The supply of energy from primary sources is not constant and rarely matches the pattern of demand from consumers. Electricity is also difficult to store in significant quantities. Therefore, secondary storage of energy is essential to increase generation capacity efficiency and to allow more substantial use of renewable energy sources that only provide energy intermittently. Lack of effective storage has often been cited as a major hurdle to substantial introduction of renewable energy sources into the electricity supply network.
This 2nd edition, without changing the existing structure of the 1st edition, has expanded chapters that review different types of renewables and considers which of these requires storage.
The book also discusses the limitation of renewables usage without storage and considers more substantial possibilities that arise from integrating a combination of different storage devices into a system.
University teachers and students that are specialising in power systems development, renewables and other non-conventional electrical energy sources integration in the existing power systems, its economics and environmental impact. The first part of the book will also appeal to the general public.
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Part I : The Use of Energy Storage
Chapter 1 : Trends in Power System Development
Chapter 2 : Energy Storage as a Structural Unit of a Power System
Chapter 3 : Storage Applications
Part II : Energy Storage Techniques
Chapter 4 : Thermal Energy Storage
Chapter 5 : Flywheel Storage
Chapter 6 : Pumped Hydro Storage
Chapter 7 : Compressed Air Energy Storage
Chapter 8 : Hydrogen and Other Synthetic Fuels
Chapter 9 : Electrochemical Energy Storage
Chapter 10 : Capacitor Bank Storage
Chapter 11 : Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
Chapter 12 : Energy Storage in the Power System Itself
Chapter 13 : Considerations on the Choice of a Storage System
Part III : Power System Considerations for Energy Storage
Chapter 14 : Integration of Energy Storage Systems
Chapter 15 : Effect of Energy Storage on Transient Regimes in the Power System
Chapter 16 : Optimising Regimes for Energy Storage in a Power System
Chapter 17 : Energy Storage and Renewable Power Sources
Conclusion
Further Reading
Index
