Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system includes a housing adapted to be evacuated and maintained at a low pressure atmosphere, a cylindrical steel flywheel supported for low-loss rotation in the low pressure atmosphere within the housing on a bearing system, a nonevaporable getter for maintaining the low pressure atmosphere in the housing, and a motor/generator for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel for storing and retrieving energy. The motor/generator includes a rotor that is coupled to and rotates with the flywheel, and a stationary stator that cooperates with the rotor for converting between electrical and mechanical energy in the flywheel system and contains electromagnetic coils. The stator has a thin barrier coating for minimizing degradation of the low pressure atmosphere by minimizing outgassing from the stator into the housing.

Abstract: Electric power is stored in a flywheel system, from a DC power buss, and supplied to the buss, through power electronics associated with a motor/generator, its rotor integral with a flywheel supported by magnetic bearings. The power is reciprocally converted by the motor/generator, controlled by current in its polyphase stator windings, between electricity and kinetic energy. The rotor contains radial-field permanent magnets attached to supporting outer annular high-permeability steel, attached to inner annular steel. This completes a path through the stator windings, for the rotor field, which interacts with current in the windings, to produce torque between the rotor and the stator. Polyphase sinusoidal currents in the stator windings are controlled by the associated electronics, responsive to respective rotation angle sensors and the DC power buss voltage, plus other commands.

Abstract: An inductor alternator flywheel system, for converting between electrical and kinetic energy, includes an annular steel flywheel mounted on bearings for rotation about an axis. The flywheel has an inwardly facing radial surface forming multiple protrusions or teeth extending radially inwardly. A yoke has a field coil for producing homopolar flux which creates magnetic poles in the teeth. A cylinder constructed of substantially high permeability material, and having an outer radial surface, is mounted concentrically in the bore of the annular flywheel and is spaced apart radially from the teeth such that an armature air gap is formed between the teeth and the outer surface of the cylinder. A ring of armature coils is mounted within the air gap such that the flux induces an alternating voltage in the armature coils when the rotor rotates about its axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flywheel magneto generator having a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a non-ferromagnetic flywheel and a plurality of magnetic poles that are positioned in spaced relationship around the circumference of the flywheel. The stator assembly includes an E-shaped core with a single magnet mounted on the center leg and coils associated with at least the outer legs. The poles and core may be formed of a bonded iron material. The poles may be joined to the flywheel by press fitting or integral molding, among other methods.

Abstract: A magneto-generator exhibiting high electricity generation efficiency under the forced cooling effect includes a flywheel implemented substantially in a bowl-like shape, a plurality of magnets disposed on and along an inner peripheral surface of the flywheel, a generator coil disposed internally of the flywheel in opposition to the magnets (12) for generating electricity under the action of electromagnetic induction between the magnets and the generator coil, and a plurality of resin fins provided along a peripheral edge of the flywheel at an open end thereof for generating forced gas flows in a peripheral region of the flywheel upon rotation of the flywheel for cooling the generator coil.

Abstract: A compact high current source including a homopolar generator integrally formed on a substrate. An electronic circuit also can be disposed on the substrate, homopolar generator on a single integrated circuit. The for example, with the homopolar generator to produce a pulsed electronic circuit can be coupled to the homopolar generator to produce a pulsed high current output from a continuous lower current input. The electronic circuit can include at least one electronically controlled switch responsive to a control signal for alternately connecting the homopolar to a current source and to a load. A controller can be used to generate the control signal.

Abstract: The present invention includes a novel regenerative energy management system having a flywheel assembly with an integrated motor-generator which is coupled to a drivetrain motor-generator. The coupling between the flywheel assembly and the drivetrain motor-generator includes a system controller having integrated voltage control and inverters. The flywheel of the present invention avoids the use of expensive bearings, vacuum systems, cooling systems, and other such support subsystems found in other high technology flywheels. The integration of the flywheel-motor-generator system saves valuable space within the vehicle, reduces the number of bearings necessary for operation, and simplifies the coupling of the flywheel motor generator to the flywheel. The system controller has integrated inverters and voltage control that determine the direction and flow of current between the flywheel assembly and the driveline motor-generator.

Abstract: In a power generator unit composed of a drive motor and a generator, particularly a diesel engine and a synchronous generator with a stationary rotor winding (28) and permanent magnets (35) arranged in the rotor (29), for excitation of the generator, its rotor (29) forms the flywheel of the diesel engine, as an external rotor, and its stator (11), arranged within the rotor, carries the rotor winding (28).

Abstract: A magneto-generator, a method of manufacturing the same and a resin molding die for manufacturing the same. In the magneto-generator, a guard ring is omitted with the performance of the magneto-generator being enhanced. The magneto-generator is manufactured by making use of a resin molding die (21) having an outer peripheral surface (21d) to be positioned in opposition to an inner peripheral surface of a flywheel (11) and projections (21a) provided in the outer peripheral surface (21d) for holding a plurality of magnets (12) at predetermined positions, respectively. The magnets (12) are positioned and held stationarily at predetermined positions by the aforementioned projections, respectively, and spaces defined between the resin molding die (21) and the inner peripheral surface of the flywheel (11) are filled with a resin. After hardening of the resin, the resin molding die (21) is detached from the flywheel (11).

Abstract: A gravitational wave generating device is positioned on one side of a material object and a gravitational wave detection device is positioned on the other side of the material object. The intervening material object's texture and internal structure will modify the gravitational wave's polarization, amplitude, speed, frequency, or other characteristics and serve to image the material object's texture and internal structure when the gravitational wave detector on the other side of the material object is connected to a display device. In a preferred embodiment an array of detectors and a gravitational wave lens or lenses can serve to accentuate and concentrate the image of the material object's texture and internal structure. The gravitational waves can also be generated by a celestial background source or sources.

Abstract: A device with a starter-generator for internal combustion engines, the combustion engine having a centrifugal mass for stabilizing its smoothness of running, with at least one first nonpositive clutch and a flywheel generator, which can be actuated by means of an electrical energy source and is in effective connection with a selectable gearbox, the nonpositive clutch being provided between the flywheel generator, which can be actuated by means of an electrical energy source, and the combustion engine, and the flywheel generator forming the centrifugal mass of the combustion engine.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system that allows high-speed operation with use of mechanical rolling element bearings for radial support of a vertical axis flywheel while they allow it to be mechanically free or unrestrained in the axial direction. Magnetic bearings are used to carry the flywheel weight axially. The axial unconstraint by the mechanical bearings allows the flywheel to freely grow or shrink in axial length from Poisson Effect contraction that occurs when rotating to very high speeds and stress levels as well as from thermal expansions from motor/generator heating or other sources, and also insures that the magnetic bearing carries all of the flywheel weight, thus greatly extending the life of the mechanical bearings. Radially compliant elements mechanically in series with the mechanical bearings provide for a lower radial stiffness, which allows the flywheel to traverse its rigid body resonance at a low speed.

Abstract: The invention, intended primarily for use in a steel flywheel power source (30), provides a vacuum system and a method of maintaining a vacuum inside a flywheel chamber (32) for the life of the power source (30). The vacuum system combines the use of cleaning and de-gassing treatments in the chamber (32) and vacuum tempering of the steel flywheel (31) with the use of a chemical type metal alloy nonevaporable getter, such as zirconium-vanadium-iron, that cooperatively matches the outgassing of the flywheel (31) and chamber (32) by sorbing those gases that are released. The getter may be reactivated throughout the life of the flywheel system by reheating it with an integral heater that is triggered by a timer instead of a vacuum gauge to increase the system reliability, using power taken directly from the energy stored in the flywheel.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system includes an energy storage flywheel supported on a bearing system for rotation about a substantially vertical axis inside in an evacuated chamber enclosed within a sealed container. A motor and a generator accelerates and decelerates the flywheel for storing and retrieving energy. A tilt sensor detects if the orientation of the axis of rotation is outside of tolerance limits from vertical and triggers a signal to signal appropriate system functions to protect the system from damage.

Abstract: A fan-flywheel-pulley assembly for use in conjunction with an electric motor. The assembly may include a pulley positioned about a central axis. The assembly may also include a flywheel coupled to the pulley and positioned about the central axis, the flywheel including an outer circumferential flywheel surface partially forming a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. The flywheel may also include a baffle that extends circumferentially in close proximity to a cylindrical wall unit of the motor from an inner diameter to an outer diameter to limit a gap between the baffle and the cylindrical wall unit. Further, the assembly may also include a radial fan disposed within the flywheel including a plurality of blades extending at least from the flywheel inner diameter to the outer diameter each opening is positioned between each adjacent fan blade. The pulley, the flywheel, and the radial fan may be integrally formed.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system for preventing power interruptions to a load from interruptions of primary power includes a flywheel supported for rotation about an axis on a bearing system, and a motor-generator having a rotor coupled with the flywheel, and having a stator with multiple armature windings and a field coil. The field coil generates flux that passes through the armature windings as the rotor rotates to produce torque for accelerating the flywheel during charging, and produces electrical power from the flywheel during discharge. The armature windings are energized by a DC buss that is supplied by a rectifier connected to primary power. The flywheel system provides instantaneous full power capability along with output control for extracting more energy from the flywheel. The field coil is oversized and is powered in standby operation to produce an armature back emf that is at least 75% of the DC buss voltage.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system having magnetic bearings that are preferably homopolar, that is, the magnetic fields do not alternate polarity around a given circumferential location. This significantly increases efficiency, reduces heating in the evacuated flywheel environment and reduces power requirements of the electronics. The magnetic bearings are also preferably permanent magnet biased. Permanent magnets provide bias flux in the magnetic bearings which produces several benefits. The bias flux linearizes and amplifies the response of the magnetic bearings for much easier and simpler control. Compared with designs using electromagnetic bias, permanent magnet bias results in lower power consumption and increased linearity in force to displacement response due to the large reluctance offered by the permanent magnets. Permanent magnet bias also allows use of only one amplifier per axes instead of two. This greatly reduces the costs and increases reliability.

Abstract: The fuel cell powered electrical motor comprises an electrical motor and a plurality of fuel cell stacks. The electrical motor includes a shaft assembly, a stator encircling the shaft assembly, a rotor encircling the stator, a flywheel located perpendicularly to the shaft assembly, at a top part of the latter, and a base plate located perpendicularly to the shaft assembly, at a low part of the latter. Base plate is designed to allow a fuel from an outside source to enter and exit the several fuel cell stacks and is also adapted for the passage of electrical power output from the fuel cell stacks to an external controller and from the latter to the stator and rotor.

Abstract: A rotor for a flywheel magneto generator comprising a flywheel having a reluctor of projection provided on an outer face of a peripheral wall portion of the flywheel and a hole provided in a bottom wall portion of the flywheel at a position close to the reluctor for correcting static unbalance of the flywheel caused by a presence of the reluctor, the flywheel further comprising at least one recess provided in the peripheral wall portion of the flywheel on an end face thereof on the opening side of said peripheral wall portion for getting dynamic balance of the flywheel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an external rotor motor for a treadmill. A supporting shaft extends between mounting brackets. A coil stator is installed in the middle of the supporting shaft. Rotation seats are fitted to both sides of the coil stator by means of bearing, respectively. A belt wheel is arranged at one side of the rotation seat. An external rotor is arranged around the coil stator by means of both rotation seats. An annular thickened section is disposed onto the round housing of the external rotor, thereby forming a flywheel type device. Accordingly, processing and material cost of the present invention can be reduced and the treatment of the dynamic balance is performed only one time so that the required precision is easily achieved.

Abstract: Variable inertia flywheels are used in power generation apparatus to quickly release stored kinetic energy to meet transient power load demands. Such flywheels typically vary inertia by using either interconnected multiple flywheels having different inertia or by mechanically moving a mass connected with the flywheel radially with respect to the axis of rotation. A variable inertia flywheel according to the present invention comprises a body and a number of fluid movement devices disposed at equal angular intervals about the rotational axis of the body. Each device comprises at least first and second chambers axially aligned in a substantially radial direction and adapted to contain an electrolytic fluid. The first and second chambers are interconnected by a channel that permits transfer of the fluid between the chambers. The movement of the fluid between the chambers is facilitated by an electromagnetic pump.

Abstract: The damper assembly, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, can be tuned to different frequency to dampen the vibrations of the driveline assembly. The damper assembly comprises an outer housing, an inner housing and a recess defined between the inner housing and the outer housing. A magnetorheological elastomer is housed in the recess. In order to change the elastic modulus of the magnetorheological elastomer at least one magnetic means is provided in the contact with the inner housing. The magnetic means are capable of being rotated either towards the inner house or away from the inner house such that the elastic modulus of the magnetorheological elastomer is either increased or decreased.

Abstract: A flywheel power source having a flywheel supported by a bearing system for rotation inside an evacuated container. A brushless motor and generator is coupled to the flywheel for accelerating and decelerating the flywheel for storing and retrieving energy. The generator has a rotor coupled to the flywheel, and a stationary stator wound using multiple-strand individually insulated conductor wire coils. A heat energy transfer system passively cools the stator by heat transfer from the stator to an unpumped liquid coolant surrounding the coils and in intimate contact with the conductors in the coils. The stator is mounted in a stator coolant vessel that is partially filled with the coolant. The liquid coolant limits the maximum temperature of the coils during discharging of the flywheel power source.

Abstract: A flywheel energy storage system, including a plurality of pumps arranged in parallel for simultaneously drawing-off and absorbing substantially all of the gases that evolve from a flywheel assembly during high-speed operation, is disclosed. The plurality of pumps includes at least one pump for pumping mainly water vapor; and, at least one pump for pumping mainly active gases. The at least one pump for pumping mainly water vapor plurality of pumps is disposed in a gas storage chamber that is separate from the main housing of the flywheel system. The at least one pump for pumping mainly active gases is disposed in a container external to the main housing and fluidly coupled to the gas storage chamber. A drag pump assists the plurality of pumps in the gas storage chamber by pumping the evolved gases from the main housing to the gas storage chamber.

Abstract: A small-engine vehicle including a plurality of wheels, an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft interconnected to drive at least one of the wheels, and a generator. The generator includes a stator having a core disposed next to the engine and a winding disposed on the core. The generator further includes a flywheel-rotor apparatus surrounding at least a portion of the stator and having an aperture that receives the drive shaft. The flywheel-rotor apparatus is operable to magnetically interact with the stator to produce a first high-voltage, alternating-current signal in the winding, and to provide an inertia to the internal combustion engine. The generator further includes power circuitry electrically connected to the winding. The power circuitry receives the high-voltage, alternating-current signal and controllably generates a second high-voltage, alternating-current signal.

Abstract: A presently-preferred embodiment of a gimbaled flywheel system mountable on a supporting surface comprises a first and a second pivot each being adapted to be mounted on the supporting surface. The gimbaled flywheel system also comprises a mounting frame comprising a first frame member coupled to the first pivot, an opposing second frame member coupled to the second pivot, and a third and an opposing fourth frame member each being fixedly coupled to the first and the second frame members. The gimbaled flywheel system further comprises a plurality of flywheel units each comprising a casing pivotally coupled to the third and the fourth frame members, and a flywheel rotatably coupled to the casing.

Abstract: Power generation efficiency of a magneto generator is improved. A guard ring 13 made of a material of high magnetic permeability such as carbon steel plate is arranged inside a flywheel 11 for the purpose of holding and guarding magnets 12. the guard ring 13 is provided with opening portions 13a at positions where the guard ring 13 coincides with adjacent two end portions of the neighboring magnets 12. Magnetic flux is prevented from flowing into the neighboring magnets 12 through the guard ring 13 at the time of power generation. The magnetic flux flows into an iron core of a magneto coil 16, and generation efficiency is effectively improved.

Abstract: A flywheel uninterruptible power supply includes a solid steel cylindrical flywheel levitated for rotation about a vertical axis at tip speeds greater than 250 m/s on magnetic bearings in a low pressure housing. The cylindrical flywheel has a length L and a diameter D, wherein L/D≧1.0. A motor/generator attached to said flywheel accelerates the flywheel and maintains it at operating speed for storage of energy, and decelerates the flywheel for retrieval of the stored energy. The flywheel inertia section operates with a maximum stress of greater than 60% and less than 80% of the material yield stress when spinning at fully charged operating speed. The flywheel is constructed from steel with an ultimate strength greater 150 ksi and a toughness greater than 100 ksi (in){circumflex over ( )}1/2. The flywheel is a solid steel cylinder that is hardened to centerline structure throughout the axial thickness of the large diameter portion that is greater than 40% martensite.

Abstract: A magneto-generator, a method of manufacturing the same and a resin molding die for manufacturing the same. In the magneto-generator, a guard ring is omitted with the performance of the magneto-generator being enhanced. The magneto-generator is manufactured by making use of a resin molding die (21) having an outer peripheral surface (21d) to be positioned in opposition to an inner peripheral surface of a flywheel (11) and projections (21a) provided in the outer peripheral surface (21d) for holding a plurality of magnets (12) at predetermined positions, respectively. The magnets (12) are positioned and held stationarily at predetermined positions by the aforementioned projections, respectively, and spaces defined between the resin molding die (21) and the inner peripheral surface of the flywheel (11) are filled with a resin. After hardening of the resin, the resin molding die (21) is detached from the flywheel (11).

Abstract: A small-engine vehicle including a plurality of wheels, an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft interconnected to drive at least one of the wheels, and a generator. The generator includes a stator having a core disposed next to the engine and a winding disposed on the core. The generator further includes a flywheel-rotor apparatus surrounding at least a portion of the stator and having an aperture that receives the drive shaft. The flywheel-rotor apparatus is operable to magnetically interact with the stator to produce a first high-voltage, alternating-current signal in the winding, and to provide an inertia to the internal combustion engine. The generator further includes power circuitry electrically connected to the winding. The power circuitry receives the high-voltage, alternating-current signal and controllably generates a second high-voltage, alternating-current signal.

Abstract: An active magnetic bearing assembly includes at least two rotors and two stator assemblies each having two pole faces. The pole faces of the stator assemblies are axially offset from the pole faces of their associated rotors. Thus, axial control of a shaft that is rotationally mounted using the active magnetic bearing assembly is provided by a reluctance centering force.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flywheel magneto generator having a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a non-ferromagnetic flywheel and a plurality of magnetic poles that are positioned in spaced relationship around the circumference of the flywheel. The stator assembly includes an E-shaped core with a single magnet mounted on the center leg and coils associated with at least the outer legs. The poles and core may be formed of a bonded iron material. The poles may be joined to the flywheel by press fitting or integral molding, among other methods.

Abstract: A vacuum management and regeneration apparatus and method for operating an energy storage flywheel system having a flywheel supported by a bearing system inside an evacuated chamber enclosed within a container. A motor/generator stores and retrieves energy by accelerating and decelerating the flywheel. A vacuum is maintained in the container with a vacuum level sufficient to reduce the aerodynamic drag on the flywheel, typically between 10−1 Torr to 10−3 Torr depending on the flywheel construction and its operating tip speed. The vacuum management system, including a vacuum pump and a timer, maintains the vacuum level in the container. The timer periodically enables operation of the vacuum pump, such as a mechanical vacuum pump or a getter pump, to reduce the pressure in the container.

Abstract: A flywheel system for storing and delivering on demand electrical energy includes a flywheel supported for high speed rotation on bearings in a vacuum enclosure, and a motor-generator for spinning the flywheel up to speed and then for converting the rotational inertia in the flywheel back to electrical power. The flywheel includes a solid steel hub and a rim having only two rings press-fit on the hub with an interference fit. The rings are filament wound construction made primarily from standard modulus carbon fiber/epoxy. The steel hub stores between 40% and 60% of the energy in the flywheel. The press-fitting of the rings on the hub creates radial interference pressure between the hub and each of the composite rings that is greater than 5 ksi when at rest. The outer carbon fiber/epoxy ring is radially thinner than the inner ring, and both the hub outer diameter and the inner diameter of the assembled composite rim are tapered with the same angle.

Abstract: An apparatus for uninterruptedly supplying power includes an electrical machine including a rotor and being designed and arranged to be connected to a load to be supplied with alternating current. Coupling units include a differential transmission including three input/output shafts. A flywheel is designed and arranged to store kinetic energy and to be connected to the rotor by the coupling units. Control units include a controllable brake and at least one electrical auxiliary machine to be operated as a motor. The electrical auxiliary machine and the controllable brake engage the third input/output shaft. The control units keep the number of rotations of the electrical machine approximately constant when the electrical machine is operated as a generator by kinetic energy being stored in the flywheel.

Abstract: A structure for fitting a generator stator to an engine is provided which allows generator stators having different shapes to be fitted selectively to a common engine main body. In order to selectively fit a first or second generator stator having different shapes from each other to the outside wall of an engine main body, a plurality of first fitting bosses for bolting the first generator stator and a plurality of second fitting bosses for bolting the second generator stator are provided at different positions on the outside wall.

Abstract: Electric power is stored in a flywheel assembly, from a dc power buss, and supplied to the buss, through electronics associated with a motor/generator, its rotor integral with a flywheel supported by magnetic bearings. The power is reciprocally converted by the motor/generator, controlled by current in its polyphase stator windings, between electricity and kinetic energy. The flywheel and rotor assembly spins around a vertical axis. The rotor contains radial-field permanent magnets attached to supporting outer annular high-permeability steel, attached to inner annular steel. This completes a path for the magnets' field, which interacts with current in the stator windings, to produce torque between the rotor and the stator.

Abstract: A flywheel having a molded cage formed around a plurality of magnets attached to the flywheel. The cage extends into one or more grooves formed in the flywheel to resist the shrinkage of the cage inside diameter as it cools following an injection molding process. The gap between the cage and magnets and an adjacent stator is precisely controlled and minimized. Shutoff surfaces formed on the flywheel function as a portion of the die for injection molding of the cage.

Abstract: Featured is a method for passively-repulsively lifting a rotor assembly (11) of a flywheel energy storage system (10), comprising the steps of mechanically coupling a first permanent magnet (204a) to the rotor assembly (11) and fixedly positioning a second permanent magnet (204b) proximal to the first permanent magnet (204a) so that a repulsive force is generated therebetween causing the first permanent magnet (204a) to move with respect to the second permanent magnet (204b), thereby causing the rotor assembly (11) to be lifted to an operating level. The method further includes applying a radial force sufficient in magnitude and direction to oppose a radial force being generated by the permanent magnet repulsive force. Also featured is a passive-repulsive rotor assembly lift system (100) for a flywheel energy storage system (10) and a flywheel energy storage system (10) including such a repulsive rotor lift system (100).

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention discloses a dual-stiffness damping system for an evacuated energy storage system, the damping system comprising one or more flexible dampers and a plurality of more rigid bumpers, and a method of damping an evacuated energy storage system using dual-stiffness damping. Indeed, under normal operating conditions, a flexible damper, having a stiffness of about 500 lb/in to about 4000 lb/in, minimizes the rigid body critical speed of the rotor assembly of the energy storage system, allowing relative displacement between the stator assembly and rotor assembly but preventing the assemblies from physically contacting each other. Under more extreme external loading conditions, e.g., during an earthquake, the plurality of more rigid bumpers, having a stiffness of about 50,000 to 250,000 lb/in, engages the outer race of the bearing assembly to arrest further relative displacement substantially.

Abstract: A standby power system includes a flywheel that rotates in a horizontal plane and is coupled to an engine and a motor/ generator that have horizontally oriented shafts which rotate in vertical planes. A coupling changes the direction of rotation to couple the flywheel to the engine and/or to the motor/ generator. The flywheel can rotate at speeds different from the speeds of rotation of the shafts and several systems can be ganged together to supply power. The coupling can include mechanical, electromechanical and hydraulic elements.

Abstract: A gyroscopic stabilization and power management system that may be incorporated into a plurality of different devices. The system includes a flywheel, a motor centrally disposed within the flywheel such that the motor housing and flywheel rotate together when the motor shaft is fixed against rotation. A plurality of batteries or other power sources are radially disposed and integrated into the flywheel. The batteries increase the overall mass of the flywheel, thereby increasing its gyroscopic operation during rotation, in addition to providing power to the motor for operation. A printed circuit board connected to the flywheel handles all electronic controls both internal and external to the flywheel, including, for example, power control, speed control, electrical/mechanical power management, dynamic braking and radio controls.

Abstract: A magneto-generator, a method of manufacturing the same and a resin molding die for manufacturing the same. In the magneto-generator, a guard ring is omitted with the performance of the magneto-generator being enhanced. The magneto-generator is manufactured by making use of a resin molding die (21) having an outer peripheral surface (21d) to be positioned in opposition to an inner peripheral surface of a flywheel (11) and projections (21a) provided in the outer peripheral surface (21d) for holding a plurality of magnets (12) at predetermined positions, respectively. The magnets (12) are positioned and held stationarily at predetermined positions by the aforementioned projections, respectively, and spaces defined between the resin molding die (21) and the inner peripheral surface of the flywheel (11) are filled with a resin. After hardening of the resin, the resin molding die (21) is detached from the flywheel (11).

Abstract: A power apparatus in which a battery is connected to a dynamo to drive it as a motor and deliver energy to a spiral spring to wind-up the spring. When the spring has been wound to a particular degree a sensor disconnects the motor from the spring which now unwinds and delivers output power. A further sensor detects low charge state of the battery and during unwinding of the spring, some spring energy is delivered to the dynamo, now acting as an alternator, to charge the battery.

Abstract: A device for attachment of electrical equipment, such as an alternator/starter motor, in the clutch housing of an automobile. The assembly includes a stator, a rotor, and a support hub of the rotor mounted on a bearing in an independent housing integral with the clutch housing.

Abstract: A fluid filled flywheel comprised of a hollow, internally veined, semi spherical shape containing a fluid is used to impart inertia to a system as a function of fluid density, volume and speed of rotation for the purposes of energy storage.

Abstract: A mechanical storage battery which includes, a battery housing (16) with all its internals, there is a central computer (14) that monitors and controls the Stabilizing Battery, there is also a throttle positioning sensor that activates and de-actives the motor/generator which is connected to the internal combustion engine (ICE) when add ional power output is required to assist the hybrid motor vehicle. Built into the central computer (14) housing there is a gyroscope (13) with its sensors are directly connected to the central computer (14). The central computer (14) monitors the sideways angle and the acceleration of the sideways angle of the of the motor vehicle. When the motor vehicle passes the acceptable level of lean and a roll over is about to happen, then the central computer (14) strategically informs the stators (12) which are placed 45 degrees off center of the movable rotors, how to function. Some of the stators (12) function like a generator and some of the stators function like a motor.

Abstract: A power generating system. The system enhances output, in which a motor of about 700 W to 750 W produces horsepower to rotate a power generating unit, causing the power generating unit to produce electricity, and a transmission device is coupled between the motor and the power generating unit to increase the horsepower of the motor to the power generating unit two to three times by the application of inertia force and lever force.

Abstract: A flywheel having a molded cage formed around a plurality of magnets attached to the flywheel. The cage extends into one or more grooves formed in the flywheel to resist the shrinkage of the cage inside diameter as it cools following an injection molding process. The gap between the cage and magnets and an adjacent stator is precisely controlled and minimized. Shutoff surfaces formed on the flywheel function as a portion of the die for injection molding of the cage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flywheel magneto generator having a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a non-ferromagnetic flywheel and a plurality of magnetic poles that are positioned in spaced relationship around the circumference of the flywheel. The stator assembly includes an E-shaped core with a single magnet mounted on the center leg and coils associated with at least the outer legs. The poles and core may be formed of a bonded iron material. The poles may be joined to the flywheel by press fitting or integral molding, among other methods.