Huawei East Africa Wind and Solar Energy Storage Project

What is Huawei energy storage system?

Huawei Energy Storage Systems integrate power electronics, digital, thermal, electrochemical, and AI technologies to implement refined monitoring and management at the cell, battery pack, battery rack, ESS, and power grid levels. This ensures energy storage system safety, efficiency, and grid-forming capability.

How does Huawei's smart PCs System work?

Huawei’s smart PCS system is also used to send power to be stored in a smart string energy storage system where it can be stored for use when there is no sunlight, after being processed by a distribution transformer. “In a PV plant, additional components like transformers are used to step up the voltage of the electricity.

How does Huawei's utility-scale smart PV & ESS work?

Huawei’s Utility-Scale Smart PV & ESS Solutions can operate independently of traditional grids. Where traditional grids use synchronous generators, Huawei uses a grid-connected ESS with power electronics in the form of the smart PCS to manage the discharge and charge of power.

How does Huawei's virtual synchronous machine technology work?

“ Huawei has innovated by creating virtual synchronous machine technology that enables each PCS to simulate the role of a traditional generator. This provides effective control over the grids’ frequency and voltage and ensures stable, safe and reliable power supply within our microgrid projects,” says Lusson.