Australian Designed and Made Energy Storage

Electric power has to be used at the time of generation, and distribution itself puts constraint on the supply and degrades power quality. To take care of the varying demand and quality issues, electricity generators and distributors must have reserve power and infrastructure.

Magellan Utility Scale Energy Storage can provide localised peak power, improve power quality, offer solar smoothing function (mitigate the effect of passing clouds) and provide uninterruptible power when needed.

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Magellan Energy Storage Case Studies: 

System Supplied to Western Australian Town 2018:


(Above) The Utility Scale Battery Storage leaving Magellan's premises.

Magellan Power delivered the above Utility Scale Battery Storage System to one of Australia’s largest solar and storage based microgrid projects in early 2018. 

The first stage of the project consisted of a new 5.25 MW gas-fired power plant which used a Magellan Utility Scale Battery Storage System to optimise the efficiency of the power station and provide flexibility in managing future renewable growth of the town it was deployed in. 

Magellan supplied state of the art 1MW/500kWh battery storage systems in two 20 foot containers. The completed battery storage will be used for Spinning Reserve and Black Start applications.


Above: Magellan 1MVA/500kWh Utility Scale Battery Storage 


Above: The Australian-made inverter and 500kWh lithium batteries. 


(Above) Inside the Magellan Utility Scale Energy Storage System. 

Manufacturing Utility Scale Energy Storage since 2010:

Magellan Power has been supplying Utility Scale Energy Storage systems to Australian utilities such as Ergon Energy in QLD, and TransGrid in NSW since 2011.



(Above) GUSS  – Grid Utility Support System 2011: 25kVA/100kWh Lithium Ion based battery/inverter system to correct problems of the Single Wire Earth Return transmission lines.

Magellan Power’s first Grid Power Support Systems (GPSS) was deployed to Far North QLD to correct deficiencies with the Single Wire Earth Return networks. 

The system solved problems produced by the dated Single Earth Wire Return (SWER) lines, which had been in place since WWII and did not have the capacity to handle modern energy requirements or input from renewable energy sources.

The GPSS was based in a shipping container and the system comprised of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, an inverter, a battery monitoring system and distribution boards. The way it worked was by regulating levels and correcting power factors of the grid, increasing stability and economizing power by up to 30 per cent. 

iDemand, Sydney NSW

The TransGrid Energy Storage System was supplied in 2014 to the iDemand project in Sydney, Australia.

The system is being used for the utility’s i-Demand Project. The project, which is in place at TransGrid’s Western Sydney (Eastern Creek) site, also includes 98 kW of solar panels and high-efficiency LED lighting.

The Magellan Grid Power Support System utilises 400 kWh lithium polymer batteries and the advanced bi-directional inverter uses rugged IGBT power circuitry with the latest microprocessor hardware and software.

The long cycle life of the Nickel Manganese Cobalt batteries combined with the high reliability and rugged design of Magellan inverters make this energy storage equipment a perfect choice for many applications including frequency and voltage regulation, peak load management, remote area power systems, solar smoothing, diesel reduction and many other applications.

The Magellan Energy Storage System is Australian made and designed to store large amount of electrical energy into batteries and to support the connected grid by providing peak demand and power quality service such as reactive power compensation.

The equipment is designed for compliance with AS4777 and uses a high reliability four quadrant 3- phase bidirectional inverter to store energy from the grid, or from a renewable energy source, into highly efficient and reliable Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (LiMnNiCoO2) batteries. The Lithium Polymer Batteries (SLPB) high energy cells feature outstanding energy densities (200Wh/kg) and longevity with deep discharge (80% DOD).

IDemand is a hybrid energy project, which was designed to facilitate research into development of demand management opportunities in NSW. The system is also used to save energy at TransGrid's Wallgrove Regional Centre. 

TransGrid has a webpage for the project, and a link to the live monitoring of the Energy Storage System and associated equipment.

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Eco Generation Magazine published in the October 2015 edition an article explaining the TransGrid iDemand project, and Magellan's involvement. 

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