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Renewables impact on the grid
 Grid Firming and the rise of renewables
• Grid Firming is the addition of an energy resource to a power plant or system to balance the
intermittent variation of another
• Adding renewable resources leads to :

1. A need for flexible technologies with fast ramps and spinning

reserve to firm the capacity and balance the demand and counteract
the variability of wind and solar

2. Lack of rotational/synchronous inertia back to grid leading to

frequency deviations
3. Weakening grids with a low Short Circuit Ratio due to inverters and
power electronics

Power Supply and Demand Balance (50Hz)

4. A need for ancilliary services that include Frequency and Voltage
Power Hz Loads Losses
Regulation to support Grid stability
generation
51 50 49
GENERATION 52 48 DEMAND 5. Frequency and Voltage ride through

6. A need for the integration with existing generation mix

7. An efficient Turndown requirement with minimal emissions impact

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Aeroderivatives in grid firming and
hybrid applications

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GE Aeroderivatives technology for Grid Firming

FROM PEAKERS TO HYBRIDS

• GE Aero derivative gas turbines is an energy solution • GE “Aeros” are capable of hybrid operation
to balance the intermittency of renewable resources with Wind , Solar and Battery Energy Storage
and provide ancillary services for frequency and System (BESS) without the storage duration
voltage regulation limitations

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Battery Energy Storage System
(BESS)

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 Battery storage
WORLD’S FIRST
battery
The oldest electricity storage device is
believed to date from approximately 200
BC. It was discovered near Baghdad, Iraq,
and is located at the Iraq National
Museum. Experiments have shown that
this clay pot, fitted with a copper electrode
and filled with vinegar or a similar acid,
could generate between 1.5 and 2 volts.
The purpose of this battery remains a
mystery.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, vs.
electrical pioneer Alessandro Conte di BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE systems are typically configured
Volta investigated the effects obtained
when different metals are placed in certain in one of two ways, a power configuration or an energy
salt solutions. In 1800 he designed a device configuration, depending on their intended application. This
that had alternating discs of zinc and is accomplished by adjusting the ratio of inverters to batteries
copper separated by cardboard with a in the system.
brine solution as the electrolyte. His A simple way to envision this is to imagine a bathtub; the
experiments are
the foundation for current battery energy volume of water in the bathtub would represent the batteries
storage systems. and the drain(s) in the tub would represent the inverter(s).
For a fixed level in the bathtub, several drain lines can be
incorporated, resulting in a rapid discharge (a power
configuration), or a single drain line can be incorporated
Battery discharge capability resulting in a slower discharge (an energy configuration). In
each case, the system has the same amount of water (stored
megawatts
Crate =
megawatt-hours
energy in the battery), but the discharge rate is varied.

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 Battery Energy Storage System

High Power Mid Power Energy

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 Electrical Gas Turbine EGT*

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 GE EGTTM Hybrid Application
The EGTTM Hybrid Application offers the best of both worlds as it provides the reduced emissions , less fuel
burnt along with flexibility and other ancillary services needed to balance renewables, yet with an
unlimited capacity.

50 MW LM6000 GTG + 10MW/4.3MWhr BESS Use Cases & Applications :

• Spinning Reserve
• Frequency Regulation
• Voltage Support
• Frequency Response
• Digital Controls
• Enhanced NH3 injection
• Enhanced CO catalyst

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LM6000 Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine (EGT™)

What is it?
• A fast-acting GE Energy Storage System coupled
with a Controls Upgrade to enable LM6000 Gas
Turbines to deliver 50MW to the rated capacity of
the LM6000 of contingency (spinning) reserve.
How does it work?
• 10MW / 4MWh Li Power Battery
• GE Brilliance 1.25 MVA Inverters
• LM6000 OpFlex™ Hybrid Upgrade Kit
• Mark VIe Based EGT™ Controls

The Battery offers on-demand power for

contingency (spinning) reserve. The OpFlex™ Fast
Start starts the LM6000 to 50MW or more; the
battery helps meet system contingency
requirements.
LM6000 Hybrid EGT™

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System components
• 4 battery enclosures on concrete
foundations with HVAC and fire
protection systems
• 8 inverters on concrete foundations
• 8 isolation transformers on concrete
foundations or piers with spill
prevention control and
countermeasures
• Switchgear equipment enclosure on
concrete foundation
• Auxiliary equipment transformer and
control equipment enclosure on
concrete foundation
• Hybrid control system mounted in
turbine control panel or the energy
storage control panel

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Terminology
BESS – Battery energy storage system
ESPC – Energy storage plant controller
HCS – Hybrid control system
SCS – Supervisory control system
SOC – State of charge

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Electrical - BESS
• BESS connects between 52G and 52U
• 8 x 1.25 MVA GE Brilliance inverters
• 4.3 MWhr, Samsung Li+ batteries
Approximated System Capability Curve @
BESS MV Switchgear for 40°C Ambient
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
(MVAR)

2.00
100% Voltage
0.00
-15.00 -10.00 -5.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 110% Voltage
-2.00 90% Voltage
-4.00
-6.00
-8.00
-10.00
(MW)

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Electrical – Typical Single Line Diagram

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Typical 10 MW/4.3 MWh BESS layout

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Overview - Typical
The Hybrid Control System and HMI are used to operate
the GT and battery as a hybrid unit, or operate the
battery directly

Hybrid controller:
• Dual redundant MarkVIe
• Communications interface between the GT Controller
and the BESS Controller

Hybrid HMI:
• Screens to run the EGT and BESS directly
• Windows 7 & Cimplicity 8.2 based HMI
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Hybrid Controls
The HCS controls the BESS and GT to meet the net power required
to the grid

HCS features:
• Auto start / stop of BESS and GT
• Split power delivery between BESS and GT
• Split frequency droop response
• BESS state of charge management
• Fault handling

GT enhancements:
• Triple block & bleed for fast purge (15 sec enclosure + 15 sec engine)
• Closed loop NOx water injection for tight emissions control
• Bi-directional sequence for fast restart
• Fast synchronization with grid speed matching
• MW regulator
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Hybrid Controls – BESS Auto Start/Stop
HCS ensures the BESS is online to provide power in hybrid
operation by commanding BESS start/stop

BESS start:
• When HYBRID mode is ENABLED, the BESS is issued a start command and all
available inverters are brought online and ramped to meet the net power
setpoint

BESS stop:
• When HYBRID mode is DISABLED (operator disabled or automatically
disabled due to fault conditions), the BESS is issued a stop command,
causing it to ramp all inverters to 0 MW and then go offline

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EGT LM6– How does it work ?
• The HCS will automatically start the gas turbine based on the
net power demand and based on frequency droop events. 3
sets of conditions which are independently evaluated and will
cause the HCS to automatically start the gas turbine are given
below:

• When the net power demand is greater than 0.25 MW for 3

seconds. This ensures that the gas turbine is started as early as
possible to facilitate a spinning reserve dispatch or
normal start.

• If the frequency falls so low that the corresponding frequency

droop power required exceeds 7 MW for a continuous 30
seconds period. This corresponds to a frequency drop to <=
59.663 Hz for >= 30 seconds. This indicates that the grid is
suffering from a large frequency event and will likely require a
large secondary frequency response.

• If the state of charge of the BESS falls so low (<25%) that it

would risk a successful spinning reserve dispatch, and if a
frequency event is occurring that requires a primary frequency
response.

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 EGT Controls Architecture
Stanton Firewall
NERC CIP V5 ESP
HCS <-> DCS BOP / DCS
Battery
communication: Controllers

• EGD (preferred) Control Network

EGT TO DCS
or MODBUS BESS UDH
GE OSM

Secure EGD
MicroNet+ Gateway MKVIe
Or GT BESS
MKVIe
Controller EGT SCADA
PC

EGT UDH EGT PDH

Cimplicity
VPN
Protection
GT + EGT HMI Relays

GE
Plant Network

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EGT : The world's first battery storage and gas turbine hybrid
SCE SUCCESS, FROM PILOT TO REPLICABLE INNOVATION
OPTIMIZING GENERATION FLEETS … LM6000 gas peaker
Southern California Edison (SCE),
a longstanding GE customer with
Gas Energy Digital many thermal units.
EGT Turbine Storage Controls
Successful completion in 2 sites
Reduced System Energy Costs in California
EGT benefits
Power

GE EGT TM • Immediately Responsive Center Site

contingency reserve
• 50MW of GHG-free
• ZERO fuel burn when non Grapeland Site
operational

Storage
+ Turbine EGT, GE’s Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine prospects
Time Working to replicate success in Australia, US and Europe on
LM6000 and other GT models
Revenues

Enhanced Reliability Improved Dispatch

Coming up 2 NEW LM6000
Costs

Spinning Reserve Lower fuel use

High Speed Regulation Lower GHG emissions
Hybrid Generation Less thermal stress EGT’s in Stanton CA and
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LM6000 Battery Hybrid EGT™ features

Provides Enables

Without Fuel Burn • Reduced Production Costs(Fuel &Wear) by

Optimized System Dispatch
• Instant Start/Always Ready Technology
• Reduced market Clearing Price
• Amplified and Tunable Droop Response for PFR
• Lower System GHG Emissions
• 50MWs of Operating Reserves
• Increased LM6000 Asset use/revenue
• 134 MW-Secs Inertia with Seamless Synch Cond
• Lower LM6000 Life Cycle Costs
• +/- 10MW Frequency Regulation
• Blend & Extend contract extension strategy
• -8 to +5 MVAR Voltage support by BESS Inverters
• Capacity Reserve
• Black Start Capability
50MW
With Fuel Burn
• Unlimited 50 MWs Peaking Energy for Local
Contingency
Battery
• 25 MWs of High Speed Frequency Regulation Gas Turbine
10MW Combined Output
• 10 MW Peak Power
• GT Capacity degradation mitigation-Wear/Seasonal 200s
0 (5-10mins)
• Self Managed BESS SOC
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GT Enhancements: 5 Minute Start Sequence

Uses 5 min start and fast synch to close 52G within 210s of start w/ warmup at 5 MW
N25 (rpm)

5 MW

≤210 sec

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Power and Charge Control
Power demand
** Net power
GT power
BESS power
BESS charge
Droop power
Aux load

EGT provides power instantly for spinning reserve*, and fast ramp for regulation**
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 Hybridization optimizes on the minimum amount of internal energy storage
Hybridization Overview required to overcome specific physical constraints of a conventional generator
• Energy store is dedicated to enhancing the performance of the conventional
generator
• Improving/eliminating start time
• Improving/eliminating minimum run time and minimum down times
• Improving ramp rate
• Expanding operating range
• Providing primary frequency response at full load
• Providing primary frequency when the conventional unit is not running
• Providing voltage support when the conventional unit is not running
• Reduce life cycle cost of the conventional generator
• Minimal modifications required to generator/generator controls to enable
benefits of energy store

Hybrid generation is dispatched in the same manner as the conventional generator

• Single resource
• No changes required to existing dispatch templates
• Update operating characteristics: commitment time, minimum run time,
minimum down time, operating range, ramp rate, etc.…
• Enable additional ancillary services: spinning reserves, high speed
regulation, etc.…
• Battery state of charge (SOC) is managed internally which eliminates
energy neutrality issues
• Legacy operation of the conventional generation is maintained
• Existing grid model templates may also be utilized

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 Ancillary Services – Energy Storage, Aero and Hybrid GT’s
Energy Storage’s, Aero’s and Hybrid GT’s attributes have competitive advantages vs traditional generation
PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY
Power

time
5-30 sec 5-15 min >15 min

FREQUENCY RESPONSE OTHERS

SECONDARY
PRIMARY SPINNING RESERVE TERTIARY VOLTAGE BLACKSTART
LOAD FOLLOW NON-SPINNING RESERVE REGULATION
REGULATING RESERVE
2-3 Rotor Speed allows Fast Ramp-up (50MW/sec) 5-min start Clutch-less 5-min startup
AERO

faster response. Fast Ramp-up synchronous

No trip on frequency (50MW/sec) condenser
deviation. capabilities.

Eliminates Regulating Enables spinning 4 quadrant

HYBRID

Margin Control (+3-6% reserve without operation with Immediate startup.

Output). No extra burning fuel. Voltage, VAR, and No need for Diesel
degradation. Increased power fator Generator.
output and efficiency. regulation

Sub-second response to Provides secondary 4 quadrant operation Supports any new

BATTERY

grid needs reserve as needed with Voltage, VAR, or existing thermal

Positive and negative and power fator plant on Black start
ramps to enable grid regulation
flexibility with renewables
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GE SOLUTION
GE’s Reservoir is a flexible, compact energy storage solution for AC or DC coupled systems. The Reservoir solution combines GE’s advanced technologies
and expertise in plant controls, power electronics, battery management systems and electrical balance of plant – all backed by GE’s performance
guarantees.
POWER BATTERY PURPOSE BUILT MV MV CONSULTING & SOFTWARE
CONTROL UNIT
CONVERSION MANAGEMENT ENCLOSURES TRANSFORMER SWITCHGEAR SERVICES SUITE

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 2017
Innovation
of the Year!

~80 X 95 m footprint

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LM6000 - Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine (EGT) upgrade
World's First Battery-Gas Turbine Hybrid
Problem Value

Typical Dispatch Stack Typical Dispatch Stack with EGT

Providing regulation and reserve with operating assets: Migrating regulation and reserve to idle assets:
Higher energy prices Lower energy prices
Increased emissions
$5-10M
Reduced emissions Average Annual
Lower Asset Utilization Higher Asset Utilization System Benefits

Solution Summary

• 10MW GE-packaged Battery Energy

Storage System
• Opflex+ Control Upgrade

 Always On – Pmin of Zero

 Instant Response from standby
 Flexible response w/o start time

World’s 1st fully integrated ES & gas turbine hybrid

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Hybrid EGT Operation

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The Southern California Edison case study
Hybridizing Gas Turbine with Battery Energy Storage : Performance and Economics

• Asset utilization went to ~90% available Spin capacity

• Weighted average Spin Price in real time was 19.9$/MWh in
2017
• Reduced Carbon and Nox emissions (60-300K$ credit) Percentage of Available Capacity
• Reduced demin Water usage per year 100%
• Reduce clearing price 80%
• Reduce the useage of other reserves operating at non- 60%
efficient points 40%
• Reduce maintenance cost due to less starts 20%
• Participate in Frequency Reg and Blackstart AS markets 0%
_________________________________________________________ Energy Non Spin Reg-Down Reg-Up Spin

Energy Non Spin Reg-Down Reg-Up Spin

Result : 5-10 MM$ Yearly benefit Forecast post EGT 5% 0% 1% 0% 94%
Actual post EGT 6% 1% 2% 3% 91%
Figure 9 Forcasted vs Actual EGT Capacity Usage

Sources: CAISO 2017 Annual Report

CIGRE 2018 White Paper N.W. Miller / CAISO
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The LM2500+G4 EGT – Replicating the LM6000 EGT model on a smaller scale
The LM2500+G4 EGT Features :

• A combination of the LM2500+G4 Gas Turbine and a

Power BESS with a rating of 2.5 MW / 1.25 MW hr
(sizeable subject to the use case)
• Integrated Controls on a Mark VIe platform
• Spinning Reserve without fuel burnt and reduced
emissions
• Frequency and Voltage Regulation
• Fast Frequency Response
• Relatively Lower CAPEX
• Leverage the LM2500 5 minutes start enhancement
• Meet grid power net demand.
• Manage and maintain state of battery charge (SOC).
• Minimize the life cycle operating cost for the Gas
Turbine Package and BESS.
• Improve minimum turn down capability

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The EGT or thermal hybrid could be implemented for any configuration
Customized to the application and smaller BESS for lower CAPEX projects

Nat Gas / LNG / Diesel / LPG /

Propane / Hydrogen mix

LM2500 Xpress HES: 2X1 TM2500 CC

22 – 36 MW ~ 90 MW and +50%
efficiency

LM6000 : 44 – 57 MW
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