Circular battery for flywheel
OwnerDanny E. Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved battery housing which is a disk shaped cylinder. The inside of the disk is open to allow the cylindrical shaped battery to be mounted on an axle in a flywheel. The housing includes a number pie-slice shaped cells for the individual cells of the battery. A number of these battery housings can be connected together on a single axle, and electrically connected in parallel. Each housing has a negative post and a positive post extending outward which will mate with a corresponding cavity in the next cylindrical battery casing. In addition, there are a number of holes extending through each casing near the outer wall so that rods can be passed through to secure multiple battery casings together.
Claims11
A battery housing for use in a flywheel, comprising:
- a cylindrical casing having a cylindrical outer wall and an inner wall with an opening for attachment to an axle;
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- a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of pie-slice shaped inner cells containing a plurality of pie-slice shaped cells of a battery.
A battery flywheel system comprising:
- a plurality of battery housings, each housing having a cylindrical casing having a cylindrical outer wall, an inner wall, an axial opening and a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of pie-slice shaped inner cells for containing a plurality of cells of the battery;
- a plurality of holes extending axially through each of said interior walls of each of said battery housings proximate said outer wall;
- a plurality of rods extending through said holes to secure said plurality of said battery housings together;
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- an axle extending through said axial opening and secured to said battery housings.
A battery housing for use in a flywheel, comprising:
- a cylindrical casing having a cylindrical outer wall and an inner wall with an opening for attachment to an axle;
- a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of pie-slice shaped inner cells for containing the cells of the battery;
- a positive post, extending axially from a first side of said casing proximate said inner wall;
- means for connecting a positive side of each of said cells in series to said positive post;
- a positive cavity opposite said positive post on a second side of said casing for mating with a positive post of another battery housing, said positive casing being electrically connected to said positive post;
- a negative post, extending axially from said second side of said casing proximate said inner wall;
- means for connecting a negative side of each of said cells in series to said negative post;
- a negative cavity opposite said negative post on said first side of said casing for mating with a negative post of another battery housing, said negative casing being electrically connected to said negative post;
- a plurality of holes extending axially through each of said interior walls proximate said outer wall for allowing the passage of rods to secure a plurality of said battery housings together;
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- a plurality of outward facing grooves in said cylindrical outer wall for accepting balancing weights.
A battery housing for use in a flywheel, comprising:
- a cylindrical casing having a cylindrical outer wall and an inner wall with an opening for attachment to an axle;
- a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of pie-slice shaped inner cells for containing a plurality of cells of the battery;
- a positive post, extending axially from a first side of said casing proximate said inner wall;
- means for connecting a positive side of each of said cells in series to said positive post;
- a positive cavity opposite said positive post on a second side of said casing for mating with a positive post of another battery housing, said positive casing being electrically connected to said positive post;
- a negative post, extending axially from said second side of said casing proximate said inner wall;
- means for connecting a negative side of each of said cells in series to said negative post;
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- a negative cavity opposite said negative post on said first side of said casing for mating with a negative post of another battery housing, said negative casing being electrically connected to said negative post.
A battery housing for use in a flywheel, comprising:
- a cylindrical casing having a cylindrical outer wall and an inner wall with an opening for attachment to an axle;
- a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of pie-slice shaped inner cells for containing a plurality of cells of the battery;
- and
- a plurality of holes extending axially through each of said interior walls proximate said outer wall for allowing the passage of rods to secure a plurality of said battery housings together.
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