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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Corcino, Chandler, AZ (US);
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Corcino, Chandler, AZ (US);
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An energy storage flywheel system for a spacecraft is implemented with a fully redundant rotating group and gimbal actuator. In particular, the gimbal actuator, motor/generator, primary bearings, and secondary bearing actuator are each implemented with a pair of redundant coils or motors.