• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• v.15
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• pp.78-78
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• 2005

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.57-61
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• 2009

A superconductor flywheel energy storage(SFES) system is mainly act an electro-mechanical battery which transfers mechanical energy into electrical form and vice versa. SFES system consists of a pair of non-contacting High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) bearings with a very low frictional loss. But it is essential to design an efficient HTS bearing considering with rotor dynamic properties through correct calculation of stiffness in order to support a huge composite flywheel rotor with high energy storage density. Static properties of HTS bearings provide data to solve problems which may occur easily in a running system. Since stiffness to counter vibration is the main parameter in designing an HTS bearing system, we investigate HTS bearing magnetic force through static properties between the Permanent Magnet(PM) and HTS. We measured axial / radial stiffness and found bearing stiffness can be easily changed by activated vibration direction between PM and HTS bulk. These results are used to determine the optimal design for a 10 kWh SFES.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.707-708
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 초전도 플라이휠 에너지 저장장치 (Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System : SFES)의 에너지 변환을 위해 사용된 영구 자석형 전동 발전기(Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor/Generator : PMSM/G)가 SFES의 에너지 저장효율에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. SFES 시스템은 YBCO 벌크 초전도체를 이용한 저어널 타입(journal type)의 초전도 베어링을 사용하였으며, 슬롯리스 형 PMSM/G를 사용하였다. PMSM/G의 고정자 코어, 누설 자속 및 감겨진 코일에 의한 저장 에너지 손실을 측정하였다. 사용된 코어의 크기, 누설자속, 및 코일의 적절한 선정을 통하여 저장된 에너지의 손실을 상당히 줄일 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 영구자석과 코어가 동시에 회전하는 회전 코어형 전동발전기를 적용하여 에너지 손실을 매우 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.9
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• pp.1750-1756
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• 2009

In this paper, 5 kWh class Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System (SFES) was constructed including motor/generator, superconductor magnetic bearing(SMB), composite rotor and electromagnetic damper(EMD) system. High speed rotation test was performed after levitating flywheel rotor only using EMD without SMB. the PD controller of EMD was designed. the control system is constructed using xPC which is real time digital control system. the results of high speed rotation test showed that proposed EMD system have sufficient damping in cylindrical mode and conical mode, and vibration of wheel was suppressed below 10 ${\mu}m$.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.55-59
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• 2008

A Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System(SFES) mainly consists of a pair of non-contacting High Temperature Superconductor(HTS) bearings that provide very low frictional losses, a composite flywheel with high energy storage density. The HTS bearings, which offer dynamic stability without active control, are the key technology that distinguishes the SFES from other flywheel energy storage devices, and great effort is being put into developing this technology. The Superconductor Journal Bearing(SJB) mainly consists of HTS bulks and a stator, which holds the HTS bulks and also acts as a cold head. Static properties of HTS bearings provide data to solve problems which may occur easily in a running system. Since stiffness to counter vibration is the main parameter in designing an HTS bearing system, we investigate SJB magnetic force through static properties between the Permanent Magnet(PM) and HTS. We measure stiffness in static condition and the results are used to determine the optimal number of HTS bulks for a 100kWh SFES.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.829-830
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.472_473
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• 2009

It is fascinated research theme to store electric energy as much as possible and to utilize it at the point of proper time. Especially, the demand for energy storage devices has been increased based on the interest for distributed generation and smartgrid. As the results for a number of researches on it, various types of energy storage devices have been developed. Each devices have its own dynamic characteristics, power capacity, and storage capacity followed by storage mechanism. In this paper, the comparison research for various energy storage devices has been performed based on power capacity, storage capacity, discharging time, lifetime, efficiency, and cost. Application researches of SFES(superconducting flywheel energy storage), characterized as 300kW-100kWh, have been performed also.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.108-108
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• 2009

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.40-46
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• 2011

A superconductor flywheel energy storage system (SFES) is an electro-mechanical battery which transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy for storage, and vice versa. A 10 kWh class flywheel energy storage system (FESS) has been developed to evaluate the feasibility of a 35 kWh class SFES with a flywheel $I_p/I_t$ ratio larger than 1. The 10 kWh class FESS is composed of a main frame, a composite flywheel, active magnetic dampers (AMDs), a permanent magnet bearing, and a motor/generator. The flywheel of the FESS rotates at a very high speed to store energy, while being levitated by a permanent magnetic bearing and a pair of thrust AMDs. The 10 kWh class flywheel is mainly composed of a composite rotor assembly, where most of the energy is stored, two radial and two thrust AMD rotors, which dissipate vibration at critical speeds, a permanent magnet rotor, which supports most of the flywheel weight, a motor rotor, which spins the flywheel, and a central hollow shaft, where the parts are assembled and aligned to. The stators of each of the main components are assembled on to housings, which are assembled and aligned to the main frame. Many factors have been considered while designing each part of the flywheel, stator and frame. In this study, a 10 kWh class flywheel energy storage system has been designed and constructed for test operation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.692_693
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• 2009

본 논문은 초전도 플라이휠 에너지 저장장치(Superconductor Flywheel Energy Storage System : SFES)의 고속회전 시험을 통하여 휠의 진동 특성을 평가 하였다. 초전도 베어링(Superconductor Magnetic Bearing : SMB)은 동작시키기 않고 플라이휠의 외부 외란이나 예측하지 못한 진동을 억제할 수 있도록 설치된 전자석 댐퍼(Electric Magnetic Damper : EMD) 만을 이용해 휠을 부양하고 고속회전 시험을 수행하였다. 이를 통하여 플라이휠의 고속 회전 운전영역에서 EMD는 충분한 진동억제 능력을 보임을 확인 하였다.