Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer with Bearing Cooling

    公开(公告)号:US20240140567A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18406574

    申请日:2024-01-08

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

    IPC分类号: B63B39/04 B63J3/04 F16C37/00

    CPC分类号: B63B39/04 B63J3/04 F16C37/007

    摘要: A gyroscopic roll stabilizer includes an enclosure, a flywheel assembly, a bearing, a motor, and a bearing cooling circuit. The enclosure is mounted to a gimbal for rotation about a gimbal axis and configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure. The flywheel assembly includes a flywheel and flywheel shaft. The bearing rotatably mounts the flywheel assembly inside the enclosure for rotation about a flywheel axis. The bearing has an inner race and an outer race. The inner race is rotationally fixed relative to the flywheel shaft, and the outer race is held rotationally fixed relative to the enclosure. The motor is operative to rotate the flywheel assembly. The bearing cooling circuit is configured to transfer heat away from the bearing by recirculating coolant along a closed fluid pathway. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer is configured to transfer heat away from the inner and/or outer race of the bearing to the coolant.

    Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer
    58.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230234684A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18128834

    申请日:2023-03-30

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

    摘要: A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. For smaller units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia less than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 5 rpm/s or greater. For larger units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia greater than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 2.5 rpm/s or greater.

    Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer
    59.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230234683A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18128796

    申请日:2023-03-30

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

    摘要: A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. For smaller units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia less than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 5 rpm/s or greater. For larger units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia greater than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 2.5 rpm/s or greater.

    Braking System for Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer

    公开(公告)号:US20230234682A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18128714

    申请日:2023-03-30

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

    发明人: Jeffrey Peterson

    IPC分类号: B63B39/04

    CPC分类号: B63B39/04

    摘要: A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer for a boat comprises a gimbal, having a gimbal axis, an enclosure mounted to the gimbal and configured to precess about a gimbal axis, a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat, and a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure.