Huawei Smart String Grid Forming ESS solutions integrate advanced functionalities to enhance grid stability and support the integration of renewable energy sources. Grid Forming technology enables Huawei Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to actively contribute to voltage and frequency regulation, expanding energy storage applications across commercial and industrial (C&I), utility-scale and microgrid installations.
Huawei Smart String Grid Forming ESS: Stability, Safety and Efficiency
Huawei Smart String Grid Forming ESS technology enables energy storage systems to actively support voltage and frequency regulation, improving the stability of power grids with high renewable energy penetration.
Through its All-Scenario Grid Forming approach, Huawei aims to deliver consistent grid-forming performance across different grid conditions, time scales and battery State of Charge (SOC) levels.
The platform also integrates:
- Cell-to-Grid Safety: Five layers of protection, from individual battery cells to the power grid, incorporating technologies designed to prevent thermal runaway propagation.
- Smart String Optimization: Independent optimizers for each battery pack and a Smart Rack Controller to enhance energy management efficiency.
- Advanced Digitalization: Real-time monitoring from cell to system level, rapid fault detection and automatic SOC calibration.
For utility-scale installations, Huawei’s architecture integrates Smart String ESS, Smart PCS and Smart Transformer Station, providing advanced grid support and energy storage management capabilities.
In microgrid applications, Huawei Grid Forming-enabled configurations support islanded operation, Black Start capabilities and power supply continuity for critical loads.
Huawei ESS Product Range with Grid Forming Technology
Huawei offers energy storage systems with Grid Forming capabilities for different applications:
- Huawei LUNA2000-241 Series: BESS designed for commercial and industrial applications, featuring hybrid cooling technology and intelligent energy management.
- Huawei LUNA2000-2507-2S and LUNA2000-5015-2S: Containerized energy storage systems with capacities of 2.507 MWh and 5.015 MWh, respectively, designed for large-scale photovoltaic plants and utility-scale applications.
Huawei Grid Forming Technology for Utility-Scale PV Plants
In large-scale photovoltaic installations, Huawei Grid Forming BESS contribute to the regulation of electrical parameters and grid stability, even in power systems with high renewable energy penetration.
Advanced functionalities support transient response management, voltage and frequency variations and, in suitably configured system architectures, grid restoration operations.
Huawei Smart Microgrid: Power Supply Continuity and Power Quality
In microgrid applications, Huawei Grid Forming solutions enable the integration of photovoltaic generation and energy storage, supporting both grid-connected and islanded operation.
For compatible Smart Microgrid configurations, Huawei specifies Black Start capabilities, rapid On-Grid/Off-Grid switching and Total Harmonic Distortion of voltage (THDu) below 1.5% during off-grid operation.
These features contribute to grid stability, power quality and supply continuity across energy infrastructure and industrial facilities.
Huawei ESS Solutions for the Evolution of Power Grids
With Smart String Grid Forming technology, Huawei extends the capabilities of energy storage systems by combining intelligent battery management with active grid support functionalities.
VP Solar supports installers and renewable energy professionals in selecting Huawei ESS solutions for C&I, utility-scale and microgrid applications.
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Huawei, Storage Battery
Huawei LUNA2000 – smart string battery – 5/10/15 kWh
Lithium batteries for photovoltaic storage. Modular system with 5 kWh stackable battery packs with 100% discharge capacity.
- Modular design of 5kWh, 10 kWh and 15 kWh and parallelable up to 2 systems for a total of 30 kWh
- 10 year guarantee
- Configurable with Huawei Hybrid Single and Three Phase Inverters
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BESS, Huawei, Storage Battery
Huawei LUNA2000 107-215 – C&I BESS storage system with hybrid cooling
The Huawei LUNA2000-(107-215) system is the ideal solution for commercial and industrial installations that require high-capacity energy storage, scalability and maximum safety.
- Available storage capacities: 215 kWh, 161 kWh, 107 kWh
- Charging/discharging power: up to 108 kW
- LFP cells
- Maximum cycle efficiency: 3 % (@ 0.25 C)
- Protection rating: IP55
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BESS, Huawei, Storage Battery
Huawei LUNA2000-2507/5015-2S: BESS storage container 2.507/5.015 MWh – 1.254/2.507 MW
BESS, Huawei, Storage BatteryHuawei LUNA2000-2507/5015-2S: BESS storage container 2.507/5.015 MWh – 1.254/2.507 MW
Huawei liquid-cooled electrochemical storage container from the LUNA2000-2S series, built on Smart String Grid-Forming technology, designed for utility-scale storage and grid-support applications.
- Rated charge/discharge power of a 0.5 C system (1.254 or 2.507 MW depending on the system)
- Nominal energy capacity 2.507 or 5.015 MWh
- Protection degree IP55, C5-Medium anti-corrosion class
- Smart String Grid-Forming technology with ancillary grid services support (black start, voltage and frequency regulation)
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Huawei, Storage Battery
Huawei LUNA2000-5/7/14/21-S1
Storage system with 6.9 kWh LFP cells, modular solution with the possibility of stacking up to three battery packs per tower with a maximum capacity of 20.7 kWh parallelable up to 4 towers for a total of 82.8 kWh.
Huawei inverter compatible batteries:
- SUN2000-12/15/17/20/25K-MB0
- SUN2000-3/4/5/6/8/10KTL-M1
- SUN2000-2/3/3.68/4/4.6/5/6KTL-L1
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