Finite Element Analysis of Materials and Processing of Composite Flywheel Rotor

Abstract

Flywheel rotor is the very important component in the flywheel energy storage system (FESS). The key factors of rotor, such as rotor materials, geometry and fabrication process, have directly influence on the performance of FESS. At present, press-assembling the rotor with shrink-fit is used usually to increase strength of composite flywheel rotors filament wound in the radial direction. This paper is concerned that the Von Mises equivalent stress distribution of the metal hub and the radial stress distribution of the composite rim at the speed of 20000rpm by the 3D finite element method. The materials and corresponding minimum value of interference fit of the flywheel rotor are determined based on the analysis results.