energy storage unit

Definitions

A device or system, such as a battery or capacitor, designed to store electrical or chemical energy for later use.

A physical component or facility that captures energy produced at one time to be released and utilized at a later time.

Examples

The facility installed a large-scale energy storage unit to stabilize the local power grid during peak demand.

Engineers are testing a new lithium-ion energy storage unit designed to improve the efficiency of residential solar panels.

Synonyms

battery power bank accumulator energy reservoir capacitor storage cell

Antonyms

power generator energy source power plant energy consumer load