Flywheel-based resilient energy systems for smart cities and transportation infrastructures

<p>Hossam A Gabbar</p>

Flywheel-based resilient energy systems for smart cities and transportation infrastructures

Hossam A Gabbar

University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol

Abstract

The talk will cover detailed solution of Flywheel Energy Storage Platform (FESP) for transportation/transit, including buses and railways. FESP will have integrated schemes and technologies to ensure optimum and high efficient energy system. FESP includes flywheel energy storage system, which is one of the most promising technologies for replacing conventional lead acid batteries as energy storage systems for a variety of applications, including automobiles, economical rural electrification systems, and standalone remote power units commonly used in the telecommunications industry. FESP can be applied as alternative technology for currently installed batteries, or to be integrated with them as a hybrid energy storage system to achieve optimum performance. FESP will be integrated with advanced dynamic control scheme to enhance the performance and storage capabilities of the flywheel, reduce the charging time, and to increase the operating lifetime. A key feature of the proposed solution is to provide a replacement energy storage module at charging stations to reduce the charging waiting time in some cases as well as to achieve optimal operating costs. This requires control action to optimize the decision to charge or replace at each station. In order to achieve global management and optimization of the bus (or transit) systems, an integrated Bus Energy Management System (BEMS) is proposed to the following functions: (a) monitor and control the FESP in each bus during the trips; (b) monitor and control the charging of FESP at the charging stations; and (c) monitor and control the replacement of energy storage module at the charging station. These decisions will be based on economic and technical optimization criteria. This talk will explain best practices and practical ways of implementation of the FESP in worldwide transportation/transit applications.