Electrostatic generator/motor configurations
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorRichard Freeman Post
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Abstract
Electrostatic generators/motors designs are provided that include a stator fixedly connected to a first central support centered about a central axis. The stator elements are attached to the first central support. Similarly, a second stator is connected to a central support centered about the central axis, and the second stator has stator elements attached to the second central support. A rotor is located between the first stator and the second stator and includes an outer support, where the rotor is rotatably centered about the central axis, the rotor having elements in contact with the outer support, each rotor element having an extending rotor portion that extends radially from the outer support toward the axis of rotation.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one central support centered about a central axis;
- a first stator fixedly connected to said at least one central support, wherein said first stator comprises a plurality of first stator elements, wherein at least one first stator element of said plurality of first stator elements has a non-angled edge;
- a second stator fixedly connected to said at least one central support, said second stator comprising a plurality of second stator elements fixedly attached to said at least one central support, wherein at least one second stator element of said plurality of second stator elements has a non-angled edge;
- an outer support rotatably centered about said central axis;
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- a rotor located between said first stator and said second stator, wherein said rotor comprises a plurality of rotor elements in contact with said outer support, wherein at least one rotor element of said plurality of rotor elements has a non-angled edge.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one central support centered about a central axis;
- a first stator fixedly connected to said at least one central support, wherein said first stator comprises a plurality of first stator elements;
- a second stator fixedly connected to said at least one central support, said second stator comprising a plurality of second stator elements fixedly attached to said at least one central support;
- an outer support rotatably centered about said central axis;
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- a rotor located between said first stator and said second stator, wherein said rotor comprises a plurality of rotor elements in contact with said outer support, wherein each first stator element of said plurality of first stator elements is spaced apart from each other said each first stator element, wherein each second stator element of said plurality of second stator elements is spaced apart from each other said second stator element and wherein each rotor element of said plurality of rotor elements is spaced apart from each other said each rotor element.
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