The supply of energy from primary sources is not constant and rarely matches the pattern of demand from consumers, and electricity itself is difficult to store in significant quantities. Secondary storage of energy is therefore required both for more efficient use of existing generation capacity and to allow more substantial use of renewable energy sources that tend to provide energy only 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.
The author presents here a comprehensive guide to the different types of storage available. He not only shows how use of the various types of storage can benefit the management of a power supply system but extends this to consider more substantial possibilities that arise from integrating a combination of different storage devices into a system. His book will therefore be important to those seeking to develop environmentally sound energy resources.
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Introduction Energy Conversion : From Primary Sources to Consumers
Part 1 : 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 2 : 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 : Considerations on the Choice of a Storage System
Part 3 : Power System Considerations for Energy Storage
Chapter 13 : Integration of Energy Storage Systems
Chapter 14 : Effect of Energy Storage on Transient Regimes in the Power System
Chapter 15 : Optimising Regimes for Energy Storage in a Power System
Conclusion
Index
