Symphon-E App Multi-Use

1. Introduction

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2. Description

Symphon-E App Multi-Use combines functions of the energy storage system with those of various Symphon-E Apps. Heckert Solar GmbH selects and configures the Symphon-E Apps according to customer requirements. The Symphon-E App Multi-Use is designed for industrial applications and offers a flexible solution for integrating energy storage systems into complex energy management systems—it can even be described as the “Swiss Army knife of Symphon-E Apps.”

The following Symphon-E Apps can be combined:

Symphon-E App Multi-Use is compatible with the following Heckert Solar systems:

System Compatibility

Heckert Solar Industrial S

Heckert Solar Industrial M (452-904)

Heckert Solar Industrial L

Heckert Solar Industrial XL

2.1. Use cases

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Case Study — Foundry

Background:

  • Annual electricity consumption: 2,400 MWh

    • Monday–Friday: 500–700 kW melting processes

    • Weekends: 100–120 kW base load

    • Employee vehicle charging with 8 charging points

  • 1,000 kW grid connection

  • 450 kWp rooftop PV system

  • System: Heckert Solar Industrial M 368 kW/656 kWh

    • Behind-the-Meter system for energy cost optimization

Challenges:

  1. Business day: Peak loads have a particularly costly impact on electricity bills.

  2. Weekend: Solar power is subject to lower remuneration and is fed into the grid.
Case Study 1 - Foundry — Challenges

Solution:

  1. Weekday: Peak Shaving → Peak Shaving to 450 kW grid withdrawal (black)
Case Study 1 - Foundry — Peak Shaving on a Workday

  1. Weekend: Self-Consumption Optimization → 656 kWh from the PV system secured for weekend operations
Case Study 1 - Foundry — Self-Consumption Optimization on the Weekend

Automatic Operation: Multi-Use with EMS

  • Optimal utilization of the energy storage system

  • Greater savings through the combination of standard applications

    • Reduction of peak loads by 250 kW

    • Increase in the self-consumption rate to 95%

  • One-time setup, automatic operation

Case Study — Co-location Without Operating Electricity Costs

Background & Challenges:

  • Solar farm (10 MW) with a large grid connection point (8 MW)

  • Energy storage facility (8 MW | 14 MWh) for arbitrage trading

  • Operating power must be purchased at a high cost from the grid

Amortization

  • Solar farm + Energy storage facility: 3–5 years

  • Industrial M for operational electricity: 2–3 years

 
*Goal: Operational electricity bill = € 0*

An auxiliary electrical energy storage system that charges slowly during the midday peak and shifts this energy to nighttime hours, when transformer losses occur and the facility’s cooling systems are running. At the same time, the electrical energy storage system feeds its “remaining” energy into the grid during the expensive evening hours.

Solution: Industrial M with Multi-Use

  • At night, the system automatically discharges to meet consumption.

  • During the day, the customer can create recurring SmartEvents at any time to ensure optimal driving.
Fallstudie — Co-Location ohne Betriebsstromkosten

3. Operation

Click the Storage System main menu option and then the Serial Multi-Use chip to view an overview of the storage system’s configured tasks:

serial multi use task overview
Image 1. Overview of the system’s functions

To manage the storage system’s tasks, click the Schedule tab. The following overview will appear in the main window:

serial multi use task scheduling
Image 2. Schedule of system tasks

Click Edit.

Here, under Controller, you can configure the type of task (e. g. Manual Discharging), the repeat interval, the start and end times, and the cycle:

serial multi use task adjustment
Image 3. Managing system tasks

3.1. Defining individual power values

Common performance settings are still configured in the respective Symphon-E Apps under the main menu item Storage System (using "Manual Charging & Discharging" as an example here):

serial multi use manual charging adjustment
Image 4. Defining individual power values

Individual power values can be defined in the following Symphon-E Apps:

Heckert Solar configures the Symphon-E Apps according to customer requirements. It is also possible to install Symphon-E Apps multiple times. Please contact your representative at projekt@FENECON.de.