Energy storage flywheel system containment vessel
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsPaul T. Wingett, Sharon K. Brault, George J. Klupar, Calvin C. Potter
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Abstract
A containment vessel used to enclose an energy storage flywheel system during certification testing of the energy storage flywheel system includes a plurality of concentrically disposed vessels. One or more intermediate shields are freely disposed within an outer shield, and an inner shield is freely disposed within the intermediate shields. The inner shield includes a deflector rim disposed proximate one of its ends that is configured to absorb the energy of ejected material, in the highly unlikely event of a flywheel failure during testing.
Claims28
An energy storage flywheel system containment assembly, comprising:
- an outer shield having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein;
- an intermediate shield disposed within the outer shield cavity, and having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein, the intermediate shield spaced apart from the outer shield to define an intermediate space therebetween;
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- an inner shield disposed within the intermediate shield cavity, and having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein, the inner shield cavity having a first end that has a first width and a second end that has a second width that is less than the first width.
An energy storage flywheel system containment assembly, comprising:
- an outer shield having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein;
- an intermediate shield freely disposed within the outer shield cavity, and having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein, the intermediate shield spaced apart from the outer shield to define an intermediate space therebetween;
- an inner shield freely disposed within the intermediate shield cavity, and having a mount end, an insertion end, and an inner surface defining a cavity therein, the inner shield cavity having a first end that has a first width and a second end that has a second width that is less than the first width;
- a lid adapted to be coupled to the outer shield insertion end, the lid configured to cover at least a portion of each of the outer shield, intermediate shield, and inner shield insertion end,
- wherein at least a portion of the inner shield extends inwardly into the inner shield cavity to form a momentum deflector rim, whereby the inner shield cavity second width is made less than the first width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.