ENERGY STORAGE

TECHNOLOGIES FOR
INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE
ENERGY SYSTEMS

S R Awasthi Dr. Pragya Nema

Consultant, CECL, Bhopal Professor, Electrical Engineering
Department
Ex. General Manager, BHEL Netaji Subhash Engineering
College, Kolkata (W.B.)

 Contents
Introduction
Background of storage system
Different energy storage technology
Comparison of different storage
technology
Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
What is energy storage system for
renewable energy ?
Why is it required ?
Function of energy storage system
 Background of storage
system
Storage is an essential unit that stores unstable
electric energy during wind and photovoltaic
power generation, which is sharply growing new
renewable energy, and supplies the unstable
energy to electric power system again in
necessary moment. If there is no such energy
storage unit, any kinds of serious problems like
sudden blackout occurs because of unstable
sunlight-dependent electricity supply. This
Storage takes an important part in the electricity
storage systems for households, the medium-size
system for industrial/commercial use, and the
extra-large system for power plants and
substations like Frequency Regulations
 DIFFERENT ENERGY STORAGE
TECHNOLOGIES

Pumped storage
Batteries
Superconducting magnet energy
storage
Flywheel energy storage
Regenerative fuel cell storage
Compressed air energy storage
 Pumped storage

A pumped storage hydro power

plant may store huge energy by
pumping water from a lower
reservoir to a higher pond. In a
pumped storage hydro plant, we
usually make the height of the
reservoir equal to a small hill and
at bottom a cavity is made so
that water may not run away
downward.
Water is pumped during off-peak
times and may be utilized to
generate electricity. Other
innovations may store electricity
in small quantity but pumped
storage hydro power plant may
store electricity in Megawatts
(MW) or even Gigawatts(GW).
 Batteries

Battery
Battery
working

Battery
Bank
 Flywheel energy storage
Flywheel energy storage systems are
one of energy storage devices. They
store energy mechanically in the
flywheel rotor by rotating the rotor
while as chemical batteries stores
energy electrically. When we want to
use the stored energy in the rotor, a
generator is used to convert
mechanical energy to electrical
energy.
Flywheel systems are not sensitive to
temperature since they are operating
in a vacuum containment. Therefore,
the hybrid vehicle with flywheel
systems can run without any problem
at very cold or hot areas. And,
flywheel systems can store more
energy per system weight compared
to chemical batteries,
The flywheel system is a very
efficient energy storage device, it can
be used for various applications.
Superconducting magnet energy
storage

Superconducting magnetic energy

storage systems store energy in the
magnetic field created by the flow of
direct current in a superconducting
coil. This advanced systems store
energy within a magnet and release
it within a fraction of a cycle.
 Regenerative fuel cell storage

A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell

that converts a source fuel (from
combustible substances such as
hydrogen, methane, propane, and
methanol) into an electric current.
A fuel cell is a device that generates
electricity by a chemical reaction.
Every fuel cell has two electrodes, one
positive and one negative, called,
respectively, the anode and cathode.
The reactions that produce electricity
take place at the electrodes.

Hydrogen is the basic fuel, but fuel

cells also require oxygen. One great
appeal of fuel cells is that they
generate electricity with very little
pollutionmuch of the hydrogen and
oxygen used in generating electricity
ultimately combine to form a
harmless byproduct, namely water.

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Compressed air energy storage

Energy from solar or wind and

even electricity from thermal
power plant during off-peak period
may be utilized to compress air by
compressor and same air may be
utilized to produce electricity
during peak-hour.
Compressed air energy storage is
done in underground caverns and
abandoned mines.
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