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    This document summarizes the design and fabrication of a flywheel-based mechanical battery. The motivation was that flywheel batteries have advantages over conventional batteries like wider operating temperature range and no chemical failures. The objective was to design a flywheel battery system that can store energy for various applications. Key components include the flywheel, magnetic bearings, and a motor-generator. The design uses a wooden base, mirror, magnets and plastic flywheel attached to a shaft. It works by using a motor to charge the flywheel during rotation, and a generator to discharge electricity during rotation. Flywheels have advantages over batteries like longer lifespan and ability to measure stored energy. Recent developments include applications in spacecraft, vehicles, UPS systems,

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    This document summarizes the design and fabrication of a flywheel-based mechanical battery. The motivation was that flywheel batteries have advantages over conventional batteries like wider operating temperature range and no chemical failures. The objective was to design a flywheel battery system that can store energy for various applications. Key components include the flywheel, magnetic bearings, and a motor-generator. The design uses a wooden base, mirror, magnets and plastic flywheel attached to a shaft. It works by using a motor to charge the flywheel during rotation, and a generator to discharge electricity during rotation. Flywheels have advantages over batteries like longer lifespan and ability to measure stored energy. Recent developments include applications in spacecraft, vehicles, UPS systems,

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    This document summarizes the design and fabrication of a flywheel-based mechanical battery. The motivation was that flywheel batteries have advantages over conventional batteries like wider operating temperature range and no chemical failures. The objective was to design a flywheel battery system that can store energy for various applications. Key components include the flywheel, magnetic bearings, and a motor-generator. The design uses a wooden base, mirror, magnets and plastic flywheel attached to a shaft. It works by using a motor to charge the flywheel during rotation, and a generator to discharge electricity during rotation. Flywheels have advantages over batteries like longer lifespan and ability to measure stored energy. Recent developments include applications in spacecraft, vehicles, UPS systems,

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    Flywheel Based Mechanical Battery

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    DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF FLYWHEEL

    BASED MECHANICAL BATTERY


    UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
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    DR. K. D. GUPTA
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    DEPTT. OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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    AJAY BHUNTEL
    AMAN LATHWAL
    HIMANSHU MALIK

    INTRODUCTION
    In a world where everything from our automobiles to our underwear may soon run on
    electricity, more efficient portable power is a major concern. After a century of stagnation,
    chemical
    and ultracapacitor batteries have recently made some strides forward, but the
    MOTIVATION
    most promising way of storing energy for the future might come from a more unlikely
    source : the flywheel. When spun up to very high speeds, a flywheel becomes a reservoir
    for
    massive amount
    kineticcame
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    Flywheels are not as adversely affected by
    temperature changes, can operate at a much wider temperature range, and are not
    subjected to many of the common failures of chemical rechargeable batteries. They are
    also less potentially damaging to the environment, being largely made of inert or benign
    materials. Another advantage of flywheels is that by a simple measurement of the
    rotation speed it is possible to know the exact amount of energy stored.

    OBJECTIVE
    The objective of the project work is to design and develop the Flywheel based
    mechanical battery system which can be used for various purposes and in critical
    situations so that it can be further improved and used in the various possible fields such
    as Transportation, Uninterruptible power supplies, Test Laboratories, Physics
    laboratories, Aircraft launching Systems, NASA G2 flywheel for spacecraft energy
    storage, Amusement rides, Motor sports, Grid energy storage, Wind turbines, Toys,
    Toggle action presses.

    COMPONENTS USED
    Flywheel is the most important component of the flywheel energy
    storage system. The design of the rotor is the most significant
    contributor to the effectiveness and efficiency of the system.
    Rotors are designed to maximize energy density at a given
    rotational speed, while maintaining structural integrity in the face of
    rotational and thermal stresses.

    Bearing are the pivots on which the shaft rests. The bearings
    support the flywheel rotor and keep it in position to freely rotate.
    The bearings must constrain five of the six degrees of freedom
    for rigid bodies, allowing only rotation around the axis of the
    rotor. The construction of the bearings is important in flywheel
    performance. Speed of the flywheel is limited in large part by the
    friction on the bearings, and the resulting wear on the bearings
    often defines the maintenance schedule for the system.
    Magnetic bearings are required for high-speed flywheel systems.
    These bearings reduce or eliminate frictional force between the
    rotor and its supports, significantly reducing the intrinsic losses.

    Motor-Generator a device that converts stored mechanical


    energy into electrical energy, or vice versa. Motors convert
    electrical energy into the rotational energy stored in the flywheel
    during charge, and generators reverse the process during
    discharge. In many modern flywheels the same rotating
    machine serves both functions.

    NAME OF THE
    COMPONENT
    WOODEN BASE
    MIRROR

    SPECIFICATIONS

    NEODYMIUM
    MAGNET (BAR
    MAGNET)
    NEODYMIUM
    MAGNET (RING
    MAGNET)
    FLYWHEEL
    (plastic)
    SHAFT

    4 x 2.5 x .4 cm

    24 x 14 x 1.5 cm
    12 x 6 x .5 cm

    OR - 1.5 cm
    IR - .35 cm

    Radius - 5.5 cm, Wt. 110gm


    Radius - .33 cm, Length 22 cm
    DC MOTOR
    1500 rpm
    FINAL
    STATISTICS
    COPPER WIRE
    Gauge 35
    LED
    Red

    Mass of flywheel = 110 gm

    gm
    cm3

    Density of plastic = 1.43

    Width of flywheel = 2.5 cm


    Radius of flywheel = 5.5 cm
    Maximum Angular velocity of flywheel = 272.22 rad/sec
    Rotation per minute = 2600 rpm

    Moment of inertia = 1789.8

    gm
    cm2

    Construction
    A base is constructed by arranging wooden planks and a mirror is fitted on the
    vertical member of the base so as to reduce the friction between the shaft and
    the mirror. On the horizontal member of the base, rests two magnetic
    supporters which are made by arranging three bar magnets. Magnetic
    supporters helps in levitating the shaft horizontally while rotating. Shaft have 1
    ring magnet at its each end and a flywheel in between. Shaft also have
    opposite polarity magnets attached which helps in producing current at the
    time of discharging.

    Working: Our project is working in two phase, Charging and Discharging phase
    Phase 1 is the charging phase, in it dc motor is used to charge the battery by clubbing it to the shaft. In this phase electrical energy is converted
    into rotational energy of the flywheel.
    Phase 2 is the discharging phase in which the rotational energy of the flywheel is used to produce electricity by using dynamo.

    COMPARISON TO ELECTRIC BATTERIES


    Flywheels are not as adversely affected by temperature changes, can operate at a much wider
    temperature range, and are not subject to many of the common failures of chemical
    rechargeable batteries. They are also less potentially damaging to the environment, being
    largely made of inert or benign materials. Another advantage of flywheels is that by a simple
    measurement of the rotation speed it is possible to know the exact amount of energy stored.
    Unlike most batteries which only operate for a finite period (for example roughly 36 months in
    the case of lithium ion polymer batteries), a flywheel potentially has an indefinite working
    lifespan. Flywheels built as part of James Watt steam engines have been continuously working
    for more than two hundred years] Working examples of ancient flywheels used mainly in milling
    and pottery can be found in many locations in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Most modern flywheels
    are typically a sealed device that needs minimal maintenance throughout its service life.
    Magnetic bearing flywheels in a vacuum enclosure, such as the NASA model depicted above,
    do not need any bearing maintenance and are therefore superior to batteries both in terms of
    total lifetime and energy storage capacity. Flywheel systems with mechanical bearings will have
    a limited lifespan due to wear.

    RECENT DEVELPOMENTS
    The recent developments in the field of Flywheel based Mechanical batteries are listed below:

    NASA G2 flywheel for spacecraft energy storage - This was a design funded by NASA's Glenn Research Center and intended for component testing in a
    laboratory environment.

    Rail Vehicles - The Parry People Mover is a railcar which is powered by a flywheel. It was trialled on Sundays for 12 months in England during 2006 and 2007.

    UPS - Flywheel power storage systems in production as of 2001 have storage capacities comparable to batteries and faster discharge rates. They are mainly used
    to provide load leveling for large battery systems.

    Aircraft launchers system - The Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier will use flywheels to accumulate energy from the ship's power supply, for rapid release into the
    Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System.

    Grid energy storage - Beacon Power opened a 5 MWh flywheel energy storage plant in Stephentown, New York in 2011. Lower carbon emissions, faster response
    times are advantages of using flywheels in power plants.

    Wind turbines - Flywheels may be used to store energy generated by wind turbines during off-peak periods or during high wind speeds. Beacon Power began
    testing of their Smart Energy 25 (Gen 4) flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California. The system is part of a wind power/flywheel
    demonstration project being carried out for the California Energy Commission.

    CONCLUSIONS
    Thus we conclude that by using Flywheel based mechanical battery, energy can be stored with
    greater efficiency as compared to the conventional chemical batteries. Further if we are able to
    maintain vacuum, efficiency can be increased further because of the decrease in air drag. Also in
    our project we used passive magnetic bearings that is permanent neodymium magnets are used
    for levitating the shaft along with the flywheel. By using active magnetic bearings efficiency can
    be boosted further.
    For our FBMB System, the net output generated is about 2W.

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