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Segmented rim construction for a rotor

US5811900A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 1997
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/7072
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is an energy storage apparatus. The energy storage apparatus includes a rotor. The rotor includes a rim. The rim includes a plurality of disks. The disks are bonded together to maximize rim balance and minimize a bonding stress between adjacent disks.

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