SERVICES
Electrical
SIZE
162kW
CLIENT
University of California San Diego
LA JOLLA, CA
RTM in partnership with Terawatt Construction and BMW designed and constructed this first of its kind experimental project. BMW, in anticipation of the roll out of their electric vehicle production, was seeking commercially viable uses of the batteries after they are removed from the cars.
This Second Use Battery Project consists of the installation of six (6) battery packs selected from BMW electric vehicles (EV).
The system stores power from the photovoltaic system on the roof of the parking structure and discharges power to the grid to reduce peak energy costs or to charge electric vehicles. The system consists of 162KWh lithium ion batteries, 100KW bidirectional inverter, 50kW car charger, and control system.