System Solution Guide Battery Energy Storage System
System Solution Guide Battery Energy Storage System
Application ESS (Energy storage system) plays a crucial role in building a low-carbon world and is currently
one of the most flourishing industrial applications. The reasons behind include the positive
policies led by decarbonization goals in various countries, the needs for storage and control of
renewable energy like solar power during the rapid development of new energy applications,
and the continuous reduction in the cost of Li-ion batteries.
Energy storage system has so close relationship with solar system and EV charging stations in
terms of application that they are also sharing similarities in hardware design and component
selection. This guide provides a comprehensive introduction to the energy storage system and
its market, as well as the industry-leading products and solutions offered by onsemi.
System Purpose
ESS is an application that has been studied extensively. It stores the energy (electricity) from different power
generation elements (coal, nuclear, wind, solar, etc.) in a variety of forms like electrochemical storage
(battery), mechanical storage (compressed air), thermal storage (molten salt), etc. In this guide, battery
energy storage system connected with the solar inverter system will be targeted.
BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) is widely employed in both residential and commercial cases. In
residential applications, a BESS serves as a backup power supply, preventing unexpected power outages and
contributing to cost saving by shifting electrical energy from low-value to high-value periods. In commercial
applications, which involve larger systems, BESS can efficiently store and manage the free and clean energy
produced by solar inverter, achieving low-carbon emissions. Another key attribute of BESS today is its ability
to reduce the grid pressure caused by growing demands of EV charging.
Lithium-ion battery, which is known as the major part of electrochemical storage system, has high
power/energy density, high roundtrip efficiency, compact footprint, and flexibility for expansion. The Li-ion
battery is a relatively mature technology that has benefited from more than three decades of commercial
development, which makes it a reliable and low-cost solution. It can be regarded that the continuous cost-
down of Li-ion battery has strongly accelerated the development of energy storage.
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Four Elements to Build BESS
A BESS is made up of 4 parts, not only for commercial type, but for residential type. Battery packs consist of
battery cells to establish a commercial level system, and high-voltage modules are integrated into racks or
banks for higher capacity. Usually charging and discharging voltage ranging from 50 V to 1100 V is
dependent on the battery voltage and circuit topology. BMS (Battery Management System) is an electronic
system managing rechargeable batteries by ensuring batteries are operating in SOA (Safe Operating Area),
monitoring operating states, calculating and reporting real-time data, etc. to realize a longer operational life.
PCS is another important sub-system for bidirectional conversion of electrical energy connected between the
battery pack and the grid and/or load. It determines largely the system cost, size and performance. EMS, as
explained just now, is a software-based system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility
grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation or transmission system.
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Bidirectional Operation
The power conversion stage of BESS requires a bidirectional operation. Commonly, three-phase inverters can
be bidirectional and behave as an AC-DC converter when operating in reverse mode, or reactive mode for
UPS or braking mode for motor drive. There is a significant point to highlight here, though. In general power
converters, and in particular topologies, are optimized for one use case and one direction of the power flow
through the selection and relative sizing of the switches and diodes. Three−phase inverters used as AC-DC
converters in PFC mode will not be as efficient as an optimized AC-DC PFC converter. Even DC-AC
topologies designed to be bidirectional will show better performance in one direction than the other. So, it is
important to bear in mind what will be the most common use case. Also, bidirectionality will not be achievable
with all topologies as we will see, so selecting the right one upfront is an important factor. Read AND90142 -
Demystifying Three-Phase Power Factor Correction Topologies to understand three-level technology and
featured three-level PFC circuits.
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GD Q1 Q5 Q9
C1
D1 GD Q2 D3 Q6 D5 Q10
L1
L2
Battery L3 AC Port
D2 GD Q3 D4 Q7 D6 Q11
C1
GD Q4 Q8 Q12
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D2
Primary Side PWM QR Controller
T1
NCP1362, SOIC-8 R1 C1
C2 Vout
D1
Usually, the auxiliary power supplies are designed Vbus
based on a flyback topology using a primary-side-
Flyback Q1
regulated, QR (quasi-resonant) flyback controller. Controller
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Learn more about M3 family - AND90204 - onsemi Figure 7: Chart Comparison of EOSS parameter
EliteSiC Gen 2 1200 V SiC MOSFET M3S Series
*Key characteristics of NTH4L022N120M3S.
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Q1 Q2 Q3 D1 Q2 D2 Q4 D3 Q6
C1
L1 L1
L2
Q4 Q5 VDC VAC
L2 L3
VDC VAC
Q6 Q7
L3 D4 Q7 D5 Q9 D6 Q11
Q8 Q9
C2
Q10 Q11 Q12 C2 Q8 Q10 Q12
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Q1 Buck-Boost Converter
L • Expand charging/discharging voltage range to
VDC improve battery usage
• Realize bidirectional power conversion when
Q2 C VDC charging/discharging
• Few components and easy control
• Optional according to battery voltage
Recommended Products
Suggested
Part Number Description
Block
AC-Coupled & DC-Coupled BESS - Power Conversion Stage
NTH4L028N170M1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 28 mΩ, 1700 V, M1, TO-247-4L
NTH4L014N120M3P Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 14 mΩ, 1200 V, M3P, TO-247-4L
NTHL022N120M3S Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 22 mΩ, 1200 V, M3S, TO-247-3L
NTH4L040N120M3S Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 40 mΩ, 1200 V, M3S, TO-247-4L
NTBG070N120M3S Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 65 mΩ, 1200 V, M3S, D2PAK-7L
NTBG020N090SC1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 20 mΩ, 900 V, M2, D2PAK-7L
NTBG015N065SC1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 12 mΩ, 650 V, M2, D2PAK-7L
NTBL045N065SC1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 33 mΩ, 650 V, M2, TOLL
NTH4L015N065SC1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 12 mΩ, 650 V, M2, TO-247-4L
NTHL075N065SC1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 57 mΩ, 650 V, M2, TO-247-3L
Application Recommended SiC MOSFET
NDSH25170A Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 25 A,1700 V,D1,TO-247-2L
FFSH10120A Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 10 A, 1200 V,D1,TO-247-2L
FFSB20120A Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 20 A, 1200 V,D1,D2PAK-2L
FFSH30120ADN Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 30 A,1200 V,D1,TO-247-3L
Bidirectional
AC-DC & FFSH40120ADN Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 40 A,1200 V,D1,TO-247-3L
Bidirectional NDSH50120C Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 50 A,1200 V,D3,TO-247-2L
DC-DC
FFSD0665B Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 6 A, 650 V, D2, DPAK
FFSP0665B Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 6 A, 650 V, D2, TO-220-2L
FFSB0665B Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 6 A, 650 V, D2, D2PAK-2L
FFSB1065B Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diode – EliteSiC, 10 A, 650 V, D2, D2PAK-2L
Application Recommended SiC Diode
FGHL40T120RWD 1200 V 40 A FS7 IGBT, Low Vce(sat), TO-247-3L
FGHL60T120RWD 1200 V 60 A FS7 IGBT, Low Vce(sat), TO-247-3L
FGHL40T120SWD 1200 V 60 A FS7 IGBT, Fast Switching, TO-247-3L
FGY140T120SWD 1200 V 140 A FS7 IGBT, Fast Switching, TO-247-3L
FGY75T120SWD 1200 V 75 A FS7 IGBT, Fast Switching, TO-247-3L
FGHL50T65LQDT 650 V 50 A FS4 low Vce(sat) IGBT with full rated copack diode, TO-247-3
FGHL50T65LQDTL4 650 V 50 A FS4 low Vce(sat) IGBT with full rated copack diode, TO-247-4
FGH4L50T65SQD 650 V 50 A FS4 high speed IGBT with copack diode, TO-247-4L
FGH4L50T65MQDC50 650 V 50 A FS4 high speed IGBT with SiC diode, TO-247-4L
Application Recommended IGBT Discrete
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Part Number Description
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NXH006P120MNF2 Full SiC PIM, EliteSiC, Half Bridge, 1200 V, 6 mΩ, M1
NXH010P120MNF1 Full SiC PIM, EliteSiC, Half Bridge, 1200 V, 10 mΩ, M1
NXH004P120M3F2 Full SiC PIM, EliteSiC, Half Bridge, 1200 V, 4 mΩ, M3S
NXH003P120M3F2 Full SiC PIM, EliteSiC, Half Bridge, 1200 V, 3 mΩ, M3S
NXH400N100L4Q2F2 IGBT PIM, I-Type NPC, 1000 V, 200 A IGBT, 1000 V, 75 A Diode
NXH600N65L4Q2F2 IGBT PIM, I-Type NPC, 650 V, 600 A IGBT, 650 V, 300 A Diode
Bidirectional Application Recommended PIM for Bidirectional AC-DC & DC-DC Stages
AC-DC &
NTBLS0D8N08X Power MOSFET, N-Channel, 80 V, 457 A, 0.79 mΩ, TOLL
Bidirectional
DC-DC NTBLS1D5N10MC Power MOSFET, N-Channel, 100 V, 312 A, 1.53 mΩ, TOLL
NTBLS1D7N10MC Power MOSFET, N-Channel, 100 V, 272 A, 1.8 mΩ, TOLL
NTMFWS1D5N08X Power MOSFET, N-Channel, STD Gate, SO8FL-HEFET,80V,1.43 mΩ,253 A
NTBGS004N10G Power MOSFET, N-Channel, 203 A, 100V, D2PAK-7L
NTMFS3D2N10MD N-Channel Shielded Gate PowerTrench® MOSFET 100 V, 142 A, 3.2 mΩ
NTMFS7D5N15MC N-Channel Shielded Gate PowerTrench® MOSFET 150 V, 95.6 A, 7.9 mΩ
Application Recommended MOSFET for Optional Bidirectional DC-DC Stage
Power NCP189 LDO, 500 mA, Low noise, High PSRR, Low VDO
Management NCP718 LDO Regulator, 300 mA, Wide Vin, Ultra-Low Iq
NCP730 LDO Regulator, 150 mA, 38 V, 1 uA IQ, with PG
NCP731 LDO Regulator, 150 mA, 38 V, 8 µVrms with Enable and external Soft Start.
NCP164 LDO Regulator, 300 mA, Ultra-Low Noise, High PSRR with Power Good
Application Recommended LDO
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Recommended Products
Suggested
Part Number Description
Block
NCP1251 PWM Controller, Current Mode for Offline Power Suppliers
NCP1362 Quasi-Resonant Flyback Controller with Valley Lock-out Switching
NCP1680 Totem-Pole PFC Controller, CrM
NCP1568 AC-DC Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller
NCP13992 Current Mode Resonant Controller
Application Recommended Offline Controller
NUP2105 27 V ESD Protection Diode - Dual Line CAN Bus Protector
NUP3105L 32 V Dual Line CAN Bus Protector in SOT-23
Power
ESDM2032MX 3.3 V Bidirectional ESD and Surge Protection Diode
Management
ESDM3032MX 3.3 V Bidirectional Micro−Packaged ESD Protection Diode
Application Recommended ESD Protection Diode
NCID9 series High Speed Dual/3ch/Quad Digital Isolator
NIS3071 Electronic fuse (eFuse) 4-channel, 8 V to 60 V, 10 A in 5x6mm package
MM5Z series 500 mW Tight Tolerance Zener Diode Voltage Regulator
NTBG1000N170M1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 960 mΩ, 1700 V, M1, D2PAK-7L
NTHL1000N170M1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET - EliteSiC, 960 mΩ, 1700 V, M1, TO-247-3L
Application Recommended Zener Diode and others
NCS21 series Current Sense Amplifier, 26 V, Low-/High-Side Voltage Out
NCS2007 series Operational Amplifier, Wide Supply Range, 3 MHz CMOS
LM393 Comparator, Dual, Low Offset Voltage
Signal Cond. &
Application Recommended Amplifier & Comparator
Control
NCD98010 12-Bit Low Power SAR ADC Unsigned Output
NCD98011 12-Bit Low Power SAR ADC Signed Output
Application Recommended ADC
CAT24M01 EEPROM Serial 1 MB I2C
CAT24C64 EEPROM Serial 64 kb I2C
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Technical Documents
Application Note AND90204 – onsemi EliteSiC Gen2 1200V SiC MOSFET M3S Series
AND90103 – onsemi M1 1200V SiC MOSFETs & Modules: Characteristics and Driving
Application Note
Recommendations
Application Note AND90190 – Practical Design Guidelines on the Usage of an Isolated Gate Driver
AND9674 – Design and Application Guide of Bootstrap Circuit for High-Voltage Gate-
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Drive IC
Application Note AND90061 – Half-Bridge LLC Resonant Converter Design Using NCP4390/NCV4390
AND8273 – Design of a 100W ACF DC-DC Converter for Telecom System Using
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NCP1262
Video Video – Understanding Single Pulse Avalanche Rating in Silicon Carbide MOSFETs
Technical Documents
Video – Introducing New Next-Generation 1200 V EliteSiC Half Bridge Power Integrated
Video
Modules (PIMs) M3S Technology
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40 W SiC high-voltage auxiliary power supply for HEV & BEV applications
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Ref Design 6-18 Vdc Input Isolated SiC Gate Driver Supply +20V/-5V/5V with Automotive Qualified
(Evaluation Board) NCV3064 Controller Evaluation Board
Ref Design 6-18 Vdc Input Isolated IGBT Gate Driver Supply +15V/-7.5V/7.5V with Automotive
(Evaluation Board) Qualified NCV3064 Controller
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