Molten Salt Batteries

Description

Category of technologies that uses molten salt as electrolyte, such as Sodium Sulphur, and Sodium Nickel Chloride. It also includes Liquid-Metal separated by molten salt.

IEEE P2030.2.1/D7.0

Identifier
IEEE P2030.2.1/D7.0
Title
IEEE Draft Guide for Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Battery Energy Storage Systems, both Stationary and Mobile, and Applications Integrated with Electric Power Systems
Type of Document
Guidance Document
Edition Date
2017 Sep 01
Summary

The document provides alternative approaches and practices for design, operation, maintenance, integration and interoperability, including distributed resources interconnection, of stationary or mobile battery energy storage systems (BESS) with the EPS at customer facilities, electricity distribution facilities or bulk transmission electricity facilities.

UL 1973

Identifier
UL 1973
Title
Standard for Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxiliary Power and Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications
Type of Document
Standard
Edition Date
2018 Feb 07
Summary

Safety standard for stationary batteries for energy storage applications, non-chemistry specific and includes electrochemical capacitor systems or hybrid electrochemical capacitor and battery systems. Includes requirements for unique technologies such as flow batteries and sodium beta (i.e., sodium sulfur and sodium nickel chloride). Includes construction requirements, tests and production tests. Also includes requirements for cells used in these systems such as lithium-ion, nickel, Lead-Acid and includes sodium beta and flow battery requirements.

ASME - TES-1

Identifier
ASME - TES-1
Title
Safety Guideline for Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Type of Document
Standard (Draft)
Edition Date
2015 Jun 01
Summary

In June 2015, the ASME Council on Standards and Certification approved the creation of a new Standards Committee on Safety Standards for Thermal Energy Storage Systems (TES).