Flywheel device
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1. A flywheel device having a rotatable wheel comprising:
- a rotatable composite rim structure comprising multiple radial layers of metallic material, the metallic material having surfaces covered with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive, radially adjacent layers of the metallic material being bonded together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the metallic material.
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Abstract
A flywheel device includes a rotatable wheel that can have a rotatable composite rim structure with multiple radial layers of metallic material. The metallic material can have surfaces covered with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive. Radially adjacent layers of the metallic material can be bonded together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the metallic material.
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67 Claims
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1. A flywheel device having a rotatable wheel comprising:
a rotatable composite rim structure comprising multiple radial layers of metallic material, the metallic material having surfaces covered with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive, radially adjacent layers of the metallic material being bonded together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the metallic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- 3. The flywheel device of clam 2 in which the metallic material comprises metallic fibers wound around the core member.
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24. A flywheel device having a rotatable wheel comprising:
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a composite core member having an outer perimeter; and a composite rim structure formed over the outer perimeter of the core member, the composite rim structure comprising twisted multiple strand metal wire cable positioned side by side and wound around the core member in multiple layers, the cable having surfaces covered with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive, laterally adjacent cable and radially adjacent layers of the cable being bonded together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the cable, the coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having a lower viscosity for penetrating into and between the multiple strands of the cable for bonding to and filling between the strands and to fill small cavities in the strands, the second layer covering the first layer and having a higher viscosity for further bonding and filling and providing a larger surface area for the thermosetting polymer resin to bond to.
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25. A composite structure comprising:
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a material having fibers; a first layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the material, said first layer having a lower viscosity for penetrating into and between the fibers for bonding to and filling between the fibers and to fill small cavities in the fibers; and a second layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the first layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive, said second layer having a higher viscosity for providing further bonding and filling. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of forming a flywheel device comprising:
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assembling multiple radial layers of metallic material; covering surfaces of the metallic material with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive; and bonding radially adjacent layers of the metallic material together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the metallic material, thereby forming a rotatable wheel having a composite rim structure. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of forming a flywheel device comprising:
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forming a composite core member having an outer perimeter; winding multiple layers of twisted multiple strand metal wire cable positioned side by side around the outer perimeter of the core member; covering surfaces of the cable with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive; bonding laterally adjacent cables and radially adjacent layers of the cable with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the cable, the coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having a lower viscosity for penetrating into and between the multiple strands of the cable for bonding to and filling between the strands and to fill small cavities in the strands, the second layer covering the first layer and having a higher viscosity for further bonding and filling and providing a larger surface area for the thermosetting polymer resin to bond to, thereby forming a rotatable wheel having a composite rim structure formed over the core member.
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53. A method of forming a composite structure comprising:
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covering a material having fibers with a first layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive having a lower viscosity for penetrating into and between the fibers for bonding to and filling between the fibers and to fill small cavities in the fibers; and covering the first layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive with a second layer of cyanoacrylate type adhesive having a higher viscosity for providing further bonding and filling. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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56. A method of balancing a flywheel comprising:
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rotatably supporting the flywheel about a horizontal axis; statically balancing the flywheel by allowing a heavy side of the flywheel to rotate to a bottom position and adding weight to a top position or removing weight at the bottom position; and dynamically balancing the flywheel with a laser balancing system by applying sensor and laser reflective materials to the flywheel, rotating the flywheel from about 100 to 700 rpm, and adding or removing weight indicated by the laser balancing system by drilling at least one hole in a side of the flywheel at indicated locations and when adding weight, inserting at least one weighted member in the at least one hole. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of suppressing vibration in a flywheel rotating about a horizontal axis comprising:
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providing the flywheel with a composite core member for limiting vibration propagation across the core member; providing the flywheel with a composite rim structure formed around the core member having metallic material wound around the core member in multiple layers, the metallic material having surfaces covered with a coat of cyanoacrylate type adhesive, radially adjacent layers of the metallic material being bonded together with a thermosetting polymer resin bonded to and between opposing coats of cyanoacrylate type adhesive covering the surfaces of the metallic material for limiting vibration propagation across the rim structure.
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61. A method of storing energy comprising:
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providing a composite flywheel having an outer diameter of at least 48 inches and a weight of at least 10,000 lb; and rotating the flywheel about a horizontal axis at a speed of at least 1000 rpm. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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