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Flywheel system for a rotary machine

  • US 5,664,534 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1996
  • Issued: 09/09/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flywheel system for a machine having a rotary shaft, comprising(a) a rotary body adapted to be affixed to the shaft for rotating therewith as a unit;

  • (b) an additional rotary body forming a flywheel mass and being adapted to be mounted on the shaft for rotation relative thereto;

    one of the rotary bodies being a first rotary body and another of the rotary bodies being a second rotary body;

    (c) control means; and

    (d) electromagnetic means for torque-transmittingly coupling said first and second rotary bodies to one another in a contactless manner;

    said electromagnetic means including(1) a plurality of pole bodies mounted circumferentially on said first rotary body in a uniform distribution;

    each pole body having a pole face oriented towards a surface of said second rotary body;

    (2) a separate coil carried by each said pole body; and

    (3) means for electrically connecting each said coil with said control means for actuating said electromagnetic means.

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