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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Eric J. Barth, Nashville, TN (US);
Alexander V. Pedchenko, Nolensville, TN (US);
Karl Brandt, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Oliver E. Tan, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
Eric J. Barth, Nashville, TN (US);
Alexander V. Pedchenko, Nolensville, TN (US);
Karl Brandt, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Oliver E. Tan, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an accumulator which stores energy by deforming from its original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid. The stored energy is returned when the fluid flow is reversed and the accumulator returns to its original shape. At least one feature of the accumulator is that it captures elastic strain energy of a stretched bladder, as opposed to relying on gases and metals for energy storage.