1. IEEE POWER AND ENERGY SOCIETY
ESSB Technical Session 1 Winter 2018
Lithium Battery Issues in a Stationary Environment
Presented by
Edward P. Rafter, P.E., Switch
Jim McDowall , Saft Americas

2. Agenda Introduction Users Perspective Safety Concerns Application
Configuration
Monitoring and Maintenance
Cost Benefit Analysis

3. Agenda Jim McDowall-Saft Additional technical resources Li-Ion BMS
Charging Issues
SOC
Aging
Safety
Charger Interface
Discharging Issues
Operating Philosophy
Reliability vs. Availability

4. Users Perspective Safety Concerns Chemistries
Internal and External Safeties
Local and National Code Issues

5. Users Perspective Determining the Right Application
Utility Paralleling
Backup Power
Standby Power

6. Users Perspective Determining the Right Configuration
Containerized/packaged
Traditional Deployment

7. Users Perspective Monitoring and Maintenance
Monitoring and Control (integral)
Monitoring (User viewable and trend-able)
Maintenance (Trust but Verify)

8. User Perspective Cost of Ownership
Total Cost of Ownership (accurately calculated)