What causes standby losses in a flywheel energy storage system?

Aerodynamic drag and bearing friction are the main sources of standby losses in the flywheel rotor part of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS). Although these losses are typically small in a well-designed system, the energy losses can become significant due to the continuous operation of the flywheel over time.

Can flywheel energy storage systems recover kinetic energy during deceleration?

Flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) can recover and store vehicle kinetic energy during deceleration. In this work, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations have been carried out using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique to determine the effects of design parameters on flywheel windage losses and heat transfer characteristics.

What causes standby losses in a flywheel rotor?

Aerodynamic drag and bearing friction are the main sources of standby losses in the flywheel rotor part of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS). Although these losses are typically small in a well-designed system, the energy losses can become significant due to the continuous operation of the flywheel over time.

What is a windage loss characterisation strategy for flywheel energy storage systems?

Non-invasive transient windage loss characterisation. Dedicated experimental test-rig for different vacuum levels. In this paper, a windage loss characterisation strategy for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems (FESS) is presented. An effective windage loss modelling in FESS is essential for feasible and competitive design.

What is a flywheel energy storage system?

A typical Flywheel Energy Storage (FES) system consists of a flywheel, an electrical machine and bidirectional converter/controller. Between the flywheel (which stores the energy) and the load (which consumes the energy) there are different systems like, electrical machine and bi-directional power converter.

What is a loss in a flywheel?

A portion of extracted energy from the flywheel is dissipated as loss in these devices before it is delivered to the load. These losses can be categorized as mechanical losses (drag, Bearing friction), electrical losses (hysterisis, eddy current, copper) and power converter losses (switching, conduction).