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US 2019/0165645 A1Published application
Kinetic energy storage with a switched reluctance machine
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsJacek F. Gieras, Lubomir A. Ribarov
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Abstract
A kinetic energy storage system is provided. The kinetic energy storage system comprising: a vacuum container enclosing a vacuum chamber; and a flywheel located within the vacuum chamber, the flywheel being configured to convert electrical energy into kinetic energy, wherein the flywheel comprises: a rotor assembly and a stator assembly located within the rotor assembly.
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A kinetic energy storage system comprising:
- a vacuum container enclosing a vacuum chamber;
- and
- a flywheel located within the vacuum chamber, the flywheel being configured to convert electrical energy into kinetic energy, wherein the flywheel comprises:
- a rotor assembly and a stator assembly located within the rotor assembly.
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A method of assembling a kinetic energy storage system, the method comprising:
- operably connecting a stator assembly to a vacuum container such that the stator assembly is configured to not rotate relative to the vacuum container, wherein the vacuum container encloses a vacuum chamber and the stator assembly is located within the vacuum chamber;
- operably connecting a rotor assembly to the vacuum container such that the rotor assembly is configured to rotate relative to the vacuum container, wherein the rotor assembly is configured to rotate relative to the vacuum container;
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- enclosing the stator assembly in the rotor assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.