Applications of Energy Storage to Generation and Absorption of Electrical Power - Large Energy Storage Systems - page 13

e Regional Grid

Current Power Grid

Pumped
Hydro

Power
Plant

Substation

Substation

Transformer

Transformer

Transformer Transformer

Future Power Grid

e Regional Grid

Pumped
Hydro

Power
Plant

Wind

Solar Farm

CAES

ermal
Storage

Batteries

Batteries

Communication
& Control

Substation

Substation

Transformer Transformer

Transformer Transformer

Solar Cells

FIGURE 1.6
a: Typical schematic for current power grid. b: Possible schematic for future power grid.