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US 2025/0030308 A1Published application
Energy storage unit including multiple kinetic cells to supply electrical power therefrom
OwnerJan Mikalsen, Stein Aaseinventors
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Abstract
An energy storage unit may include multiple kinetic cells that store kinetic energy by use of a rotating, levitating mass to provide large amounts of electrical energy therefrom. The kinetic cells may use air bearings to support the levitating mass in a frictionless state. In an embodiment, the air bearings may be aerodynamic air bearings that enable the mass to self-levitate when rotating, thereby enabling the energy storage unit to be transported without the kinetic cells being charged.
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An energy storage unit, comprising:
- a plurality of kinetic cells configured to be charged by rotating a levitating mass and discharged by generating electrical power utilizing the rotating, levitating mass;
- a structure configured to support the kinetic cells;
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- an electrical bus connected to the kinetic cells to conduct electrical signals to and from the kinetic cells to respectively charge and discharge the kinetic cells.
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