Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of energy management systems solutions serving the utility, commercial and industrial building markets, announced the third-party validation of its Agile Flow Battery.
Specifically designed for behind-the-meter energy storage applications in the commercial and industrial building markets, the battery enables a large amount of energy to be deployed from a relatively small footprint.
The independent third-party validation was performed at one of the world’s top battery and grid power control products testing facilities in Beijing. The validation, which was the culmination of a product development program that began in July 2014, measured a large number of performance parameters, including maximum capacity, rated capacity, on-line self-discharge, safety, efficiency and state of charge accuracy.
“The Agile Flow Battery was designed for commercial and industrial building applications requiring two to eight hours of time, so excellent performance, reliability, repeatability and safety are a must,” said Brad Hansen, president and chief operating officer of ZBB Energy. “We went from start of design, to completion of first system assembly, in less than five months.
“This rapid time to first article completion allowed for us to spend three months in round the clock ‘iron man’ testing of the product leading up to this very important third-party validation test. Despite aggressive timelines and performance standards, we were able to meet or exceed all major performance milestones and demonstrate excellent repeatability and reliability.”
The Agile Flow Battery is available for configurations of up to 1.0MWh, with shipments beginning in the second half of 2015.
