Title :
Considerations to electromechanical flywheel design to enhance rural energisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author :
Okou, R. ; Khan, M.A. ; Barendse, P.S. ; Pillay, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract :
The results of an electromechanical flywheel are presented to ascertain the considerations during the design stage. The design procedure is explained in brief. The considerations include, load profiling, mechanical and electrical aspects are discussed. This is essential in achieving the numerous advantages associated with the flywheel energy storage system. The results for low speed testing are presented with considerations to improving the system.
Keywords :
flywheels; electromechanical flywheel design; flywheel energy storage system; load profiling; rural energisation; subSaharan Africa; Africa; Batteries; Cities and towns; Costs; Energy storage; Equations; Flywheels; Production; Renewable energy resources; Stress; Design considerations; electrical machine; low cost; rotor design; structural integrity;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power & Energy Conference (EPEC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4508-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4509-7
DOI :
10.1109/EPEC.2009.5420943
