Control system and method for a flywheel type power delivery system
This patent describes a flywheel type power delivery system having an energy-storing flywheel, a prime mover operatively coupled to the flywheel for delivering power to the flywheel, and a continuously variable ratio transmission operatively coupled to the flywheel for delivering power to an output shaft. The improvement described here comprises: selector means for selecting a desired maximum output shaft speed limit; speed range function means defining a desired flywheel operating speed range defined by a minimum flywheel speed and a maximum flywheel speed, each of the minimum and maximum flywheel speeds being defined as a function of the selected maximum output shaft speed limit; speed measuring means for measuring the actual speed of the flywheel; and power control means for controlling the delivery of power from the prime mover to the flywheel as a function of measured flywheel speed to keep the speed of the flywheel within the predetermined range.
- Assignee:
- Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4625823
- OSTI ID:
- 7046877
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Sep 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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