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Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and
Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more. “Boiling is important for
Shaft-less flywheels-2022
This chapter first discusses the basic stress analysis for energy storage flywheels, including the stress caused by flywheel rotation and external pressures. Then a new stress analysis formula
Dynamics Study of Hybrid Support Flywheel Energy Storage
To suppress the unbalanced response of FESS at critical speed, a damping ring (DR) device is designed for a hybrid supported FESS with mechanical bearing and axial active
Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
As MIT''s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT''s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The MIT Energy Initiative's annual research spring symposium explored artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition.
Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economy
Taiwan''s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER) is a two-year program with the MIT Energy Initiative, exploring ways that industry and government can promote and adopt
Optimising flywheel energy storage systems for enhanced
In this study, ANOVA method and comprehensive CFD simulations were used to optimise the main geometrical and operating parameters affecting flywheel energy storage
Journal of Vibration and Control
Results demonstrate that the proposed method reduces base vibration intensity by 8–10 times, decreases suspension airgap fluctuation amplitude by 40%, stabilizes rotor axis
Study shows how households can cut energy costs
Giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching, can help them substantially reduce their consumption and costs, according to a study by MIT
Optimization and Vibration Analysis of a Magnetic Bearing-Flywheel
Abstract: Aiming at the urgent demand of new power system for short-term high-frequency energy storage equipment, this study proposes an optimization scheme of flywheel
Optimization and Vibration Analysis of a Magnetic Bearing
Abstract: Aiming at the urgent demand of new power system for short-term high-frequency energy storage equipment, this study proposes an optimization scheme of flywheel
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron
Vibration Reduction Optimization Design of an Energy Storage
To solve the excessive vibration of an energy storage flywheel rotor under complex operating conditions, an optimization design method used to the energy storage
Flywheel energy storage
Rotational axis vibration can occur due to low stiffness and damping, which are inherent problems of superconducting magnets, preventing the use of completely superconducting magnetic
DESIGN OF ENERGY STORAGE FLYWHEEL ROTOR
The coupling dynamic model of the flywheel rotor with ESDFDs is established by using the finite element method. Base on that, the dynamic characteristics of flywheel rotor is calculated, and
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage
Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources,
Ensuring a durable transition
At the MIT Energy Initiative''s Annual Research Conference, speakers highlighted the need for collective action in a durable energy transition capable of withstanding obstacles.
Vibration Reduction Optimization Design of an Energy Storage Flywheel
To solve the excessive vibration of an energy storage flywheel rotor under complex operating conditions, an optimization design method used to the energy storage
A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed
MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs
In MIT course 15.366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector.
Optimal Control for the Rotor System of a Magnetic Levitation Flywheel
This work proposes a multiobjective optimal control strategy for the suspension management of an active magnetic bearing (AMB)-supported flywheel rotor in energy storage