Storage Controller¶

Controller Overview¶

The Storage Controller provides multiple control implementations for battery energy storage systems, supporting both behind-the-meter and front-of-meter applications. It supports up to three cascading control modes that can be combined for complex dispatch strategies.

Available control modes:

None — No active control
PS — Peak Shaving: reduces peak demand by discharging storage
CF — Capacity Firming: smooths output variability
TT — Time Triggered: charge/discharge at scheduled times
RT — Real Time: real-time dispatch control
SH — Scheduled: follows a pre-defined schedule
NETT — Non-Export Time Triggered: prevents reverse power flow
TOU — Time of Use: optimizes charge/discharge based on tariff structure
DemChg — Demand Charge: manages demand charges
CPF — Constant Power Factor
VPF — Variable Power Factor
VVar — Volt-Var reactive power control

Controller Model¶

class pydss.pyControllers.Controllers.StorageController.StorageController¶

StorageController Settings¶
Parameter	Type	Description
`Control1`	string	Primary control mode (see modes listed above)
`Control2`	string	Secondary control mode
`Control3`	string	Tertiary control mode
`alpha`	float	Smoothing coefficient for control response
`beta`	float	Damping coefficient for control response
`DampCoef`	float	General damping coefficient
`touLoadLim`	float	Load limit for Time of Use control (kW)
`%touCharge`	float	Charge rate during TOU off-peak periods (%)
`touTarrifStructure`	list	TOU tariff schedule definition
`PowerMeaElem`	string	Element used for power measurement in TOU mode
`DemandChgThreh[kWh]`	float	Demand charge threshold (kWh)

Usage Example¶

Time of Use control:

["Storage.batt1"]
Control1 = "TOU"
Control2 = "None"
Control3 = "None"
alpha = 0.1
beta = 0.1
DampCoef = 0.5
touLoadLim = 50
%touCharge = 100

Peak Shaving control:

["Storage.batt1"]
Control1 = "PS"
Control2 = "None"
Control3 = "None"
alpha = 0.1
beta = 0.1
DampCoef = 0.8