公开(公告)号：US10947957B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US17070700

申请日：2020-10-14

Applicant: Keith G. Bandy

Inventor： Keith G. Bandy

IPC: F03D9/25 ,  H02S10/12 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24S60/30 ,  F03D9/00 ,  F03G3/08 ,  H02K7/02 ,  H02K7/108 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02K7/18

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for generating electricity using stored kinetic energy of a flywheel. The apparatus has a generating mechanism, an air passageway, a heating chamber and a heating mechanism. A wind turbine rotates a drive shaft and a pair of flywheels that are independently and selectively rotated by the drive shaft. Input air flowing in the passageway rotates the wind turbine. While one flywheel rotates with the drive shaft to build up kinetic energy, the other flywheel rotates free of the drive shaft to use kinetic energy to drive an output shaft and generate electricity. A heat exchanger heats air in the heating chamber to produce convective air flow to draw input air through the passageway. A thermal energy storage tank stores heat for the heat exchanger. The system includes a source of electricity to power a pump. The method uses the apparatus to produce electricity.