Comparison of Type Selection between Centrifugal Compressors and Reciprocating Compressors for Medium Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems
In the paper,taking the 60MW energy storage system as an example,using mature reciprocating compressors and centrifugal compressors on the market,two sets of pure reciprocating compressors and pure centrifugal compressors were formed respectively.Based on the four evaluation indicators of reliability,investment cost,maintenance cost,and operating cost,the Analytic Hierarchy Process was used to analyze the comprehensive performance.It was found that centrifugal compressor had better comprehensive performance for the 60MW compressed air energy storage system.Therefore,when constructing a medium scale compressed air energy storage system,it is recommended to use the scheme of fully centrifugal compressor unit.