Feasibility of flywheel energy storage systems for applications in future space missions. Final Contractor Report
The objective of this study was to examine the overall feasibility of deploying electromechanical flywheel systems in space used for excess energy storage. Results of previous Rocketdyne studies have shown that the flywheel concept has a number of advantages over the NiH2 battery, including higher specific energy, longer life and high roundtrip efficiency. Based on this prior work, this current study was broken into four subtasks. The first subtask investigated the feasibility of replacing the NiH2 battery orbital replacement unit (ORU) on the international space station (ISSA) with a flywheel ORU. In addition, a conceptual design of a generic flywheel demonstrator experiment implemented on the ISSA was completed. An assessment of the life cycle cost benefits of replacing the station battery energy storage ORU`s with flywheel ORU`s was performed. A fourth task generated a top-level development plan for critical flywheel technologies, the flywheel demonstrator experiments and its evolution into the production unit flywheel replacement ORU.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 79552
- Report Number(s):
- N-95-26393; NASA-CR-195422; E-9367; NAS-1.26:195422; CNN: NAS3-25808; RTOP 476-14-10; TRN: 9526393
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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