Smart grid development already to become the world's hot topic, Japan is one of the few one of the advanced countries, a lot of experience is worth learning and reference.
Smart grid is one of the advanced technology and effective use of solar power and other green energy. Solar energy with fossil fuels, inexhaustible, be inexhaustible, one hour exposure to earth's sunlight into electricity, enough for the whole world consumption a year, at the same time, solar power generation does not emit carbon dioxide gas warming of the earth, is the best choice for human. A Japanese energy shortage, in addition to nuclear power, and energy self-sufficiency rate is only 4%, oil dependence to 50%; on the other hand, because the "Kyoto Protocol" come into effect from 2005, compared with 1990, Japan from 2008 to 2012, greenhouse gases such as CO2 emissions have the obligation to reduce 6%, these objective factors forced Japan to explore smart grid potential.
The Japanese national conditions, the protagonist of the smart grid by the battery act, because in this field, Japan's leading technology in the world.
Lithium ion battery is a rechargeable battery electrode materials of lithium, lithium ion battery is lead-acid battery 3 to 4 times, with two times of nickel-hydrogen battery hybrid car, Asahi Kasei Corporation in 1985 successfully developed the lithium ion battery in the world, in 1991 the Sony Corp as the product of the lithium ion battery market. Therefore, the lithium ion battery was the Japanese media called "was born in Japan battery". In 2008, the Japanese enterprises in the world market share of more than 60%.
However, lithium ion battery storage capacity is too small to use, used for carrying device, mobile phone, notebook computer, but the battery for solar power generation is still far from enough. According to introduction, domestic battery capacity of about 5 kwh, equivalent to 1700 times the mobile phone lithium ion battery.
In the research and development of Japanese large lithium ion batteries are wildly beating gongs and drums to. Mitsubishi Motor Company is the diameter of 1.8 cm, 6.5 cm high cylindrical lithium ion battery are connected together, at the same time, storage, has been successfully tested in March, launched a small combined battery consists of 312 lithium ion battery, battery capacity of 1.6 kwh, for the price of 200000 yen. The small-sized combined battery developed further connected battery, can become larger, the use of solar power in the parking lot, convenience stores can be used, can charge for electric vehicles, electric motor, but also can be used for night illumination. Similarly, more connected large battery, can prepare a "huge" battery. This autumn, Mitsubishi Motor Company is located in Hyogo Prefecture, the plant plans to 290000 notebook computer connected with a lithium ion battery, battery capacity of 1500 kwh, the plant is provided with a power of 1000 kwh for solar panels, solar energy can be stored. At present, more and more companies to develop a large-scale battery, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Kyushu Electric Power Company of the 448 combined accumulator connected successfully storage capacity for large battery 132 kwh.