Spacecraft energy storage systems

Inertial Energy Storage for Spacecraft

The feasibility of inertial energy storage in a spacecraft power system is evaluated on the basis of a conceptual integrated design that encompasses a composite rotor, magnetic suspension, and a permanent magnet (PM) motorlgenerator for a 3-kW orbital average payload at a bus distribution voltage of 250 volts dc. The conceptual design, which evolved at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is...

Energy Storage Systems

Novel Electrolyte Energy Storage Systems

We seek an approach to enable widespread deployment of grid-based storage by drastically lowering the cost of such a system. We are doing so by reexamining the fundamentals of flow battery technology and engaging in an effort in which the active redox couples, the materials that separate the couples, and the flow characteristics that dictate the rate of delivery are optimized, thereby allowing ...

Novel Electrolyte Energy Storage Systems

To enhance reliability of the electric grid while simultaneously incorporating renewable power sources into it, there is a pressing need for electrical energy storage, to increase the capability for dispatch and to accommodate the variable nature of those resources. There is, at present, very little energy storage on the grid, due in part to the high capital costs associated with electrochemica...

Supercapacitors: Alternative Energy Storage Systems

The use of supercapacitors as energy storage systems is evaluated in this work. Supercapacitors are compared with other technologies such as compressed air, pumped hydro, superconductors and flywheels. This paper is focused on medium scale energy storage systems (applied to 100 kW photovoltaic generation plants). The supercapacitor is studied in detail, presenting these device structures, how t...