CASE STUDY 1 – January 2020

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In late 2019, Renewable Battery Storage Solutions (RBSS) designed and installed an energy storage system at Yallalong Station, a 348,000ha cattle station 650km north of Perth in Western Australia.

The cattle station, in the dry Murchison region north east of Geraldton, can swelter in +40°C temperatures in summer – sometimes as high as 48°C.

Yallalong Station owner Lyndon Brown wanted a 24-hour power supply for fridges, air-conditioning and other comforts of life, that are essential to attracting staff to work at the remote location.

RBSS installed 4 x Redflow ZCell zinc-bromine flow batteries and a 15kVA Victron Quattro inverter to manage, store and distribute energy from a 9.5 kilowatt/peak solar array. A three seasonal position solar panel frame was also custom-built for the station. The final system, which can store as much as 40 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy, enables the Yallalong Station to operate completely off-grid.

As well as providing a 24-hour power supply, the new battery system including a 3kW/peak wind turbine, will save the station at least $10,000 a year in diesel fuel, transport, logistics and maintenance costs.

RBSS chose the zinc-bromine flow battery technology and partnered with Redflow to offer the future in off-grid battery storage power stations.

At RBSS we know that regional clients want a product that will last in the tough, hard conditions, reduces the stress of managing a battery storage system in a remote location and avoids the need to replace batteries for a very long time.

For more details about this installation contact –
Leith Elsegood on 0419 948 098
or email rbss@tiec.com.au

Yallalong Install 1

Connecting the batteries.

Yallalong Install 2

Connecting the batteries.

DC Panel

Custom-built high-current DC Panel Board utilising circuit breaker in lieu of fuses. Being in a remote region, it’s easier to reset a circuit breaker than a high-current fuse in the event a minor fault or excessive load.

battery room at Yallalong Station

Battery Room

ZCell batteries and DC Panel in refurbished room.

PV Frames

The custom-built 3 seasonal position frames for PV panels takes up an area where a previous solar array stood. A refurbished wind turbine will also feed into the system.

PV Array

PV array on custom built frame.

Yallalong Diesels

Old diesel generator - now used for backup.

Distribution Switchboard

Completion of the upgraded electrical Distribution Switchboard in existing generator room. New electrical submains and control cables were installed from the new power room main switchboard to the old existing generator room 50m away. This was required to enable auto control start and monitoring of the existing generator. RBSS were able to design and install a control system to work with client's existing generator to help save costs.