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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Ralph H Jansen, Westlake, OH (US);
Larry M Trase, Litchfield, OH (US);
Timothy P Dever, Westlake, OH (US);
Peter E Kascak, Cleveland, OH (US);
Thomas G Kraft, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Flywheel systems are disclosed that provide increased energy density and operational effectiveness. A first bearingless motor and a second bearingless motor may be configured to simultaneously suspend the central rotor in a radial direction and to rotate the central rotor. However, certain implementations may have one motor or more than two motors, depending on the design. A plurality of the flywheel systems may be collectively controlled to perform community energy storage with higher storage capacities than individual flywheel systems.