Continuity for Critical Loads — in Italy
Project Overview
BESS for Backup Power in Italy illustrates how a 105kW/233kWh cabinet battery energy storage system can enhance power continuity for a care-home environment where outages directly affect resident safety and facility operations. The system is configured to provide fast backup for critical loads and improve power quality during upstream disturbances, while maintaining a reserve SOC policy to ensure emergency readiness. An EMS-driven control strategy prioritizes backup availability, controlled recharge, and fault-alarm visibility to support reliable day-to-day operation.
Project Background
Elderly care facilities depend on uninterrupted electricity for essential services such as lighting, nurse-call systems, access control, refrigeration for medication, IT/communications, and ventilation. Even short interruptions can create safety risks and operational stress. At many sites, diesel generators alone may not provide seamless transition, and repeated micro-outages can still disrupt sensitive equipment. A cabinet-type BESS can act as a rapid-response buffer, supporting critical loads instantly while enabling orderly recovery and reducing reliance on emergency interventions.
Project Challenge
- Critical-Load Continuity: Provide fast backup support during outages or voltage disturbances to keep essential systems running.
- Reserve Readiness: Maintain sufficient SOC reserve at all times so backup capacity is guaranteed when an event occurs.
- Safe Recovery & Visibility: Recharge after events without stressing the grid connection, and provide alarms/logs for facility staff and remote O&M.
FFD POWER Solution
FFD POWER deployed a 105kW/233kWh all-in-one cabinet BESS designed for backup-oriented operation. The EMS maintains a reserve SOC band dedicated to emergency support, monitors grid quality indicators, and coordinates discharge to sustain critical loads when disturbances occur. After the event, the system performs controlled recharge to restore reserve without causing new demand peaks, while recording key events and alarms for diagnostics and reporting.
System Specifications
- BESS POWER : 105 KW
- BESS Capacity : 233 KWH
- Product used : Galaxy 233L Cabinet-type all-in-one BESS
- Application : Backup power (critical loads) + power quality support
- Architecture: EMS with reserve SOC policy + fast backup dispatch + controlled recharge
Operational Logic: Reserve SOC + Fast Backup Dispatch
The EMS logic is designed to guarantee emergency readiness while operating safely in daily conditions:
- Reserve SOC Policy: maintains a minimum SOC threshold dedicated to backup; limits non-essential discharge to protect emergency capacity.
- Disturbance Response: detects outage/abnormal grid conditions and immediately transitions to backup discharge to support critical loads, with ramp limits and protection coordination.
- Post-Event Recovery: restores SOC through controlled recharge (power-limited, time-scheduled) to avoid demand peaks and return the system to ready state quickly.
