A novel throttling strategy for adiabatic compressed air energy storage system based on an ejector

• Published in: Energy conversion and management Vol. 158; pp. 50 - 59
• Main Authors: Chen, Long Xiang, Hu, Peng, Zhao, Pan Pan, Xie, Mei Na, Wang, Dong Xiang, Wang, Feng Xiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.02.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adiabatic; Adiabatic compressed air energy storage; Adiabatic flow; air; Batteries; Compressed air; Ejection; Ejector; Energy analysis; Energy consumption; Energy storage; Exergy; Exergy analysis; High pressure; Inlet pressure; Mathematical models; Parametric analysis; Pressure; Statistical energy analysis; Steady state models; Storage vessels; Studies; Thermodynamics; Throttling; Turbines; Energy analysis; Ejector; Adiabatic compressed air energy storage; Exergy analysis

•A novel throttling strategy is proposed for adiabatic compressed air energy storage.•The throttling strategy is based on an ejector.•Proposed energy storage system is more efficient and economic than the conventional one.•The performance of ejector is stable and hardly affected by the ambient. Adia...