Physics A-Level
Energy storage
What Energy storage means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy storage
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Reference: AQA
A flywheel absorbs energy when the driving torque exceeds demand and releases it when demand exceeds supply.
Topics that use Energy storage
- Rotational kinetic energy (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Flywheel
- Moment of inertia
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Smoothing
- Smoothing of motion
- Engineering applications
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