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Title: Inertial energy storage device

Abstract

The inertial energy storage device of the present invention comprises a composite ring formed of circumferentially wound resin-impregnated filament material, a flanged hollow metal hub concentrically disposed in the ring, and a plurality of discrete filament bandsets coupling the hub to the ring. Each bandset is formed of a pair of parallel bands affixed to the hub in a spaced apart relationship with the axis of rotation of the hub being disposed between the bands and with each band being in the configuration of a hoop extending about the ring along a chordal plane thereof. The bandsets are disposed in an angular relationship with one another so as to encircle the ring at spaced-apart circumferential locations while being disposed in an overlapping relationship on the flanges of the hub. The energy storage device of the present invention has the capability of substantial energy storage due to the relationship of the filament bands to the ring and the flanged hub.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. (Knoxville, TN)
  2. Oak Ridge, TN
  3. Powell, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863216
Patent Number(s):
4123949
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16F - SPRINGS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
inertial; energy; storage; device; comprises; composite; formed; circumferentially; wound; resin-impregnated; filament; material; flanged; hollow; metal; hub; concentrically; disposed; plurality; discrete; bandsets; coupling; bandset; pair; parallel; bands; affixed; spaced; apart; relationship; axis; rotation; band; configuration; hoop; extending; chordal; plane; angular; encircle; spaced-apart; circumferential; locations; overlapping; flanges; capability; substantial; due; circumferentially wound; storage device; energy storage; spaced apart; concentrically disposed; apart relationship; inertial energy; apart relation; circumferential location; hollow metal; filament band; /74/464/

Citation Formats

Knight, Jr., Charles E., Kelly, James J, and Pollard, Roy E. Inertial energy storage device. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Knight, Jr., Charles E., Kelly, James J, & Pollard, Roy E. Inertial energy storage device. United States.
Knight, Jr., Charles E., Kelly, James J, and Pollard, Roy E. Sun . "Inertial energy storage device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863216.
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abstractNote = {The inertial energy storage device of the present invention comprises a composite ring formed of circumferentially wound resin-impregnated filament material, a flanged hollow metal hub concentrically disposed in the ring, and a plurality of discrete filament bandsets coupling the hub to the ring. Each bandset is formed of a pair of parallel bands affixed to the hub in a spaced apart relationship with the axis of rotation of the hub being disposed between the bands and with each band being in the configuration of a hoop extending about the ring along a chordal plane thereof. The bandsets are disposed in an angular relationship with one another so as to encircle the ring at spaced-apart circumferential locations while being disposed in an overlapping relationship on the flanges of the hub. The energy storage device of the present invention has the capability of substantial energy storage due to the relationship of the filament bands to the ring and the flanged hub.},
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