Title :
Control and Performance Evaluation of a Flywheel Energy-Storage System Associated to a Variable-Speed Wind Generator
Author :
Cimuca, Gabriel O. ; Saudemont, Christophe ; Robyns, Benoit ; Radulescu, Mircea M.
Author_Institution :
Small Electr. Motors & Electr. Traction, Tech. Univ. of Cluj-Napoca
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The flywheel energy-storage systems (FESSs) are suitable for improving the quality of the electric power delivered by the wind generators and for helping these generators to contribute to the ancillary services. Supervisors must be used for controlling the power flow from a variable-speed wind generator (VSWG) to the power grid or to an isolated load. This paper investigates the control method and the energetic performances of a low-speed FESS with a classical squirrel-cage induction machine in the view of its association to a VSWG. A test bench is developed, and experimental results are presented and discussed
Keywords :
flywheels; load flow control; power grids; power supply quality; squirrel cage motors; wind power plants; ancillary services; electric power quality; flywheel energy storage systems; load flow control; performance evaluation; power grids; squirrel cage induction machines; variable speed wind generators; wind generators; Control systems; Electric variables control; Flywheels; Induction generators; Load flow; Mesh generation; Power generation; Power systems; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Efficiency; energy storage; induction machine; losses; low-speed flywheel; power-flow control; supervisory; wind energy conversion system;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIE.2006.878326
