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Circuit Protection for Battery Energy Storage Systems

Battery Energy Storage Systems Capability Guide

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) demand a comprehensive circuit protection strategy. Within a BESS, the major areas of concern are protection against electrical overcurrent, ground faults, arc flash and transient overvoltage. Littelfuse offers products that will protect your system and extend the life of your equipment.

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Fuses for Battery Energy Storage Systems Application Guide

Fuses for Battery Energy Storage Systems Application Guide

A battery energy storage system requires proper circuit protection. Overcurrents not only frequently damage systems, but are also the culprit of downtime, which is detrimental to a company’s bottom line. Fuses are a great way to protect a system simply and cost-effectively. Learn how to properly protect a BESS power circuit from overcurrents with this application guide.

Sizing fuses to protect BESS power circuit from overcurrents webinar

Sizing fuses to protect BESS power circuit from overcurrents webinar

Electrical overcurrents can not only damage systems, but also cause costly downtime. Fuses are a great way to protect a battery energy storage system (BESS) simply and cost-effectively. In this pv magazine Webinar, we will learn which fuse coordination approach to take in different circumstances as well as how to properly size fuses within the system for the effective protection of BESS power circuit.

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As BESS integrators offer more powerful systems in a compact footprint, circuit protection becomes increasingly important.

Battery Energy Storage Systems Demand a Comprehensive Circuit Protection Strategy White Paper

As the power density of modern lithium-ion batteries grows, BESS integrators are striving to offer their customers more power in a smaller footprint. However, with higher power levels, circuit protection becomes increasingly important. As a result, electrical engineers are seeking guidance in selecting and implementing appropriate circuit protection strategies.

Littelfuse Solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems

To help increase energy efficiency and reliability in renewable energy applications, Littelfuse offers a wide variety of solutions. In this SlideShare you can find a summary of BESS protection that includes information regarding product technology, how the product functions in the application, as well as the benefits and features of these products.

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PSX High-Speed Fuses

PSX High-Speed Fuses

Energy storage customers require higher dc voltage rating, higher dc current rating, and higher interrupting rating fuses to protect batteries and dc circuits for their applications.

The PSX Series of fuses deliver the high-speed protection at these increased voltage ratings coupled with better interrupting ratings to prevent costly catastrophic failures due to overcurrents. In addition, their small case size facilitates design of more compact high-energy density systems. These semiconductor fuses will protect applications in energy storage, power conversion and oil and gas operations.

Energy Storage Rack (ESR) Fuses

The Energy Storage Rack (ESR) series of fuses are designed specifically to protect battery racks from a range of fault currents to avoid equipment damage or expensive system failures. The high-speed square body fuse is extremely fast-acting to respond quickly to safeguard the battery module or other devices in energy storage, power conversion, and dc common bus systems as well as hybrid PV-BESS inverters.

The ESR is a Class aBat partial range fuse with superior short circuit protection and a low minimum breaking capacity. It offers a reliable and wider range of dc over-current protection for battery-powered systems.

Ground-Fault Protection

A variety of factors can contribute to the development of ground faults and unless an appropriate ground-fault device is used, low-current ground faults can often go unrecognized and cause serious damage.

BESSs are usually ungrounded systems. The system may remain in operation after the first ground fault, resulting in higher voltage on the unfaulted bus with reference to ground but with no current flow. However, subsequent ground faults on the opposite bus, can have catastrophic consequences from both an equipment-protection and worker-safety perspective. Ungrounded, and even grounded BESSs, although not as common, require ground-fault detection and protection to keep systems operating.

Arc-Flash Protection

Arc-flash relays quickly detect a developing arc flash by sending a trip signal to the circuit breaker, which reduces the total clearing time and any subsequent damage. They do this by providing an output that directly activates an electrical system circuit breaker, which cuts off the current flow to the arcing fault. The installation of an arc-flash relay reduces the total clearing time and the amount of energy that is released through an arcing fault which in turn helps limit damage to equipment and injuries to nearby personnel.

Arc-flash overview with case study, selection guide, and FAQs

Key Considerations for Selecting an Arc-flash Relay

For more information visit our arc-flash knowledge center with case studies, videos, energy calculator and more.

Class T Fuses

Space-saving Class T fuses are the most compact fuses available in ratings above 30 amperes-less than one-third the size of comparable Class R fuses. When rated in accordance with the NEC, Class T fuses provide fast-acting overload and short circuit protection for non-inductive circuits and equipment. Used in inductive circuits, the ampere rating of Class T fuses must be increased to prevent opening on inrush currents. In such instances, Class T fuses may provide only short circuit protection.

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Temperature Sensors

Littelfuse offers a broad selection of Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistors, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), as well as probes and assemblies, to meet the unique temperature sensing needs of your battery energy storage system.

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Surge Protective Devices

Surge protective devices (SPDs) provide equipment protection from transient overvoltage events lasting micro-seconds. By limiting the overvoltage to the equipment during these events, costly damage and downtime can be mitigated.

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Dc Disconnect Switches

The Littelfuse LS6, LS6R and LS7R dc series are energy-efficient, compact disconnect switches that quickly break or resume the flow of current safely to prevent shock hazards when trying to isolate circuits or repair systems. Available in various voltage and ampere ratings, they are applicable for PV or energy storage systems, oil and gas, railway and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).

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Surface Mount TVS Diodes

The TPSMC series of TVS Diodes is designed specifically to protect sensitive electronic equipment from voltage transients induced by lightning and other transient voltage events. Its small size and surface-mount form-factor are ideally suited to protect battery sense lines from these events.

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Surface Mount Fuses

The 501A series AECQ-Compliant fuses and halogen-free fuse series are specifically designed to provide protection to cell monitoring within battery energy storage systems.

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Class J Fuse Disconnect Switch

The Class J Fuse Disconnect Switch combines a switch and multiple fuses in a single, compact device. This switch, with both front or side operation, offers a simpler way to manually open and close a circuit while safeguarding against overcurrent and short circuits. When it detects an overload or short circuit, the fuse blows automatically to open or break the circuit both upstream and downstream and shuts off the equipment.

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