Development of a Reliability-Centered Maintenance Battery Program

Battery energy storage systems are used in electric utilities for a variety of applications including back up power for critical equipment. Manitoba Hydro is evaluating two battery chemistries for use in its substations, namely Li-ion and sodium-nickel chemistries. Along with assessment of technical merits of each battery type to determine which chemistry best suits the intended application, Manitoba Hydro needs to develop schemes for maintenance and condition monitoring of these new batteries so that it can maximize their lifespan when in service and prevent any unforeseen outage. This project aims to develop reliability indices and recommendations for operations of these battery energy storage systems.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shaahin Filizadeh

Student:

Konstantinos Stamatis

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

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