System design, test results, and economic analysis of a flywheel energy storage and conversion system for photovoltaic applications

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5663961

Millner, A. R.; Dinwoodie, T.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is developing a flywheel interface and storage system for use with photovoltaic power sources. Test data on the performance of components built to investigate the feasibility of such a system, and the results of economic studies of the system showing user-worth analysis and manufacturing-cost estimates, are presented. The system has magnetic bearings, a maximum-power-point tracker, DC input, and cycloconverter output from an ironless-armature motor-generator.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.; Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Energy Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-4094
• OSTI ID: 5663961
• Report Number(s): COO-4094-70; CONF-800106-18
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 7 Jan 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
14 SOLAR ENERGY
FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
FLYWHEELS
MAGNETIC BEARINGS
PERFORMANCE
BEARINGS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STORAGE
250500* - Energy Storage- Flywheels
140600 - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems