Application Expert Energy Storage Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG Bad Pyrmont, Niedersachsen, Germany
Electrical energy storage systems become more and more important, when talking about reduction of carbon emissions, implementation of renewable energies, sector coupling and the idea of an all-electric society. And if something is very important for a system or process of public interest, it must work reliably and be safe. Nowadays, this safety aspect is mainly related to the battery chemistry and the control algorithms of the implemented software. The poster will point out, that even "less attractive" components like electrical interfaces for signal, power and data do have strong influence in the safety and reliability of energy storage systems. It will be described, what kind of failures can happen and what consequences of technical as well as of commercial nature would result from these failures. As a conclusion, ways to reduce the risk of these failures will be described.
