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Title: Flywheel rotor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1457742

A solid steel flywheel rotor having improved material properties offers improved energy storage at reduced cost. A process for manufacturing the rotor is also provided.

Research Organization:
Amber Kinetics, Inc., Union City, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
OE-0000232
Assignee:
Amber Kinetics, Inc. (Union City, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,003,237
Application Number:
14/469,382
OSTI ID:
1457742
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (15)

Rotational Energy Accumulator, Especially for Electrically Driven Vehicles patent April 1969
Energy Strong Mass and Method for Making patent February 1970
Method of Explosively Shocking Solid Materials patent September 1971
Apparatus for Homogeneous Refining and Continuously Casting Metals and Alloys patent August 1973
Flywheel rotor particularly suitable for accumulating energy patent December 1979
Rimmed and edge thickened Stodola shaped flywheel patent October 1983
Flywheel assembly for dynamometers patent August 1987
Age hardenable alloy with a unique combination of very high strength and good toughness patent February 1999
Axially free flywheel system patent March 2004
Uninterruptible power supply using a high speed cylinder flywheel patent November 2004
Tubular flywheel energy storage system patent-application December 2004
Bearing steel,method for evaluating large-sized inclusions in the steel and rolling bearing patent-application March 2006
Multi-stack flywheel energy storage assembly patent-application April 2014
Method for Producing a Kinetic Energy Storage System patent-application January 2015
Stub Shaft for Connection with a Flywheel Rotor patent-application March 2016

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