Ali Shazan Gulrez

A3EE56
Mechanical Energy Storage
Three Types of
Storage
Pumped hydroelectric
storage (PHS)

Compressed air energy
storage (CAES)

Flywheels
Pumped Hydroelectric
Storage (PHS)
Used for load balancing of
energy
Water is pumped up in
elevation during time of low
demand
Water flows back down during
times of high demand
Turbines recapture the energy.
Currently the most cost
effective
way to store large amounts
of
electricity
Low energy density calls for
large
bodies of water

Compressed air energy
storage (CAES)
Large tank is buried
underground
During times of low
demand electricity
compresses air
During times of peak
demand compressed air is
heated and released
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Flywheels
Captures energy in a
rotating Mass
Flywheel is charged using
electric motor
Electric generator extracts
energy



Energy held in Spinning Rotor (Steel or Carbon
composite)
Steel rotors can spin at several thousand rpm
Carbon composite spin up to 60k rpm Kinetic
Energy 1/2mv
2

Flywheels Vs. Batteries
Not effected by
temperature changes
No Memory Effect
Made more
environmentally friendly
Easy energy content
identification
FLYWHEELS
Shattering due to overload
Safety devices add lots of
mass
Gyroscope (duel FES
systems)
BATTERIES