Electric Power Generation and Storage Using a High Voltage Approach

• Main Author: Bolund, Björn
• Format: Doctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper 2006
• Subjects: Engineering physics; Flywheel; Generation; Generator; High Voltage; Power flow; Poynting; Teknisk fysik
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-6833; http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-6552-8

Production and consumption of electricity have grown enormously during the last century. No mater what the primary source of energy is, almost all generation of electricity comes from conversion of a rotational movement in a generator. The aim of this thesis is to see how high voltage technology influence production and storage of electricity. Power flow in the generators used to convert mechanical movement to electric energy is analyzed using Poynting‘s vector. The impact of new generator technology for efficient extraction of hydroelectric power is shown. Simulation of a large permanent magnet turbo generator is presented. A flywheel storage system for electric vehicles utilizing high voltage technology is also presented. In pulsed power applications, a cheap method for intermediate storage of energy during milliseconds, which enables an inductive primary storage is presented and experimentally tested.