Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) Signal Processing

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Sponsors Brian Peterson
Team Name Flywheel and the Simulinks
Duration Spring 2021 - Fall 2021
Faculty Adviser Herbert Hess
Mentor Herbert Hess and Brian Peterson
Client Brian Peterson
Team Members
  • Ali Almomen
  • Harley Wheeler
  • Orion Wheeler

Flywheels are energy storage systems used in power applications. The use a spinning rotor to store energy as rotational kinematic energy.

Goal[edit | edit source]

The project goal is to design an interface in a Simulink® block diagram to real world sensors in a flywheel energy storage system in the IRIC building. The Simulink® subsystem block will read in the sensor information and provide a suitable output signal that is easy for a Simulink® model or system to display or process.

Deliverables[edit | edit source]

The project deliverables include successful validation testing and reviewed and approved component information specification (CIS) documentation of the Simulink® subsystem block. The project team will complete the Simulink® subsystem block implementations for each of the three sensor types: Kaman KD-2306 non-contact displacement sensor, Pololu 36v20 CS current sensor, and Renishaw Resolute rotary absolute encoder.

Value statement[edit | edit source]

Create interfaces and test their functionability using test blocks and later movement of the real world sensors.


Project visioning[edit | edit source]

Create an interface for three of the sensors on the flywheel. After the interfaces are created and tested create component information specification documents.


Project Learning[edit | edit source]

- Learn how to use Matlab Simulink®


·This will be done using tutorials online which can be accessed by the team members.


- Refinement of Knowledge of Simulink®

Practice through creation of subsystems

·Use the provided laptopp to log onto Matlab.

·Use blocks created by Brian Peterson to start creating subsystems.

·Refine knowledge about what the blocks do thorugh experimentation.

·Purpose: to learn more about Matlab Simulink®


-Block Diagrams These are the team member's block diagrams. They will be inserted as they are completed

Project schedule[edit | edit source]

This will be put in at a later date when the timeline is finalized

Team budget[edit | edit source]

This will be created by Ali

Team Members[edit | edit source]

2021 AliAlmomen teampic.jpg

Name:'Ali Almomen'
Major:'Electrical Engineering'
Responsibility:'Budget Manager'


2021 HarleyWheeler teampic.jpg

Name:'Harley Wheeler'
Major:'Electrical Engineering'
Responsibility:'Team Lead'


2021 OrionWheeler teampic1.jpg

Name:'Orion Wheeler'
Major:'Electrical Engineering'
Responsibility:'Wiki Page'

Additional Documentation[edit | edit source]

-Meeting minutes File:2021 meeting minutes 02 09 2021.pdf
File:2021 meeting minutes 02 23 2021.pdf
File:Meeting Minutes 3-23-2021.pdf
-Snapshot Days