CAES(圧縮空気エネルギー貯蔵)とは、Compressed Air Energy Storageの略で、電気エネルギーを圧縮空気として貯蔵する技術です。本記事では、CAESの基本的な
The special thing about compressed air storage is that the air heats up strongly when being compressed from atmospheric pressure to a storage pressure of approx. 1,015 psia (70 bar). Standard multistage air compressors use inter-
Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one of the important means to solve the instability of power generation in renewable energy systems. To further improve the output power of the
The number of sites available for compressed air energy storage is higher compared to those of pumped hydro [, ]. Porous rocks and cavern reservoirs are also ideal storage sites for CAES. Gas storage locations are capable of being used as sites for storage of compressed air .
The performance of compressed air energy storage systems is centred round the efficiency of the compressors and expanders. It is also important to determine the losses in the system as energy transfer occurs on these components. There are several compression and expansion stages: from the charging, to the discharging phases of the storage system.
The enthalpy transformation of air in the various types of compressed air energy storage systems varies depending on the expansion trajectories. The expansion stage for diabatic and adiabatic compressed air energy storage systems are described as isentropic processes that occur in the absence of heat transfer within the environment.
Research has shown that isentropic efficiency for compressors as well as expanders are key determinants of the overall characteristics and efficiency of compressed air energy storage systems . Compressed air energy storage systems are sub divided into three categories: diabatic CAES systems, adiabatic CAES systems and isothermal CAES systems.
Expansion machines are designed for various compressed air energy storage systems and operations. An efficient compressed air storage system will only be materialised when the appropriate expanders and compressors are chosen. The performance of compressed air energy storage systems is centred round the efficiency of the compressors and expanders.
Chen. et al. designed and analysed a pumped hydro compressed air energy storage system (PH-CAES) and determined that the PH-CAES was capable of operating under near-isothermal conditions, with the polytrophic exponent of air = 1.07 and 1.03 for power generation and energy storage, respectively, and a roundtrip efficiency of 51%.
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