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FESS

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Flywheel energy storage

Flywheel energy storage holds energy in a rotating mass, usually in a vacuum enclosure with magnetic or low-loss bearings. A motor-generator accelerates the rotor to charge and decelerates it to discharge, and a bidirectional converter links the variable-frequency machine to a DC bus or AC network.

Drawing use: SLD
Application: Microgrid systems
Reference family: IEC / IEEE / ANSI

A distinction that matters

A flywheel stores kinetic energy for seconds to minutes; a battery stores chemical energy for much longer durations.

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RUPS

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Rotary UPS

A rotary UPS uses a synchronous machine running continuously on the critical bus, with stored kinetic energy in a flywheel or induction coupling bridging the gap until a coupled diesel engine starts and takes over. A choke between the utility and the critical bus lets the machine condition the supply and isolate the load from network faults.

Drawing use: SLD
Application: Microgrid systems
Reference family: IEC / IEEE / ANSI

A distinction that matters

A rotary UPS uses rotating machines and kinetic storage; a static UPS uses power electronics and a battery.

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