公开(公告)号：EP1012950B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-26

申请号：EP98944745.3

申请日：1998-09-03

申请人： Active Power, Inc.

发明人： LITTLE, Scott, R. ,  PINKERTON, Joseph, F.

IPC分类号： H02K5/16 ,  F16C35/077 ,  F16F15/315

CPC分类号： F16C39/02 ,  F16C35/077 ,  F16C2361/55 ,  F16F15/3156 ,  H02K5/173 ,  H02K7/025 ,  Y10S384/903 ,  Y10T74/2119

摘要： A replaceable bearing cartridge assembly for use in a flywheel energy system and methods and apparatus for installing and removing the assembly are provided. The assembly includes a hollow bearing cartridge (150), an annular bearing (170), and an annular bearing retaining ring (180). The cartridge has an outer surface (162) which is mounted at a port (141) of a flywheel housing end plate (142). The annular bearing (170) is mounted in the cartridge (160) and held in place by the annular bearing retaining ring (180). The retaining ring acts as a backup bushing if the primary bearing fails.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于飞轮能量系统的可替换的轴承座组件，以及用于安装和拆卸组件的方法和装置。 组件包括中空轴承座，环形轴承和环形轴承保持环。 盒具有安装在飞轮壳体端板的端口处的外表面。 环形轴承安装在盒中并通过环形轴承保持环保持在适当的位置。 如果主轴承失效，则保持环用作备用衬套。

公开(公告)号：EP0879496B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-16

申请号：EP97905814.6

申请日：1997-02-05

申请人： Active Power, Inc.

发明人： CLIFTON, David, B. ,  PINKERTON, Joseph, F. ,  ANDREWS, James, A. ,  LITTLE, Scott, R.

IPC分类号： H02K7/02 ,  H02K19/20 ,  H02K21/38 ,  F16F15/30

CPC分类号： F16C32/0459 ,  F16C32/0408 ,  F16C32/0495 ,  F16C39/06 ,  F16C2361/55 ,  F16F15/30 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K7/025 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02K7/09 ,  H02K19/103 ,  H02K19/20 ,  H02K21/44 ,  H02K29/08 ,  Y02E60/16 ,  Y10T307/593

摘要： A flywheel energy conversion device (10) provides highly efficient conversion between kinetic and electrical energy. The flywheel (10) produces increased output by providing armature coils (44) in an air gap (46) formed about the flywheel (both radial and axial embodiments are described). In preferred embodiments, field coils (30, 32) of a magnetic circuit are energized with DC drive current that creates homopolar flux within a rotating solid rotor (12) having teeth (14) cut from a flat disk. The total reluctance of the magnetic circuit and total flux remain substantially constant as the rotor rotates. The flux may travel radially outward and exit the flat disk through the teeth (14) passing across an armature air gap (46). Air gap armature coils (44) are preferably utilized in which the changing flux density (due to the rotating teeth) induces an output voltage in the coils. The flux is diffused before returning to the rotor in one of several ways such that core losses are effectively reduced, thereby enabling the flywheel to operate efficiently at high frequencies.

公开(公告)号：EP1012950A1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-28

申请号：EP98944745.3

申请日：1998-09-03

申请人： Active Power, Inc.

发明人： LITTLE, Scott, R. ,  PINKERTON, Joseph, F.

IPC分类号： H02K5/16 ,  F16C35/077 ,  F16F15/315

CPC分类号： F16C39/02 ,  F16C35/077 ,  F16C2361/55 ,  F16F15/3156 ,  H02K5/173 ,  H02K7/025 ,  Y10S384/903 ,  Y10T74/2119

摘要： A replaceable bearing cartridge assembly for use in a flywheel energy system and methods and apparatus for installing and removing the assembly are provided. The assembly includes a hollow bearing cartridge (150), an annular bearing (170), and an annular bearing retaining ring (180). The cartridge has an outer surface (162) which is mounted at a port (141) of a flywheel housing end plate (142). The annular bearing (170) is mounted in the cartridge (160) and held in place by the annular bearing retaining ring (180). The retaining ring acts as a backup bushing if the primary bearing fails.

公开(公告)号：EP0879496A2

公开(公告)日：1998-11-25

申请号：EP97905814.0

申请日：1997-02-05

申请人： Active Power, Inc.

发明人： CLIFTON, David, B. ,  PINKERTON, Joseph, F. ,  ANDREWS, James, A. ,  LITTLE, Scott, R.

IPC分类号： F16C39 ,  F16F15 ,  H02K1 ,  H02K3 ,  H02K7 ,  H02K19 ,  H02K21 ,  H02K29

CPC分类号： F16C32/0459 ,  F16C32/0408 ,  F16C32/0495 ,  F16C39/06 ,  F16C2361/55 ,  F16F15/30 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K7/025 ,  H02K7/08 ,  H02K7/09 ,  H02K19/103 ,  H02K19/20 ,  H02K21/44 ,  H02K29/08 ,  Y02E60/16 ,  Y10T307/593

摘要： A flywheel energy conversion device (10) provides highly efficient conversion between kinetic and electrical energy. The flywheel (10) produces increased output by providing armature coils (44) in an air gap (46) formed about the flywheel (both radial and axial embodiments are described). In preferred embodiments, field coils (30, 32) of a magnetic circuit are energized with DC drive current that creates homopolar flux within a rotating solid rotor (12) having teeth (14) cut from a flat disk. The total reluctance of the magnetic circuit and total flux remain substantially constant as the rotor rotates. The flux may travel radially outward and exit the flat disk through the teeth (14) passing across an armature air gap (46). Air gap armature coils (44) are preferably utilized in which the changing flux density (due to the rotating teeth) induces an output voltage in the coils. The flux is diffused before returning to the rotor in one of several ways such that core losses are effectively reduced, thereby enabling the flywheel to operate efficiently at high frequencies.

摘要翻译： 飞轮能量转换装置提供动能和电能之间的高效转换。 飞轮通过在绕飞轮形成的气隙中提供电枢线圈（描述了径向和轴向实施例）来产生增加的输出。 在优选实施例中，磁路的励磁线圈由DC驱动电流供电，该驱动电流在具有从平盘切割的齿的旋转实体转子内产生单极通量。 当转子旋转时，磁路和总通量的总磁阻保持基本恒定。 磁通可径向向外行进，并通过穿过电枢气隙的齿离开平盘。 优选使用气隙电枢线圈，其中变化的磁通密度（由于旋转的齿）引起线圈中的输出电压。 在以几种方式之一返回到转子之前，磁通量被扩散，使得磁芯损耗被有效地减小，从而使得飞轮能够在高频下有效地工作。