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Mechanical Energy Storage
Mechanical Energy Storage
Future Of PHS
This energy storage can be used to level the grid for renewable energy Wind power and solar power are not constantly on Using salt mines to increase energy density
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Types Of CAES
Adiabatic storage
Heat from compression is captured and stored in a solid or liquid Hot Oil 3000C Molten Salt 6000C Heat is reincorporated during release Close to 100% efficiency No utility scale plants
Diabatic storage
Heat is lost through cooling Natural gas is burned to reheat compressed air Very inefficient 38-68% Uses 1/2 gas of an all gas plant
Fueling/Refueling
Flex engine runs off of gas, diesel, alcohol, possibly even vegetable oil Refueling air tank at refuel station about 3 minutes Home refuel unit takes 4 hours, electrical cost $2 3 cents per mile
FlowAir
After 35 mph only 1/2 the CO2 emissions of Prius Takes advantage of light engine and light frame to be efficient Uses fiberglass frame filled with foam May lose efficiency in cold weather
Flywheels
Captures energy in a rotating Mass Flywheel is charged using electric motor Electric generator extracts energy
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Operation Of Flywheel
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 1/2mv2
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Bearings
Mechanical bearings not practical
Friction is directly proportional to speed
Magnetic bearings used to minimize friction Rotor is suspendedstate of levitation Operates in a Vacuum
Superconductors
New technology uses high temperature superconductors (HTSC) HTSC operate at -1960C or -3210F Diamagnetism- creates a field of opposition to a magnetic field Hybrid systems use conventional magnets to levitate and superconductors to stabilize
Cons
Shattering due to overload Safety devices add lots of mass Gyroscope (duel FES systems)
Energy Stats
Composite Flywheel Cycles Energy Density Capacity 100,000 to 10 million 130 Wh/kg Range from 3 kWh to Max of 133 KWh Li-ion Battery Around 1200 160 Wh/kg Equal to 13,825 18650 Li-ion Over 4 times what is used to power the Tesla Several Hours Limited by chemical process
Flywheel Projects
Gyrobuses- used in 1950s in Switzerland Buses run off of Flywheels Never gained economic foothold Low fuel costs compared to electricity
Flywheel Projects
Flywheels used in electric trains to carry over gaps and regenerative breaking Some car models tried (Rosen Motors) Formula 1 competition Used on systems that need Uninterrupted power supply. (maintenance 1/2 cost of battery) Testing of fuses
Sources
http://photo.proaktiva.eu/digest/2008_gyrobus.html http://eco-energy.info/asp/index.asp?uc=&k=3165 http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/fta_flywheel.pdf http://www.vyconenergy.com/pages/flywheeltech.htm http://www.isepa.com/about_isep.asp http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106040/Air-Cars:A-New-Wind-for-America's-Roads http://gas2.org/2008/07/15/an-air-car-you-could-see-in-2009zpms-106-mpg-compressed-air-hybrid/
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