Flywheel system using wire-wound rotor

Chiao, Edward Young; Bender, Donald Arthur; Means, Andrew E.; Snyder, Philip K.

Title: Flywheel system using wire-wound rotor

Patent · Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1256005

Chiao, Edward Young; Bender, Donald Arthur; Means, Andrew E.; Snyder, Philip K.

A flywheel is described having a rotor constructed of wire wound onto a central form. The wire is prestressed, thus mitigating stresses that occur during operation. In another aspect, the flywheel incorporates a low-loss motor using electrically non-conducting permanent magnets.

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Research Organization:: Amber Kinetics, Inc., Freemont, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: OE0000232

Assignee:: Amber Kinetics, Inc. (Freemont, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,362,800

Application Number:: 13/222,693

OSTI ID:: 1256005

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Aug 31

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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