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US 2015/0318760 A1Published application
High-Voltage Flywheel Energy Storage System
AssigneeTemporal Power Ltd.
InventorsJeffrey A. VELTRI, Cody J. Macneil
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Abstract
A high-voltage flywheel energy storage system to prevent ionization, plasma formation, and electrical arc discharge and corresponding method are provided. The high-voltage flywheel energy storage system prevents ionization, plasma formation, and electrical arc discharge by isolating the motor windings and motor end windings from the partial vacuum environment existing in the flywheel housing.
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A method for reducing ionization and plasma formation in a high-voltage flywheel energy storage system comprising:
- providing a flywheel in a flywheel housing;
- drawing a partial vacuum in the flywheel housing;
- providing a motor/generator, the motor/generator having a rotor connected to the flywheel and a stator including a motor winding;
- preventing plasma formation in the motor winding by isolating the motor winding from the partial vacuum in the flywheel housing.
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