Feasibility study of wind-powered thermal energy system and study of electric-heat generator

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26630118
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery
• Research Institution: International Superconductivity Technology Center (Superconductivity Research Laboratory)
• Principal Investigator: OKAZAKI Toru 公益財団法人国際超電導産業技術研究センター(超電導工学研究所), その他部局等, その他 (20572978)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKAMURA Taketsune 京都大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (30303861)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 風力 / 不安定性解消 / 蓄熱 / 回転機軽量化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Intensive cost study on wind-powered thermal energy system is conducted and confirmed by many authorities in various field. The cost estimation using real wind condition is also conducted and cost effectiveness of thermal energy storage is confirmed. Advantage of light heat generator is also confirmed.
The experiment of electric-heat generator is successfully conducted. The theory and the experimental results are well agreed. Another use of the electric-heat generator is found through this experiment. The electric-heat generator can absorb the surplus energy in the power network. This enables the capacity factor of the system large and make the energy cost less than previous estimation.

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