Title :
A flywheel energy storage system for an isolated micro-grid
Author :
Hussain, E.K. ; Benchebra, D. ; Atallah, K. ; Ooi, H.S. ; Burke, Michael ; Goodwin, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
The paper presents an investigation into the effects of integrating a Magnetically Loaded Composite (MLC) flywheel to an isolated micro-grid. The Fair Isle is a small island located in northern Scotland, and supplied from two wind turbines and two diesel generators. The model of the micro-grid is developed and run on a real-time simulator with the physical MLC flywheel as a Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL). Furthermore, a time-domain model of the MLC flywheel system is developed and its predictions are compared to measurements.
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; distributed power generation; flywheels; hybrid power systems; wind turbines; diesel generator; flywheel energy storage system; isolated microgrid; magnetically loaded composite flywheel; wind turbines; Energy Storage; flywheel; isolated micro-grid; micro-grid stability;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2014), 3rd
Conference_Location :
Naples
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2014.0852
