Structure and Control of Flywheel Energy Converter

Flywheel Energy Storage System Based on Boost DC-AC Converter

To extend the operating speed range of a conventional configuration of FESS (flywheel energy storage system), an additional DC-DC boost converter is required between the machine and grid side converters to regulate the output voltage. This paper presents a new FESS based on three-phase boost inverter topology. The proposed system facilitates voltage boost capability directly in a single-stage. ...

Modeling and Analysis of a Flywheel Energy Storage System with a Power Converter Interface

A shipboard power system is a stiff, isolated power system. Power is generated locally, and distributed over short distances making the system vulnerable to transients. Power quality problems such as voltage sags, which arise due to a fault or a pulsed load, can cause interruptions of critical loads. This can be of a serious concern for the survivability of a combat ship. A series voltage injec...

Analysis and Control of Flywheel Energy Storage Systems

Design and Analysis of a New Topology for Bidirectional Converter in Flywheel Energy Storage System

A bidirectional converter (BDC) is required in areas where generated energy is stored. Some of the application areas are uninterruptible power system, transportation,, flywheel energy storage systems, etc. Bidirectional flow of power using buck mode and boost mode along with efficiency and high power density is important need of such systems. This report proposes a new topology of BDC with the ...

Energy Saving Robust Control of Active Magnetic Bearings in Flywheel

The paper reports on the investigation and development of the flywheel device as a energy storage system (FESS). The FESS is designed to operate in a vacuum and is supported on a low energy controlled active magnetic bearings (AMBs). The goal was to design and experimentally test the self integrated flywheel conception with a smart control of the flywheel rotor magnetic suspension. The low powe...