TY - GEN
T1 - Compressed-air energy storage systems for stand-alone off-grid photovoltaic modules
AU - Villela, Dominique
AU - Kasinathan, Vijayanathan Veerasamy
AU - De Valle, Scott
AU - Alvarez, Mark
AU - Frantziskonis, George
AU - Deymier, Pierre
AU - Muralidharan, Krishna
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this work, a low-cost, low-volume, low-maintenance, small-scale compressed-air energy storage system (SS-CAES) is proposed, which can be used in conjunction with off-grid stand-alone photo-voltaic panels, for powering appliances and residential units in order to minimize the dependency on centralized power system grids. As a first step towards achieving this objective, we have designed and examined the compression efficiency of a single-stage, isothermal compression system that utilizes a fluid piston. Preliminary results clearly establish that the prototype holds enormous promise as energy storage systems that are compatible with renewable energy sources such as solar.
AB - In this work, a low-cost, low-volume, low-maintenance, small-scale compressed-air energy storage system (SS-CAES) is proposed, which can be used in conjunction with off-grid stand-alone photo-voltaic panels, for powering appliances and residential units in order to minimize the dependency on centralized power system grids. As a first step towards achieving this objective, we have designed and examined the compression efficiency of a single-stage, isothermal compression system that utilizes a fluid piston. Preliminary results clearly establish that the prototype holds enormous promise as energy storage systems that are compatible with renewable energy sources such as solar.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614596
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614596
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650116782
SN - 9781424458912
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 962
EP - 967
BT - Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
T2 - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Y2 - 20 June 2010 through 25 June 2010
ER -