Energy Storage Dashboard

Owned by arkadi kaplon
Last updated: 03.12.23
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On this dashboard, you can view an analysis of the energy storage management at your sites. The analysis includes the total energy stored as part of charging the batteries, and highlights inefficiencies in the storage of energy on site.

Key Takeaways:

  • Track trends and anomalies in energy storage (battery charge) patterns.

  • Track energy storage efficiency, by identifying sites with high energy production (from the solar or the generator) that could have been used to charge batteries.

  • Utilize solar energy and energy storage to its full potential - Identify sites where there is insufficient energy storage capacity to store extra solar energy.

 

Total Battery Charge [kWh]

The total energy used to charge the batteries on the sites included in the dashboard. The calculation is based on the summary field "Battery - Total Charge"

Energy Global Fields

Generator Energy Loss - Fuel Cost

In hybrid systems, the generator should be able to charge the batteries while it is running and supplying power. In the absence of this measure, the generator will have to run for longer hours instead of charging the batteries so they can become the site's energy source. By calculating the fuel consumed by the generator without simultaneously charging the battery, the card quantifies this inefficiency as an expense.

The calculation is based on the summary field "Generator On Load - No Battery Charge [Hours]"

Energy Efficiency Fields

Solar Energy Loss

During solar peak hours, the solar energy production may exceed the energy needed by site consumers. In such cases, the extra energy should be stored by charging the batteries on site. The solar is not fully utilized without this measure, resulting in energy loss. The card calculates the time where the solar supplied all the site load, but did not charge the batteries simultaneously.

The calculation is based on the summary field "Solar On Full Load - No Battery Charge [Hours]"

Energy Efficiency Fields

Smart Batteries Count

The average number of smart batteries configured per site.

Inefficient Use of Storage Capacity

This graph shows the amount of energy used to charge the batteries over time. Moreover, it shows how inefficient measures are trending - the overall hours that generators run without charging batteries (in hybrid sites) and the total hours that solar systems provide the site's full load without charging batteries.

Generator Energy Loss - Top 5 Sites

Sites with the highest number of running hours of generators without charging the batteries.

Solar Energy Loss - Top 5 Sites

Sites with the highest number of solar usage hours, which supplied the site's full load and didn't charge the batteries.