Battery and thermal storage installations already have their own management, cooling, fire protection and electrical protection. GridFlex proposes an independent assurance layer that adds evidence alongside those systems without replacing any of them.
Compare expectation with observation
The idea is to compare authorized schedules, temperatures and charging or discharging behaviour with what independent measurements show, using data the operator approves.
Different assets, different models
Battery and thermal storage have different operating limits and need different expertise. Models and thresholds would be specific to each asset type and evaluated before use.
Safeguards stay in charge
The layer would not replace battery management, cooling, fire protection or electrical protection, and it would not override them.
Residual hazards
Electrical disconnection does not eliminate stored energy. Any containment or recovery involving storage assets requires qualified engineering for the specific installation.
See the proposed energy storage application.
