Investigation into Application Prospects of Energy Storage Technologies Proposed for China Southern Power Grid

As various energy storage technologies becoming maturity,bulk energy storage technologies are in the phase of application to power systems.This paper provides objective information on the leading energy storage technologies,including the technologies and their development status,technical maturity and possible applications of pumped storage,flywheel storage,compressed air storage,and superconducting magnetic energy storage.Furthermore,the application prospects and operation control modes of the energy storage technologies proposed for China Southern Power Grid are investigated systematically.