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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher C. Veto, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, for providing spatial stability and electrical power with a hybrid power source and control moment gyroscope (HPCMG), includes producing spatial stability force for the HPCMG by spinning a central mass within a first transverse gimbal assembly about a first axis of rotation of a control moment gyroscope (CMG). The CMG includes the first transverse gimbal assembly, the central mass, and a second gimbal assembly rotationally connected to the first transverse gimbal assembly. The first transverse gimbal assembly is rotationally connected to the central mass at a first position of the first transverse gimbal assembly and at a second position of the first transverse gimbal assembly along the first axis of rotation. The method includes producing a voltage potential with the central mass. The method includes charging or discharging the central mass through conductive bearings.