Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer with bearing cooling

    公开(公告)号:US11873064B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US18102456

    申请日:2023-01-27

    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 affixed 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 cooling fluid 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 cooling fluid.

    Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240149988A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18411961

    申请日:2024-01-12

    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
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240059381A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18382755

    申请日:2023-10-23

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

    摘要: A gyroscopic roll stabilizer includes 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 one or more bearings supporting the flywheel. The bearing cooling system enables heat generated by the bearings to be transferred through the flywheel shaft to a heat sink disposed within a cavity in the end of the flywheel shaft, and then external to the enclosure.

    Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer with Bearing Cooling

    公开(公告)号:US20210269127A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17184988

    申请日:2021-02-25

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

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

    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 affixed 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 cooling fluid 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 cooling fluid.

    Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer with bearing cooling

    公开(公告)号:US11591052B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17184988

    申请日:2021-02-25

    申请人: WaveTamer LLC

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

    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 affixed 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 cooling fluid 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 cooling fluid.

    Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220371703A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17880580

    申请日:2022-08-03

    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. The bearing cooling system enables heat generated by the bearings to be transferred through the flywheel shaft to a heat sink disposed within a cavity in the end of the flywheel shaft, or to a liquid coolant circulating within the cavity.

    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.