Battery Energy Storage System Installation: A Comprehensive Guide
The process of installing solar panel battery storage for your business is straight forward and typically involves several key steps to ensure the system is tailored to meet your energy requirements and functions seamlessly with your existing solar power setup. Here’s a breakdown of the battery energy storage system installation process:
Step 1: Initial Consultation and Site Assessment
The first step is to conduct a thorough consultation and site assessment. During this phase, the Excel Energy team of technicians will evaluate your business's energy requirements, current solar panel system generations and the historic data of exported power and the physical layout of your property. This assessment helps determine the ideal size and type of battery storage system for your business.
Key Aspects of the Site Assessment:
✅ Energy Usage Analysis: Reviewing your current energy consumption patterns.
✅ System Compatibility: Ensuring your existing solar PV panels are compatible with the proposed battery storage system. The existing PV system will only accommodate Ac coupled batteries, unless the current inverter set up can be replaced with a modern and compatible one. If there is reluctance to replacing the existing inverter, then an Ac coupled battery system will be recommended
✅ Space and Infrastructure: Identifying appropriate locations for battery installation, such as distribution boards spare way to connect the BESS system, plant rooms or outdoor spaces, with fire suppression systems and IP (ingress protection) rated enclosures.
Step 2: Designing the Battery Storage Solution
After the site assessment, the installation team will design a customised solar battery energy storage solution tailored to your specific requirements. The design will account for:
✅ Battery Capacity: The size of the battery system based on your energy consumption and how much power you wish to store.
✅ System Integration: Ensuring the battery integrates smoothly with your existing solar panels or grid connection.
✅ Scalability: Designing a system that can grow with your business if your energy needs increase over time and overall commercial goals as a result of over generated energy
Step 3: Permits and Approvals
Before installation can begin, necessary permits and approvals must be obtained. Excel Energy installation team will handle all the paperwork and work with local authorities to ensure compliance planning and DNO regulations, BS7671 electrical regulations, fire fighters safety recommendations. This ensures the installation process runs smoothly without any problems.
Step 4: Installation of Solar Panel Battery Storage System
Once all permits are secured, the installation process begins. The physical installation typically includes mounting the battery storage units, wiring them up to your existing solar panel system or connections to the distribution boards, connecting the communications and integrating intelligent energy management systems that allow for seamless control and monitoring of stored energy.
Installation Process:
✅ Mounting the Batteries: The battery system will be installed in a designated area, typically a well-ventilated location, such as a plant room or a dedicated outdoor space with enclosure.
✅ System Integration: Energy management software, metering and inverters will be installed to manage the flow of energy between your solar panels system, battery storage, and the Grid.
Step 5: Testing and Commissioning
Once the installation is complete, the system will undergo thorough testing to ensure everything is functioning correctly. Our installation team will check the battery’s charging and discharging cycles, state of health (soh), state of charge (sco), depth of discharge (dod) to monitor energy flow, and ensure the system is ready to handle your business’s energy needs.
Step 6: Monitoring and Maintenance
After the battery storage system is up and running, Excel Energy will provide you with access to an online monitoring portal to monitor your energy consumption and the performance of your solar panel battery storage system. Many systems come with remote monitoring capabilities, allowing you to track your energy usage in real time. Additionally, we can offer businesses routine maintenance services to keep the system operating at peak efficiency.
Monitoring and Maintenance Inclusions:
✅ Realtime Energy Monitoring: Software to help you track energy production, storage, and usage.
✅ Routine Inspections: Scheduled maintenance to ensure the battery system is working efficiently and safely by checking state of health (soh), state of charge (sco), depth of discharge (dod) and life cycle of the battery cells.
✅ Customer Support: Ongoing technical support for any issues or software upgrades to your system.
Step 7: Final Handover and Training
Once the commercial battery storage system is fully operational, the final step is to train your staff or facilities team on how to monitor, control, and maintain the battery storage system. You’ll receive documentation, designs and schematics with instructions and training to help you understand how to use, optimise energy usage and ensure the system continues to provide savings and reliable backup power.
Conclusion
The installation process for solar panel battery storage is streamlined to ensure minimal disruption to your daily business operations. From the initial consultation to post installation monitoring, the focus is on providing a seamless transition to a more efficient and resilient energy system. By working with Excel Energy experienced professionals, you’ll gain a fully integrated solution that maximises your solar power usage, reduces energy costs, and provides backup power when required.
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