Optimal design of compressed air energy storage systems [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1979. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Compressed air energy storage (CAES) power systems are currently being considered by various electric utilities for load-leveling applications. Models of CAES systems which employ natural underground aquifer formations, and present an optimal design methodology which demonstrates their economic viability are developed. This approach is based upon a decomposition of the CAES plant and utility grid system into three partially-decoupled subsystems. Numerical results are given for a plant employing the Media, Illinois Galesville aquifer formation.
Published through SciTech Connect. 01/01/1979. "conf-791069--3" 6. annual conference on energy, Rolla, MO, USA, 16 Oct 1979. Sharma, A.; Ahrens, F. W.; Ragsdell, K. M.