Title :
Power smoothing using a switched reluctance machine driving a flywheel
Author :
Cardenas, Roberto ; Pena, Ruben ; Perez, Marcela ; Clare, Jon ; Asher, Greg ; Wheeler, Pat
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Sch., Univ. of Nottingham, UK
fDate :
3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, a power smoothing system, based on a switched reluctance machine (SRM) driving a flywheel, is presented. The SRM is controlled to operate as a motor or generator storing/or retrieving energy from a rotating flywheel. The control is based on a two-dimensional (2-D) look-up table. Experimental results obtained from a small prototype of 2 kW are presented, showing the high level of performance obtained with the proposed power-smoothing scheme.
Keywords :
electric generators; flywheels; reluctance motor drives; table lookup; 2 kW; 2D look-up table; energy retrieval; generator storing; power smoothing system; rotating flywheels; switched reluctance machine control; Control systems; Costs; Electronic switching systems; Energy storage; Flywheels; Power smoothing; Prototypes; Reluctance machines; Reluctance motors; Topology; Power conditioning; reluctance machines; wind energy;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEC.2005.858056
