Flywheel energy storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. When energy is extracted from the system, the flywheel's rotational speed is reduced as a consequence of the principle of conservation of energy; adding. .
A typical system consists of a flywheel supported by connected to a . The flywheel and. .
TransportationAutomotiveIn the 1950s, flywheel-powered buses, known as .
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GeneralCompared with other ways to store electricity, FES systems have long lifetimes (lasting. .
Flywheels are not as adversely affected by temperature changes, can operate at a much wider temperature range, and are not subject to many of the common failures of chemical . They are also less potentially damaging to the environment,. .
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