Flywheels offer an environmentally and financially sound choice for protecting critical operations.
Ensuring continuous electrical power within mission-critical facilities is top of mind for today’s facility managers, data center operators, hospital IT managers and electrical engineers. Thoughtful planning, design, equipment selection and maintenance of an organization’s power infrastructure is vital for continuous operations.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration findings, typical utility customers experienced nearly six hours of power interruptions in 2018 in the U.S., largely a result of severe weather or devastating wildfires. With businesses losing upwards of $150 million as a result of blackouts (according to the U.S. Department of Energy) protecting against power outages and disturbances is essential. Equally important is incorporating environmentally-friendly power solutions to advance organizations’ green initiatives.
During a power disturbance, a flywheel system provides instant backup power to seamlessly bridge the critical gap in power until the facility’s generator comes online. A flywheel operates like a dynamic battery that stores energy kinetically, spinning a mass around an axis. Electrical input spins the flywheel rotor up to speed and a standby charge keeps it going until called upon to release the stored energy. Read more here.