Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2020, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4): 1186-1192.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2020.0033

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Simulation analysis of flywheel energy storage beam pumping unit

HAN"Chuanjun1(), TIAN"Degao1, ZHOU"Yong2   

  1. 1.School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
    2.Engineering Research Institute of Xinjiang Oilfield Branch, Karamay 834000, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2020-01-14 Revised:2020-02-22 Online:2020-07-05 Published:2020-06-30

Abstract:

In this study, a mathematical model affecting the output power of the motor is theoretically deduced and a virtual prototype of a flywheel energy storage pumping unit is developed to investigate the influence of an energy storage flywheel on the performance of a beam pumping unit and the energy-saving effects. The feasibility of the proposed model is verified via ADAMS simulation analysis, and the effects of different transmission ratios and moments of inertia on the performance of the beam pumping units are discussed. Results show that the flywheel releases energy when the pumping unit works in the upstroke mode and absorbs energy when the pumping unit works in the downstroke mode. Therefore, the installation of an energy storage flywheel in a beam pumping unit could effectively reduce the initial torque of the motor and reduce the fluctuation amplitude with respect to the motor torque, power, and speed. The fluctuation amplitude of each parameter decreases with the increasing rotational inertia of the energy storage flywhee; however, the starting time of the motor will be prolonged to a certain extent. Based on the power consumption of the motor, the flywheel is observed to inhibit reverse power generation under different rotational inertias. Furthermore, the average power consumed by the motor will decrease with the increasing rotational inertia, improving the energy-saving effect of the beam pumping unit.

Key words: beam pumping unit, flywheel energy storage, simulation analysis, energy saving

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