http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-12797 Oklahoma Generator Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:59 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-12797 very nice article, and i think anything that will save our planet is good to us, thats the most important. very nice article, and i think anything that will save our planet is good to us, thats the most important.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-36674 Oklahoma Generator Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-36674 very nice article, and i think anything that will save our planet is good to us, thats the most important. very nice article, and i think anything that will save our planet is good to us, thats the most important.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-12796 ChuckL Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:46 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-12796 Interesting story. It would have been much better though if the author had explained how a variable speed flywheel could maintain a constant frequency. Regulating the voltage however, would be no problem at all. That just requires varying the DC voltage applied to the exciter with a small electronic voltage regulator. Interesting story. It would have been much better though if the author had explained how a variable speed flywheel could maintain a constant frequency. Regulating the voltage however, would be no problem at all. That just requires varying the DC voltage applied to the exciter with a small electronic voltage regulator.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-36673 ChuckL Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-36673 Interesting story. It would have been much better though if the author had explained how a variable speed flywheel could maintain a constant frequency. Regulating the voltage however, would be no problem at all. That just requires varying the DC voltage applied to the exciter with a small electronic voltage regulator. Interesting story. It would have been much better though if the author had explained how a variable speed flywheel could maintain a constant frequency. Regulating the voltage however, would be no problem at all. That just requires varying the DC voltage applied to the exciter with a small electronic voltage regulator.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-12795 Mamoru Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:28:08 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-12795 Ok, how much noise do these things produce. Got to let the NIMBY crowed fight this before it even starts. :-) Ok, how much noise do these things produce. Got to let the NIMBY crowed fight this before it even starts.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/24/how-centuries-old-flywheels-can-improve-the-electric-grid/#comment-36672 Mamoru Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4180#comment-36672 Ok, how much noise do these things produce. Got to let the NIMBY crowed fight this before it even starts. :-) Ok, how much noise do these things produce. Got to let the NIMBY crowed fight this before it even starts.

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