Flywheel-Accumulator for Compact Hydraulic Energy Storage
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open in viewerThe energy density of hydraulic drive trains is inferior in comparison to electrical and mechanical systems. A solution to this problem is to improve the energy storage density by storing potential and rotating kinetic energy in a flywheel-accumulator. A flywheel-accumulator is a cylindrical pressure vessel with oil and gas volumes separated by a piston that is rotated about a central axis. A low-energy prototype was created and tested to verify an increase in energy density and to validate that a parabolic pressure distribution exists on the oil side due to centripetal acceleration. If an increase in energy density is proven, the flywheel-accumulator has the potential to revolutionize compact hydraulic energy storage.
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- E-project-042910-140642
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- Year
- 2010
- Date created
- 2010-04-29
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- Major
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- 2020-12-29
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