Contra-rotating homopolar motor-generator for energy storage and return
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving electrical energy in amounts of the order of hundreds of megajoules, converting the electrical energy to mechanical energy for storage, and delivering the stored energy as electrical energy in times of the order of a second comprises a sequence of stacked electrically conducting cylindrical shells having a common axis. The conducting shells are free to rotate and are separated by stationary insulating cylindrical shells. Adjacent conducting shells are connected electrically by brushes at the edges and a radial magnetic field is caused to pass through the conductors. The apparatus permits the reversal in a plasma heating coil of electric currents of amplitudes up to 100,000 amperes in a time of the order of a second.
- Inventors:
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- Palos Heights, IL
- Downers Grove, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863065
- Patent Number(s):
- 4086506
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- contra-rotating; homopolar; motor-generator; energy; storage; return; apparatus; receiving; electrical; amounts; hundreds; megajoules; converting; mechanical; delivering; stored; times; comprises; sequence; stacked; electrically; conducting; cylindrical; shells; common; axis; free; rotate; separated; stationary; insulating; adjacent; connected; brushes; edges; radial; magnetic; field; caused; pass; conductors; permits; reversal; plasma; heating; coil; electric; currents; amplitudes; 100; 000; amperes; time; cylindrical shell; apparatus permits; electric current; electrical energy; energy storage; magnetic field; electrically conducting; stored energy; mechanical energy; common axis; connected electrically; plasma heating; receiving electrical; heating coil; homopolar motor; /310/74/
Citation Formats
Kustom, Robert L, and Wehrle, Robert B. Contra-rotating homopolar motor-generator for energy storage and return. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Kustom, Robert L, & Wehrle, Robert B. Contra-rotating homopolar motor-generator for energy storage and return. United States.
Kustom, Robert L, and Wehrle, Robert B. Sun .
"Contra-rotating homopolar motor-generator for energy storage and return". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863065.
@article{osti_863065,
title = {Contra-rotating homopolar motor-generator for energy storage and return},
author = {Kustom, Robert L and Wehrle, Robert B},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for receiving electrical energy in amounts of the order of hundreds of megajoules, converting the electrical energy to mechanical energy for storage, and delivering the stored energy as electrical energy in times of the order of a second comprises a sequence of stacked electrically conducting cylindrical shells having a common axis. The conducting shells are free to rotate and are separated by stationary insulating cylindrical shells. Adjacent conducting shells are connected electrically by brushes at the edges and a radial magnetic field is caused to pass through the conductors. The apparatus permits the reversal in a plasma heating coil of electric currents of amplitudes up to 100,000 amperes in a time of the order of a second.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
}
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