How viable would it be to combine a flywheel system with a solar panel for after-hours power? Or to make it less complicated, a flywheel system that used off-peak power to feed power during peak hours? It sounds like there still needs to be a separate power source provided to the flywheel to maintain the RPMs and voltage. Capacitors might help a bit, but they wouldn't be able to sustain for long periods... So I suppose a flywheel system might be pretty good for running during peak hours and still drawing minimal power to maintain itself, but then that sounds like a more expensive version of solar power haha, of course the flywheel system might be a good solution where solar is not a viable solution for renewables if there isn't enough sunlight, or peak hours occur after the sun is down (On some distant imaginary planet). The advantage is the flywheel would be a lot more reliable than solar, but I can't imagine how much it would cost to create a flywheel that could output 5kW, let alone how much space that thing would take. Oh yea, and awesome video by the way!
Flywheel systems are definately high tech and $$$ to provide serious amounts of power. The flywheel I describe only stores energy to smooth out power pulses of the steam engine. Your suggestion of combining flywheels and solar is being done I'm sure.
We will need something really soon for the national mains power grid, as the supply for energy increases. just saying, looks like it was along the lines you wrote here.
Amber kenetics 10k+ for 60 to 150 kwh. Personally, I feel like a sand or water, thermal batter would be better for home storage. A flywheel would be good for an ev charger booster.
@@EngineersWorkshop, However, you missed the great value of the flywheel, almost no one knows about it, the flywheel is considered by many to be only an energy store.
In real numbers, how much is the flywheel slowing down and speeding up on the Skinner? At 300 RPM, how stable is it? Also, thanks for posting this, I learned a little something.
I will eventually determine this, but have not modeled the Flywheel accurately on the computer to know the mass. As I disassemble for rework, I may have a crane scale by then to help weigh components.
We are all learning thanks to you.
Thank you. It helps me to learn as well by working through it in my mind.
Sir , thank you for the lesson! I will lovely leave a like because many will not understand the quality of the video.
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Gabriel!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
absolutely love this an the maths, stirs the imagination. this is another puzzle revealed to solving a big problem
Thank you for your interest. It's been a fun and challenging machine to learn and play with.
Everyone knows that if you cut electricity off the flywheel will decrease speed
How viable would it be to combine a flywheel system with a solar panel for after-hours power? Or to make it less complicated, a flywheel system that used off-peak power to feed power during peak hours?
It sounds like there still needs to be a separate power source provided to the flywheel to maintain the RPMs and voltage. Capacitors might help a bit, but they wouldn't be able to sustain for long periods... So I suppose a flywheel system might be pretty good for running during peak hours and still drawing minimal power to maintain itself, but then that sounds like a more expensive version of solar power haha, of course the flywheel system might be a good solution where solar is not a viable solution for renewables if there isn't enough sunlight, or peak hours occur after the sun is down (On some distant imaginary planet).
The advantage is the flywheel would be a lot more reliable than solar, but I can't imagine how much it would cost to create a flywheel that could output 5kW, let alone how much space that thing would take. Oh yea, and awesome video by the way!
Flywheel systems are definately high tech and $$$ to provide serious amounts of power. The flywheel I describe only stores energy to smooth out power pulses of the steam engine. Your suggestion of combining flywheels and solar is being done I'm sure.
We will need something really soon for the national mains power grid, as the supply for energy increases. just saying, looks like it was along the lines you wrote here.
Look up gravity battery
I have researched these. Massive and difficult to pull off on a small scale that will store significant energy.
Amber kenetics 10k+ for 60 to 150 kwh. Personally, I feel like a sand or water, thermal batter would be better for home storage. A flywheel would be good for an ev charger booster.
. The flywheel has a self-twisting effect, but you didn’t mention it at all.
In the video i was focused on how the governor controls the slide valve.
@@EngineersWorkshop, However, you missed the great value of the flywheel, almost no one knows about it, the flywheel is considered by many to be only an energy store.
Triple expansion steam came a long way in making steam engines more effecient.
Yes, and Corliss Valves, and uniflow technology
Flash boiling, induction heating tech. Could probably make a real efficient car today.
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Who is building a modern steam engine
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In real numbers, how much is the flywheel slowing down and speeding up on the Skinner? At 300 RPM, how stable is it?
Also, thanks for posting this, I learned a little something.
I will eventually determine this, but have not modeled the Flywheel accurately on the computer to know the mass. As I disassemble for rework, I may have a crane scale by then to help weigh components.