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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Andrew Atkins, West Sussex, GB;
Inventor:
Andrew Atkins, West Sussex, GB;
Assignee:
Ricardo UK Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/12 (2006.01); F16F 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/30 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0011 (2013.01); Y02E 60/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a flywheel for energy storage, specifically a method for finely balancing the flywheel during manufacture, the method being especially useful in conjunction with flywheels having a composite construction, and the method also being suitable for simultaneously proving the structural integrity of the flywheel.