ENERGY ON CALL

There is a tremendous range of possible approaches and concepts for storing energy in electric utility systems. Of these, seven were selected for consideration in this article. These are hydro pumped storage, compressed-air storage, thermal storage, electrochemical (battery) storage, flywheel (inertial) storage, chemical (hydrogen) storage, and superconducting magnetic energy storage. The article reports on a study whose objectives included determining the amount and distribution of off-peak energy on a seasonal, weekly, and daily basis, estimating the amount of on-peak energy that could be supported by off-peak energy, determining duty cycles for energy-storage devices, and determining break-even costs for energy-storage devices so they can be compared economically. The relative attractiveness of various forms of energy storage are shown in a chart.

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• Authors:
  • Casazza, J A
  • Schneider, T R
  • Sulzberger, V T
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 44-47
• Serial:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9235

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressed air; Electric batteries; Electric power; Electric utilities; Electrical equipment; Energy storage devices; Energy storage systems; Flywheels; Handling and storage; Hydrogen storage; Storage facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electric power systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydro pumped storage; Thermal storage
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM