Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2022, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2): 593-599.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0340

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Design and experimental research on flywheel energy storage system of beam pumping unit

Yong ZHOU1(), Xiangyu CHEN1, Lin JIAN1, Fuhui WANG1, Degao TIAN2, Chuanjun HAN2   

  1. 1.Engineering Research Institute of Xinjiang Oilfield Branch, Karamay 834000, Xinjiang, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Petroleum and Natural Gas Equipment, Ministry of Education (Southwest Petroleum University), Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2021-07-14 Revised:2021-10-17 Online:2022-02-05 Published:2022-02-08
  • Contact: Yong ZHOU E-mail:ktyzhouy@163.com

Abstract:

The current power consumption of beam pumping units in service exceeds 50% of the total power consumption of oil field production, and their overall efficiency is often less than 30%. The low efficiency of the pumping unit system results in a significant waste of electricity. The operating principle and structural characteristics of the beam pumping unit allow for the incorporation of flywheel energy-storage devices to improve their efficiency. A flywheel energy-storage system suitable for beam pumping units was designed, a pumping unit dynamics simulation model was established, and a corresponding experimental test platform was built to validate the feasibility of the energy-storage systems using simulation analysis and experimental research, and the effect of adding energy-storage flywheel on the pumping unit's energy consumption was discussed. The results indicate that the energy-storage flywheel releases energy during the upper stroke and absorbs it during the lower stroke. With the addition of the flywheel, the peak value of the motor power curve decreases from 646 to 517 W, whereas the valley power of the motor changes from -361 to -296 W, implying that the peak value decreases and the valley value increases, resulting in a more smooth operation of the motor. Finally, the pumping unit's energy-saving effect was verified by comparing the experimental data. The result shows that under the condition of constant stroke times and similar load, the experimental result is close to the conclusion of the simulation analysis. Adding a flywheel energy-storage device saves 15.7% of energy and has an obvious energy-saving effect, and it serves as a reference for the use of flywheel energy-storage systems in beam pumping units to achieve energy saving and consumption reduction.

Key words: pumping unit, flywheel energy storage, system design, energy saving, experiment

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