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Performance analysis of a novel medium temperature compressed air energy storage system based on inverter-driven compressor pressure regulation

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In compressed air energy storage systems, throttle valves that are used to stabilize the air storage equipment pressure can cause significant exergy losses, which can be effectively improved by adopting inverter-driven technology. In this paper, a novel scheme for a compressed air energy storage system is proposed to realize pressure regulation by adopting an inverter-driven compressor. The system proposed and a reference system are evaluated through exergy analysis, dynamic characteristics analysis, and various other assessments. A comprehensive performance analysis is conducted based on key parameters such as thermal storage temperature, component isentropic efficiency, and designated discharge pressure. The results show that the novel system achieves a relative improvement of 3.64% in round-trip efficiency, demonstrating its capability to enhance efficiency without significantly increasing system complexity. Therefore, the system proposed offers a viable solution for optimizing compressed air energy storage systems.

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Abbreviations

AA-CAES:

Advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage

AC:

Air compressor

AST:

Air storage tank

CAES:

Compressed air energy storage

EFF:

Heat exchanger effectiveness

HEX1, HEX2,…:

Heat exchangers

HTS:

High-temperature storage

ID:

Inverter-driven

ID-AC:

Inverter-driven air compressor

ID-CAES:

Inverter-driven compressed air energy storage

RTE:

Round trip efficiency

TV:

Throttle valve

V1, V2,…:

Directional valves

e :

Exergy flow rate, kJ/kg

\(\dot Ex\) :

Exergy rate, kW

h :

Specific enthalpy, kJ/kg

m :

Mass flow rate, kg/s

P :

Pressure, MPa

s :

Specific entropy, kJ/(kg·°C)

T :

Temperature, K or °C

t :

Time, s

W :

Power, MW

\(\mathop {\widetilde C}\limits^ \cdot \) :

Thermal capacity ratio, kJ/(s·°C)

η :

Isentropic efficiency, %

κ :

Adiabatic index of air

π :

Compression ratio

χ :

Ratio of thermal capacity ratios

AC:

Air compressor

cold:

Cold inlet

char:

Charging loss

D:

Destruction

dischar:

Discharging fuel

F:

Fuel

in:

Inlet

hot:

Hot inlet

k :

Equipment k

P:

Product

max:

Maximum

out:

Outlet

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province, China (No. 2022BAD163) and the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, China (No. FSKLCCA2112).

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  1. State Grid Hubei Electric Power Testing Research Institute, Wuhan, 330077, China

    Yanghai Li, Wanbing Xu & Ming Zhang

  2. China Energy Digital Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100044, China

    Chunlin Zhang

  3. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Tao Yang & Hongyu Ding

  4. National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing, 102211, China

    Lei Zhang

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Li, Y., Xu, W., Zhang, M. et al. Performance analysis of a novel medium temperature compressed air energy storage system based on inverter-driven compressor pressure regulation. Front. Energy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-024-0921-0

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