery racks
The electrical connection technology ensures the transmission of signals, data, and power in the energy storage system. Different levels in the storage system bring different requirements for the necessary connections. With the broad portfolio from Phoenix Contact, you can connect the battery racks in your storage system safely and reliably.
Monitoring and control of industrial and utility-scale storage systems
With our products and systems, you can set up the control cabinets in electricity storage systems with a high storage capacity ideally, ensuring reliable operation. Especially noteworthy is our comprehensive COMPLETE line system. This complete solution enables you to realize an ideal continuous monitoring and remote-control system for industrial and utility-scale storage facilities. In addition to innovative and technologically leading products, efficient engineering and optimized processes in control cabinet production enable the fast and easy commissioning of your energy storage system.
The feed-in control is the link between electricity storage systems and the public power grid. It coordinates the energy flows between the electricity storage system and the generation plant, ensuring a safe and reliable connection to the public grid. Phoenix Contact provides a feed-in management system tailored to your battery storage system that also allows for any necessary customer-specific expansions.
If you have a photovoltaic system installed at home, storing the solar power in your own battery storage system is much more economical than selling the solar power at a low rate to the local power provider. Electrical energy is drawn upon as required and the electricity from the photovoltaic system is used within the household to operate a heat pump or to charge an e-car, for example. Electrical energy generated via the photovoltaic system reduces the amount purchased from the power provider and increases independence from the power grid. In addition, power outages can be bridged with the help of the energy storage system.
Our service portfolio for residential storage
String combiner boxes for photovoltaic systems
Phoenix Contact provides a variety of different string combiner boxes for safely installing photovoltaic systems and for protecting them against lightning strikes and surge voltages. With the help of these string combiner boxes, surge voltage couplings are discharged directly to the ground potential so that your photovoltaic system continues to function. The preassembled boxes are available in various configurations and are compatible with many inverter manufacturers.
Connection technology for residential storage systems
From lever-actuated PCB connection technology to power connections protected against polarity reversal: Phoenix Contact provides a comprehensive portfolio of connection technology for storage systems that safely and reliably connects residential storage battery modules and power control units. The space-saving design ensures convenient operation even in cramped installation conditions.
Connect your installed solar system and the corresponding energy storage system to your inverter so that they are protected against polarity reversal. In addition to internal PCB connection technology, Phoenix Contact also provides connectors for connecting to the photovoltaic system and to the residential storage system. In addition, our portfolio includes 3- and 5-position AC connectors as well as connection technology for data and signals. Hybrid connectors with a high degree of protection are also available.
Phoenix Contact offers the UCS series universal housings as an ideal solution for embedded systems used to operate and monitor your energy storage system at home. The housings feature an IP40 degree of protection and reliably protect PCBs in the standard form factor from external influences. With the extensive accessories, you can also tailor devices to your advantage, with removable side panels, for example.
Sustainability and climate change are the global challenges of our time. We will do our part with innovations and technological solutions. Everyone at Phoenix Contact is motivated to actively shape a future worth living.
electronica 2024
Visit us at the world’s leading electronics trade fair in Munich, Germany, from November 12 – 15, 2024. Under the motto “Change Forward”, you will experience how you can use our innovations to make your applications fit for the transformation to the All Electric Society and thus prepare you for the future. We look forward to welcoming you soon.
