Loss analysis of thermal reservoirs for electrical energy storage schemes

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4150-4159

  White, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical energy storage; Heat transfer; Regenerators; Thermal energy storage; Thermal reservoirs; Thermodynamic loss

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTICAL LOSSES;

CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; CYCLIC OPERATION; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; FRACTIONAL LOSS; FRICTIONAL EFFECTS; IRREVERSIBLE HEAT; LONG-TERM STORAGE; LOSS ANALYSIS; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MODE OF OPERATIONS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMISATIONS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; STORAGE SCHEMES; THERMAL RESERVOIR; THERMODYNAMIC LOSS;

FLYWHEELS;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY PLANNING; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTALLATION; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; STORAGE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79959856865     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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