A battery energy storage site cools 30,000 m3/h of 35 C air from storage containers. EN159 recovered sensible heat with a plate exchanger to pre-condition incoming air.
The Challenge
Containers needed stable cooling air. Return air at 35 C carried heat that was vented. The owner required recovery with no moisture transfer into the supply.
Why Plate Air-to-Air Recovery
Battery containers use plate sensible recovery or indirect cooling; rotary wheels are excluded because they can move humidity and particulates between streams. A plate keeps streams separate and recovers sensible heat reliably.
The EN159 Solution
EN159 BXB plate modules, 30,000 m3/h, supply pre-conditioned, 70 percent effectiveness, aluminium plates with fire-rated housing.
Measured Results
- Recovered heat: about 0.4 MW
- Return-air heat recovered to supply
- Cooling energy cut by 20 percent
- Estimated payback: 17 months
Compliance and Selection Notes
Plate sensible recovery, separated streams, no rotary wheel. Required for stable container conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why no rotary wheel?
A wheel can move humidity and dust between streams; plate keeps them separate for battery safety.
Fire rating?
The housing uses fire-rated materials per storage-site rules.
Related Guides and Tools
Plate Heat Exchangers · Data Center and Battery Heat Recovery · Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers · Battery Storage Radiators · Contact EN159
Get a Site-Specific Recovery Estimate
Talk to an EN159 application engineer about your battery storage exhaust stream. Call 15753355505 or visit our contact page for a site-specific recovery estimate.