Rimmed and edge thickened Stodola shaped flywheel

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864726

Kulkarni, Satish V ^[1]; Stone, Richard G ^[2]

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1. San Ramon, CA
2. Oakland, CA

A flywheel (10) is described that is useful for energy storage in a hybrid vehicle automotive power system or in some stationary applications. The flywheel (10) has a body (15) composed of essentially planar isotropic high strength material. The flywheel (10) body (15) is enclosed by a rim (50) of circumferentially wound fiber (2) embedded in resin (3). The rim (50) promotes flywheel (10) safety and survivability. The flywheel (10) has a truncated and edge thickened Stodola shape designed to optimize system mass and energy storage capability.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Kulkarni, Satish V. (San Ramon, CA);Stone, Richard G. (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4408500
• OSTI ID: 864726
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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