Performance analysis of a small capacity compressed air energy storage system for renewable energy generation using TRNSYS

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 044106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayathri Venkataramani ◽  
Velraj Ramalingam
2012 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Cao ◽  
Zi Long Yang

Today,there is a continuous need for more clean energy, this need has facilitated the increasing of distributed generation technology and renewable energy generation technology. In order to ensure the supply of renewable energy generation continuously and smoothly in distributed power generation system, need to configure a amount of energy storage system for storing excess power generated. This article outlines some energy storage technologies which are used in power systems in the current and future, summarizes the working principles and features of several storage units, provides the basis for the design of energy storage system.


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 4188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangyu Deng ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Xinran Xue ◽  
Hui Zhou

Renewable energy (wind and solar power, etc.) are developing rapidly around the world. However, compared to traditional power (coal or hydro), renewable energy has the drawbacks of intermittence and instability. Energy storage is the key to solving the above problems. The present study focuses on the compressed air energy storage (CAES) system, which is one of the large-scale energy storage methods. As a lot of underground coal mines are going to be closed in China in the coming years, a novel CAES system is proposed for application in roadways of the closing coal mines. The new system combines pumped-hydro and compressed-air methods, and features constant air pressure and temperature. Another specific character of the system is the usage of flexible bags to store the compressed air, which can effectively reduce air leakage. The governing equations of the system are derived, and the response of the system is analyzed. According to the equations, for a roadway with depth of 500 m and volume of 10,000 cubic meters, the power generation capacity of the CAES system is approximately 18 MW and the generating time is 1.76 h. The results show that the new CAES system proposed is reasonable, and provides a suitable way to utilize the underground space of coal mines.


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