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Equipment for storage of energy under kinetic form and recovery thereof in electric form and method of using such equipment

US4444444A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 19, 1981
Grant dateApr 24, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An uninterruptible electric power source comprising a rotor and a stator with the stator having a magnetically suspended flywheel with magnet rings for radial centering, a double electromagnet in a servoloop for restoring equilibrium including a rate sensor and lift-off logic in the servoloop encased in an evacuated vacuum enclosure. Variation in the structure of elements including the enclosure are described.

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