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ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

NAS Battery Division, Power Business Group

https://www.ngk.co.jp/nas/

Headquarters NAS Battery Division, Power Business Group

2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho, Nagoya, 467-8530 JAPAN 
Tel +81-(0)52-872-7515 Fax +81-(0)52-872-8862
Contact in U.S.A. NGK-LOCKE, INC.
21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 500, Torrance, California 90503, U.S.A. 
Tel +1-310-316-3323 Fax +1-310-316-3944
Contact in Europe NGK-ITALY S.r.I
Via Antonio Salandra, 18 00187 Rome, Italy 
Tel +39-06-4227-2070 Fax +39-06-4227-4036

Care has been taken to ensure that the information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of printing (March 2016).
NGK reserves the right to amend or modify this information without notice. Please contact NGK for the latest NAS specifications.
NAS and the NAS logo are trademarks of NGK INSULATORS, LTD, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Copyright © 2016 by NGK INSULATORS, LTD. All rights reserved.

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NAS systems are the #1 choice worldwide for grid-scale battery storage
NGK's NAS system is the world leader in grid-scale battery storage.
The cumulative field experience of NAS systems far surpasses that of every other grid scale battery system.
NGK's NAS systems have been deployed for over 20 years, at over 200 projects,
with total deployments of 3.7 GWh and 530 MW. Load Leveling
Grid Solution, Renewables
Ancillary
Smart Grid

1MW
1MW Luverne, MN 0.8MW
BC, Canada
Wind integration Emden, Germany
Peak reduction and backup
Wind integration
2MW
Churubusco, IN
56MW
T&D deferral
Aomori, Japan
Stabilization of wind
6MW 1MW
San Jose, CA Berlin, Germany
Vacaville, CA Island microgrid(simulation)
Peak shaving, backup & Ancillary

50MW
Kyushu, Japan
1MW 108MW Renewable integration
Catalina, CA
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Island grid stability
3MW Load leveling & smart grid
Charleston, WV 35MW
Japan
Milton, WV Near Napoli, Italy
T&D deferral Transmission grid stability 360ＭＷ
1MW
Los Alamos, NM
Microgrid 4MW
Presidio, TX
1MW
Power quality and backup Reunion, France
Renewable integration

2MW
Bluffton, OH
T&D deferral

Features of NAS Systems

NGK's NAS is a large scale battery system with many power grid applications.
Superior Function and Performance possible only by decades of research, design, testing,
demonstration, advanced manufacturing and over 10-years of proven commercial operation.

LONG DURATION Minimal Maintenance FAST RESPONSE Developed for the Grid System Expansion

6
HOURS
NAS systems are the most
effective way to store large
amounts of electrical
Preventative maintenance is
minimal and can be
scheduled to avoid peak
When used with a fast
Power Conversion System
(PCS), NAS systems can
NAS technology was developed
by NGK from 1984 to provide a
more flexible storage alternative
NAS systems can be
cascaded to any needed
size (to 100's of MW or
energy. NAS systems can seasons. Maintenance can be respond to grid commands than pumped storage, for the more.)
discharge for 6 hours. done on specific containers to store or deliver electrical world's largest utility, TEPCO.
while the rest of the system energy in tens of The first NAS system
continues operation. milliseconds. deployment was in 1995.

COMPACT High Reliability SAFETY Wide Ambient Long Lifetime Plug & Play
NAS can be flexibly With decades of The safety of NAS systems Operating Range NAS systems are rated at Containerized NAS battery
deployed where it is experience, NAS systems has been proven in testing Climates for NAS projects
15
YEARS
4500 full cycle discharges, system in which NAS
needed in less space than have field-proven reliability by NGK, in testing by third range from the cold of or 15 year calendar life, battery modules
other battery technologies. exceeding 99% reliability party authorities and from Minnesota winters to the whichever occurs first. This are pre-installed drastically
on a per module basis and extensive field experience. heat of Abu Dhabi. lifetime is field-proven. reduces installation period.
even higher on a
system-wide basis.

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Application

Renewables / Power Plants Transmission,Substation & Distribution Industrial,Commercial & Residential Islands, Remote Grids & Micro grids

Renewable Stabilization Ancillary Services Peak Shaving Micro Grid

By absorbing fluctuating renewable energy such as wind Imbalance between demand and supply could cause NAS can reduce peak demand automatically simply by A NAS system can provide essential functions for smaller
and solar during off-peak times, a NAS system can frequency fluctuation. NAS can achieve minimization of setting the desired peak threshold. This can be used to grids, such as microgrids, island grids, and grids in remote
provide additional power during periods of peak demand. frequency fluctuation by utilizing its high-speed response. reduce demand charges for users with fluctuating locations. These functions include support for higher
loads. levels of renewables, timeshifting and stabilization of
Constant output of wind power Without NAS system wind and solar, voltage (VAR) support, frequency
Load
regulation, protection against frequency collapse during
Output from wind Combined Discharging
contingencies, black start energy and backup power. NAS

Load
Charging
storage allows fossil and biomass generators to be
Load / Generation
Discharging With NAS system
operated at a fixed output setting that minimizes fuel use
Power

Charging

Fluctuation and emissions. With NAS storage, the result is a greener

of wind 0 12 24
Fluctuation of power or
grid with lower operating costs and higher reliability.
Time
electricity usage solar power
Frequency

O Backup Power and Resiliency Factory

ー +
A NAS system can provide continuous power to critical Wind

Time Electricity usage Generation adjustment of

generation loads for 6 hours or more in the event of grid outages. In
addition to providing multi-hour backup, a single NAS NAS

Time shift of solar power Time system can also provide other functions, including peak
Solar
shaving, demand charge reduction, solar storage, and
Output from solar Combined output
Investment Deferral management of power quality. With solar or other local Buildings Houses

NAS systems can defer or eliminate the need for generation, additional resiliency can be provided by using
transmission and distribution upgrades. Power can be the NAS system in a microgrid configuration with Demand and Supply
Power

Charging
imported into a transmission constrained area when islanding capability. (Before installing NAS system)

loads are light, charging a NAS system that is positioned Total demand curve

near the load. During peak load, the NAS system is

Load/Generation
Discharging
Storage of Local Solar Power
discharged to supplement the power from the
Solar power
at-capacity transmission lines. The rapidly declining cost of solar has led to widespread
Wind power Min. output of DG
0 12 24 deployment of solar by end users. NAS storage can Diesel
Time Solar power of generation
reduce or eliminate grid power usage by timeshifting this region must
Peak-Cut(discharging)
excess solar energy from daytime to nighttime. A NAS be curtailed.
Fossil Peaker Plant Replacement
storage system can cut grid costs for end users by Biomass generation

A NAS system can provide resource adequacy capacity of simultaneously providing solar storage, peak shaving and 0 12 24
Power

Time
6 hours or more per day, providing a green alternative to demand charge reduction.
a fossil peaker plant. The same NAS system can also
Charging at night
provide onpeak/offpeak price arbitrage, frequency
Demand and Supply
regulation, ramping services, VAR support and other grid
(after installing NAS system)
functions. 0 12 24
Charging
Time Discharging

Load/Generation
Charging Solar power
Load
Power

Wind power
from solar power Charging

charge & discharge Charge Charge

Solar power Diesel generation
energy from NAS Discharge
Discharging Discharging

Purchasing from the grid

0 12 24
Biomass generation
Time
0 12 24 0 12 24
Time Time
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Reference Installations
Large Project for Renewalbe Energy Other Installations for Various Applications

Mitigation of Transmission Congestion and Losses Campania Region, Load Leveling in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, UAE

Total 34.8MW/250MWh at three substations in Italy Italy Total 108MW/648MWh at several substations in Abu Dhabi (Operation in stage
Terna S.p.A. (Operation since 2015) Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority since 2010)

This is the first large scale battery project directly operated NAS systems deployed at several distribution
by TSO in order to manage transmission line congestions substations (4-40MW/site) level the load curve,
caused by variable renewable energy generated in the thereby reducing the use of high-cost, peak
South. The gird congestions are mitigated by activation of load thermal generation.
charging phase. The storage also integrates the
renewables by balancing supply and demand. Iran

Milano

Roma
Saudi Arabia

Napoli Oman
Abu Dhabi

Stabilization of Huge Wind Farm Aomori Prefecture, Maximization Renewable Energy Installations in Oki Islands Shimane Prefecture,
Japan 4.2MW/25.2MWh Japan
34MW/244.8MWh NAS system alongside 51MW wind farm
Futamata Wind Development Co., Ltd. (Operation since 2008) Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. （Operation since 2015）

A NAS system makes wind output dispatchable A NAS system absorbs large fluctuations of
by charging from excess wind power and solar and wind power, which helped Chugoku
discharging so as to meet desired dispatch Electric add more renewables to their grid.
levels. Immediate smoothing and timeshifting
can both be provided.

Peak Reduction and Backup Reserve British Columbia,

1MW/7.2MWh NAS system at Yoho National Park CANADA

BC Hydro and Power Authority (Operation since 2013)

A NAS system supplies clean backup power to

a remote area in the Canadian Rockies during
outages.

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 System Configuration Standard Containerized System
Typical Single Line Diagram for 1.6MW NAS Battery System
The NAS system is connected to the The NAS battery system is a "Plug and Play" design built around standard 20 foot ocean freight containers.
grid through a power conversion 3φ11kV The containerized design expedites transportation and installation and helps minimize installation costs.
system (PCS). When the NAS system is
PCS
charging, the PCS converts grid AC to OVR
UVR Typical layout of 800kw System
DC and stores the DC energy in the OFR 200 kW and 1200 kWh. Full recharge in unit : m
UFR
Rated Output per Container less than 9 hours. Partial cycles are OK.
NAS battery. When the NAS system is OCR

Aux. Transformer There is no 'memory effect.' NAS Battery ＰＣＳ

discharging, the DC energy from the 3φ3W 300kVA
Transformer

NAS battery is converted to AC by the

11kV/410~480V Six NAS modules, each rated at 33 kW
Internal to each Container
and 200 kWh.
PCS and supplied to the grid.

12.1
Four containers connected to a Power

6.1
Interactions with the grid are through

0.8
AC/DC Converter Conversion System (PCS). Four containers
an integrated control system, which Typical Deployment

2.4
are rated at 800 kW and 4800 kWh.
manages the NAS battery and the PCS, Building Block
Replicate these blocks for larger
resulting in safe and efficient operation. deployments (e.g. to 100's of MW.)

0
3.
Weight 86.0 t (except PCS)
6.1 0.4 1.5 2.4
16.4
200kW
Container

NAS Controller

NAS Controller
(Master)

5.2
200kW
Container
800kW NAS Unit

2.6
(Slave)
X2

0.3
NAS Battery ＰＣＳ
200kW
Container
(Slave)

200kW

Expected Lifetime Operation and Maintenance

NAS Battery Container
(Slave) (fee-based service)

15 years or 4500 cycles (at 100% DoD or Appropriate maintenance should be recommended to achieve stable
equivalent), whichever occurs first. operation for a long period of time.
Checking abnormality of system

Environmental Daily Check Cleaning up

Safety Test Test Result No need for suspending operation

The battery cells are hermetically sealed Every four years

In designing NAS systems, NGK placed
safety in paramount importance. The
safety of NAS systems has been proven
in testing by NGK, in testing by third
party authorities and from decades of
field experience. NAS systems also
comply with CE marking requirements
which are essential for exportation to
<Put module in fire> and there are no emissions from their Periodic Check Replacement consumable parts
Fire exposure Functional tests
No leakage. No fire. Safety confirmed. operation.
Submerge
<Submerge module at operational temp> Installation Process NGK-NAS Call Center (fee-based service)
No leakage. No fire. Safety confirmed.
NGK can provide professional support that NAS Call Center provides timely solutions and further relief to customers.
complies with local laws and regulations Remote monitoring for customer's system for 24×365.
<Drop module at operational temp >
Drop Module enclosure was damaged but no damage
for NAS installations. Technical support via call or email.

Europe. to cells. No leakage. No fire. Safety confirmed. This includes installing, connecting and
energizing the NAS system.
<Short circuit module> Warranty
Short circuit Circuit was opened by internal fuses.
2 year warranty standard. Extended warranty available.
No leakage. No fire. Safety confirmed.

<Ignite one cell inside module>

Self extinguish No expansion of fire to adjacent cells.
No leakage. No fire. Safety confirmed.

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