a) Introduction to PHSS

This is a mechanical type of energy storage system. It can store very bulk
amounts of energies, more than 100GW. Pumped hydro storage system (PHSS) (or) Pumped
Hydro Electric Energy Storage stores the energy in the form of potential energy by pumping
water from lower level reservoir to a higher level reservoir as shown in the figure.2. During
the non- peak times of the day, by using low cost electricity, the water in the lower reservoir
is pumped to a higher reservoir and the same stored water will be released during the period
of high power requirement to run the hydro turbines to generate the electric power.
b) Components of PHSS
Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) system stores the electrical energy in the form of
potential energy of water at elevated height. Generally, this storage of water at higher
elevation takes place through pumping with a motor as shown in the figure.2. The main parts
of a Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) system are shown in figure.2.They are:

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Fig.3: Charging Vs Discharging