Rimmed and edge thickened Stodola shaped flywheel

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1980-09-24

1983-10-11

Dorner, Kenneth

Machine element or mechanism

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Flywheel, motion smoothing-type

F16C 1500

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044085001

ABSTRACT:
A flywheel (10) is described that is useful for energy storage in a hybrid vehicle automotive power system or in some stationary applications. The flywheel (10) has a body (15) composed of essentially planar isotropic high strength material. The flywheel (10) body (15) is enclosed by a rim (50) of circumferentially wound fiber (2) embedded in resin (3). The rim (50) promotes flywheel (10) safety and survivability. The flywheel (10) has a truncated and edge thickened Stodola shape designed to optimize system mass and energy storage capability.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3496799 (1970-02-01), Call
patent: 3602067 (1971-08-01), Wetherbee

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