SHAFT-LESS ENERGY STORAGE FLYWHEEL Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • This paper provides an overview of a 100 kw flywheel capable of 100 kW-Hr energy storage that is being built by Vibration Control and Electromechanical Lab (VCEL) at Texas A&M University and Calnetix Technologies. The novel design has a potential of nearly doubling the energy density of conventional steel flywheels. Applications include renewable energy source energy storage, frequency regulation at power plants, regenerative braking on vehicles and cranes and backup power at data centers and hospitals. The design and construction of this Department of Energy sponsored flywheel will be presented.

name of conference

  • Volume 2: Photovoltaics; Renewable-Non-Renewable Hybrid Power System; Smart Grid, Micro-Grid Concepts; Energy Storage; Solar Chemistry; Solar Heating and Cooling; Sustainable Cities and Communities, Transportation; Symposium on Integrated/Sustainable Building Equipment and Systems; Thermofluid Analysis of Energy Systems Including Exergy and Thermoeconomics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF ASME 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY, 2015, VOL 2

author list (cited authors)

  • Li, X., Palazzolo, A., Tingey, D., Han, X. u., McMullen, P., & Wang, Z.

citation count

  • 8

complete list of authors

  • Li, Xiaojun||Palazzolo, Alan||Tingey, Dustin||Han, Xu||McMullen, Patrick||Wang, Zhiyang

publication date

  • January 2016