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Success Story
How to develop multi-day energy storage technology essential for year-round low-cost renewable energy grid operation.
About Form Energy
Form Energy is developing a multi-day energy storage technology to enable the grid to run on low-cost renewables year-round. This technology will solve one of the main problems associated with renewable energy storage.
The Power Challenge
Form Energy was looking for power supplies that offered easy programming and customization. The need for simpler programming capabilities was significant when using the function generator to mimic testing scenarios.
Form Energy chose the EA PSB bidirectional DC power series for its 96% energy regeneration, pre-programmed software, widget-based functionality and high-density power architecture. In addition, its “true” autoranging functionality supports complete sourcing and sinking over a more comprehensive operating range, meaning fewer test instruments can be used to test a broader range of devices.
Product Description
The PSB series bidirectional DC programmable power supply series, with its integrated, regenerative electronic load, can sink (absorb) current and recover up to 96% of current, returning it to the local power grid. Regenerative PSBs reduce heat, noise and HVAC costs, making them cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Use our ROI calculator to find your savings.
EA Elektro-Automatik’s high-power density bidirectional power supplies:
- Feature input power ratings up to 15kW in 3U or 30kW in 4U form factor with a maximum 2000 VDC. PSBs can be easily paralleled in racks to achieve 1.92MW of power.
- Include true autoranging to cover a wider operating range of voltage and current while still maintaining full output. This means that a much wider range of test routines can be addressed with a single EA bidirectional DC power supply with autoranging.
- Use a 5″ TFT Gorilla® Glass touchscreen display for intuitive control and programming. The smart interface enables you to set up and test quickly.
- Come standard with an arbitrary waveform function generator, swappable digital interface module and built-in test routines for battery tests, fuel cell simulation, photovoltaic simulation with MPP tracking, and more.
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