IDEATHON 2021

Magic wheel: The Flywheel

dynamics
Trikaleshwar.S
 Problem Statement
1. Unable to rely Solar energy due to it’s
unpredictable sunlight availability .
2. Unbalanced load on the grid in the night time
or non peak hours.
3. Burden on grid because of fast charging by
E-vehicles.
4. Supply to critical loads during power outage.
5. Expensive power storage system. $
The Proposed Solution in One
Line
• All the listed problem statement can be tackled
by one simple WHEEL.
Though wheel was invented to move objects
from place to place this wheel has the same
potential but in numerous ways spinning at the
same place!!
A multi input and multi output system designed
with flywheel.
 How they are actually a
“PrObLeM”-1

• Un-Predictable sunlight on solar panels during day time

None can know ,not even a super computer say how the
weather of the is going to be a cloudy day or a sunny day or
it’s going to rain. Which makes solar energy highly un- reliable.
 How they are actually a
“PrObLeM”-2
• Unbalanced load on grid
During the night time or the non peak hours of
the day there is a huge imbalance created on
the grid with large amount of power being
available
 How they are actually a
“PrObLeM”-3
• Burden on grid because of fast charging
E-Vehicle’s
When a E-v is plugged into a fast charging hub it
easily draws around 40-50kW of power since
they require high voltage (440-700v)
which is a obvious heavy load for the grid
management.
 How they are actually a
“PrObLeM”-4
• Interruption to critical load during outage.
Since power outages are common in most
countries and are because of numerous reasons
maybe a wire breakdown ,a blown transformer
or even a maintenance work .During this time
power supply to critical loads would be badly
affected
eg:- a ICU medical equipment ,a database server
etc.
 What should’ve been done ?
• Solar panels:- should be more consistent and higher
efficiency.
• Unbalanced load:- the production during night must be
flattened.
• Fast charging :- fast charge without affecting the grid balance.
• Supply to critical load:- must never have interruptions in
power supply.
• Cost :-must be viable in all ways.
 What exactly does this “FLYWHEEL”
DO?
It’s just basically a heavy/light symmetrical body
spinning at a defined speed .
This rotating body possesses huge momentum
as inertia .This rotational kinetic energy can be
harnessed in many ways very efficiently .
 How Flywheel can do it right!?
• Since it can be rotated using a induction motor this can be powered
by a solar farm.
• At night when there is available of un-used power the flywheel can
be charged and can flatten the load –consumption graph. And pump
back power during peak demand. To achieve a state called “Peak-
shaving”.
• This absorbed power during the night can be used for commercial
purpose like fast charging which never puts any stress on grid as the
necessary “huge” power requirement is provided by the fly wheel.
• When there would be a power outage flywheels can store power
for very long time thus can be a reliable source for critical loads.
 What it looks in schematic way
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What it looks in schematic way
 Where it potentially can be used

• This concept of FESS [Flywheel Energy Storage System] can be

a huge Government undertaking or even a industry with
extraordinary power needs.
• Since the FESS is highly manipulative after intense designing it
can be used for individual houses.
• Places in western countries like the U.S.A and the U.K have
already have this running for the power distribution companies.
 Where are they using right now
• Beacon Power opened a 5 MWh (20 MW over 15
mins) flywheel energy storage plant in Stephentown,
New York in 2011 using 200 flywheels and a similar
20 MW system at Hazle Township, Pennsylvania in
2014.
• A 2 MW (for 15 min)flywheel storage facility in
Minto, Ontario, Canada opened in 2014.The flywheel
system (developed by NRStor) uses 10 spinning steel
flywheels on magnetic bearings.
• https://beaconpower.com/carbon-fiber-flywheels/
Thank You