Lightweight composite safety containment for flywheel energy storage
US8698365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2191
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses are disclosed and directed to a substantially cylindrical containment layer, and methods for containment, for a flywheel apparatus comprising a plurality of predictably deformable brackets oriented to contain an impact. The brackets each have a plurality of layers and a surface for absorbing an impact, with the surface providing a glancing angle in the direction of an impact of from about 0.1° to about 5°.
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