Concentric ring flywheel with hooked ring carbon fiber separator/torque coupler

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:872389

Kuklo, Thomas C ^[1]

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1. Oakdale, CA

A concentric ring flywheel with expandable separators, which function as torque couplers, between the rings to take up the gap formed between adjacent rings due to differential expansion between different radius rings during rotation of the flywheel. The expandable separators or torque couplers include a hook-like section at an upper end which is positioned over an inner ring and a shelf-like or flange section at a lower end onto which the next adjacent outer ring is positioned. As the concentric rings are rotated the gap formed by the differential expansion there between is partially taken up by the expandable separators or torque couplers to maintain torque and centering attachment of the concentric rings.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5924335
• OSTI ID: 872389
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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concentric
flywheel
hooked
carbon
fiber
separator
torque
coupler
expandable
separators
function
couplers
rings
gap
formed
adjacent
due
differential
expansion
radius
rotation
hook-like
section
upper
positioned
inner
shelf-like
flange
outer
rotated
partially
maintain
centering
attachment
concentric rings
carbon fiber
differential expansion
adjacent rings
gap formed
torque coupler
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