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What is a magnetically suspended flywheel energy storage system (MS-fess)?

The magnetically suspended flywheel energy storage system (MS-FESS) is an energy storage equipment that accomplishes the bidirectional transfer between electric energy and kinetic energy, and it is widely used as the power conversion unit in the uninterrupted power supply (UPS) system.

Does a state switch affect the power converter?

Finally, the simulations and experiments are performed to validate the performances of the switch strategy used in the FESS-UPS system, and the results prove that the current/voltage peaks during the switching process are effectively mitigated, so the impact on the power converter caused by the state switch is suppressed.

Does storage reduce the need for transmission capacity and dispatchable renewables?

We observe that storage decreases the need for transmission capacity and dispatchable renewables like biomass while shifting the solar and wind balance (Fig. 5b). Due to the significant drop in curtailment for scenarios up to 20 TWh, less generation capacity is needed to deliver the same energy to the grid.

What is a normal switch strategy?

For the normal switch strategy, the oscillation value of the DC-bus voltage reaches 136 V from the holding stage to the discharging stage. For the proposed switch strategy using the compensation model, the variation of the DC-bus voltage is reduced to 102 V during the switching process.

Do energy storage mandates reduce variability in electricity prices?

We find that energy storage mandates largely reduce the variability in electricity prices, especially for the first 20 TWh of mandates (Fig. 6a). In the 1.94 TWh baseline, 82% of the marginal prices are at 0 $/MWh since for large portions of the year the WECC generates more renewable energy than it needs.

How important are storage power capacity mandates?

Overall, in the past storage power capacity mandates have had an important impact; for example, the California Public Utilities Commission required the procurement of 1.3 GW of energy storage by 2020 51 and several states have followed this initiative 39.