flywheel energy storage for lunar colonization
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Flywheel Energy Storage for Lunar Colonization
Bridget Wimer (EE Grad Student)
Background• NASA Challenge:
• Store solar power on moon• 336 hours of night
• UI Approach: Flywheel• High Efficiency• Low Maintenance• Long Life Span• 10x more cycles than
batteries• High Energy Density
Source: https://newbusiness.grc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/green-forum-flywheels-final-july-2009-compressed-2.pdf.
U of I Flywheel Energy Storage SystemVacuum/Containment System (Minimizes Windage Losses)
Water Cooling System Pipes
Magnetic Levitation System (Minimizes Frictional Losses)
Vacuum Feedthroughs
Rotor (Stores Kinetic Energy)
Field Regulated Reluctance Machine
Bell Jar
Collar
Liquid Nitrogen Cooling System
ME Tasks
•Further develop solid model of the flywheel design•Create a thermal model •Analyze rotor dynamics of the machine•Assemble vacuum system
Comp E /EE Tasks
•Develop hardware/software for control algorithm •Perform a finite element analysis to predict electrical parameters
Stator
Rotor
Questions?
• Contact Information: – Kysen Palmer (ME):
kpalmer@vandals.uidaho.edu– Bridget Wimer (EE):
bwimer@vandals.uidaho.edu
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