1. Experimental study of a PH-CAES system: Proof of concept.
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Camargos, Tomás P.L., Pottie, Daniel L.F., Ferreira, Rafael A.M., Porto, Matheus P., and Maia, Thales A.C.
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ENERGY storage , *HYDRAULIC turbines , *ELECTRIC power , *THERMODYNAMICS ,PELTON turbines - Abstract
Abstract This article presents the experimental results of a novel energy storage system that combines CAES (Compressed Air Energy Storage) with PHES (Pumped Hydro Energy Storage) technologies. As a reference, we called this system PH-CAES. In this alternative solution two storage tanks, the first with compressed air and the second with water, are separated by a valve. When electric power is required, the valve is opened and water flows to a Pelton turbine, which is coupled to an electric generator. Water from the Pelton turbine is discharged into a third tank. To store energy and recover the initial state, water is pumped back. We built a prototype to assess the PH-CAES performance, with focus on the power generation system. Experimental conversion efficiency was 45%, whilst the rational efficiency remained close to 30%. We also presented a discussion based on the second law of thermodynamics to show that there is a compromise between tanks exergies that maximizes the system performance. We also provide an operating map of this PH-CAES system to assist authors on new studies about this novel technology. Highlights • We present a novel energy storage system based on CAES and Pumped-Hydro. • We test the performance of the PH-CAES prototype. • The generation efficiency reached 45%, despite the system reduced scale. • Experiments have shown that the PH-CAES can be competitive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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