Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Abstract
Flywheels have been under consideration to be used for energy storage purposes in space applications to replace electrochemical batteries. An electrical machine is used as a motor to store kinetic energy when the solar energy is available, and then the stored energy is converted back to electrical energy by running the machine as a generator when the solar energy is no longer available. A control algorithm for these systems is proposed in this paper. The proposed method uses a current reference rather than a speed reference in the motor mode. A method is also suggested to properly determine the current reference to overcome the losses and to create constant acceleration. The proposed algorithm is tested on an experimental set-up and the results are given.
DOI
10.3906/elk-1111-65
Keywords
Flywheel energy storage, motor-generator operation, satellite attitude systems
First Page
1328
Last Page
1339
Recommended Citation
AYDIN, KUTLAY and AYDEMİR, MEHMET TİMUR
(2013)
"A control algorithm for a simple flywheel energy storage system to be used in space applications,"
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 21:
No.
5, Article 8.
https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1111-65
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol21/iss5/8
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