Electrostatic motor
OwnerWilliam D. Butrymowicz, Graham T. Reitzinventors
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Abstract
An example electrostatic machine including a shaft configured to rotate about an axis; a rotor electrode and a stator electrode separated by a gap and forming a capacitor, wherein the rotor electrode is rotationally coupled to the shaft; a housing configured to enclose the rotor electrode, the stator electrode, and at least a portion of the shaft, wherein the stator electrode is rotationally coupled to the housing; a dielectric fluid disposed between the rotor electrode and the stator electrode; and an accumulator fluidly coupled to the dielectric fluid.
Claims14
An electrostatic machine, comprising:
- a shaft configured to rotate about an axis;
- a rotor electrode and a stator electrode separated by a gap and forming a capacitor, wherein the rotor electrode is rotationally coupled to the shaft;
- a housing configured to enclose the rotor electrode, the stator electrode, and at least a portion of the shaft, wherein the stator electrode is rotationally coupled to the housing;
- a dielectric fluid disposed between the rotor electrode and the stator electrode;
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- an accumulator fluidly coupled to the dielectric fluid.
An electrostatic machine, comprising:
- a rotor electrode and a stator electrode separated by a gap and forming a capacitor, wherein the rotor electrode is rotationally coupled to a shaft, wherein a dielectric fluid is disposed between the rotor electrode and the stator electrode;
- a housing configured to enclose the rotor electrode and the stator electrode;
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- an accumulator fluidly coupled to the dielectric fluid, wherein the accumulator is integrally formed as a portion of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.