Sustainable Energy Technology Week 9 Solution

 The volumetric energy storage capacity of the pumped hydro storage system is very low.

 True

 False


The self-discharge time of the pumped hydro storage system is very high.

 True

 False


Very low permeable (leak proof) hard caverns are desired for the compressed air storage system.

 True

 False


The efficiency of the compressed air energy storage system is low, due the mechanical transmission (Compressor is driven by gas turbine) losses.

 True

 False


In comparison to pumped hydro storage systems, the flywheel-based storage system has a substantially lower volumetric energy density.

 True

 False


The electrolyte capacitor has very high cycle life in the order of 1 million cycles.

 True

 False


Energy absorption and transmission rate of the flywheel energy storage system is very low.

 True

 False


The maximum applied voltage for tradition capacitor is more than super capacitor.

 True

 False


The capacitance of a capacitor can be increased with an increase in the dielectric contact area.

 True

 False


Both AC and DC current source can be applied to the electrolyte capacitor.

 True

 False


Which mechanical storage system can be implemented for regenerative braking system.

 Pumped hydro storage system

 Compressed air energy storage system

 Flywheel based storage system

 Electric AC current generator


The velocity of the water jet at the inlet to the turbine is measured as 88.59 m/s of a pumped hydro storage system. The system has a storage capacity of 10 m3. The pump and turbine efficiencies are 0.6 and 0.7, respectively. Calculate Energy storage capacity of the storage system in terms of KW-hr? (Hint U =(2×g×H)0.5)

 0.457

 4.57

 45.7

 10.9


In the electrolyte capacitor, the positively charged anode plate is made of which material?

 Aluminium

 Tantalum

 Niobium

 All of these


An energy storage system utilizes a carbon fiber made flywheel with a diameter of 2 meters. What would be revolutions per second of the flywheel to perform at the maximum specific energy density? (hint- refer the table in lecture note for sp. Energy density=400 KJ/Kg)

 142.35

 14.35

 200

 400


The Nano porous carbon electrode is used in which of these capacitors?

 Traditional capacitor

 Electrolyte capacitor

 Electric double layer capacitor

 All of these


Which would be the best if 8000 J of energy needed to be stored in a single capacitor unit?

 Traditional capacitor

 Electrolyte capacitor

 Super capacitor

 Not possible

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