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US 10,473,199 B1Granted
Mechanical energy storage system
OwnerNathan Murdockinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for using electrical power and mechanical means to store and release potential energy via mechanical means to re-generate electrical power. The system functions by using externally generated electricity to power an electric motor, which by rotation through a transmission of gears, deforms a collection of springs between two plates, thereby storing electricity as potential energy, until the energy is released to a kinetic flywheel which in turn powers an electric power generator.
Claims3
An apparatus comprising:
- A system of electricity storage and generation, the system including,
- A winding component comprising a direct current external source of electrical energy that powers an electric motor, which turns a drive gear that is connected by chain to a ratcheting gear, which winds a cable that pulls a storage construct comprising a plate connected to a plurality of springs, thereby manipulating the connected springs, thereby storing energy via spring tension, which system then releases the stored energy via a generation construct wherein a cable connects a second plate connected to the springs to a ratcheting drive gear, which via a chain, drives a flywheel which powers an alternating current electric power generator for the purpose of converting the stored energy back into electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.