Patents Assigned to Vycon, Inc.
  • Electric machine with inner magnet hub
    Patent number: 9203279
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a generally annular outer rotor supported to rotate about a rotational axis. The outer rotor defines an internal cavity therein and has a plurality of permanent magnets in the internal cavity generating a first magnetic field. An inner rotor is in the internal cavity and is supported to rotate about the rotational axis. The inner rotor has a plurality of permanent magnets about its perimeter that generate a second magnetic field. A generally annular stator is in the internal cavity between the outer rotor and the inner rotor. The stator has a stator winding supported by a non-magnetically conductive stator core. The stator winding is arranged to generate a field that interacts with the first and second magnetic fields. One of the outer rotor or the inner rotor is mechanically coupled to drive a load. The other of the outer rotor or the inner rotor is not mechanically coupled to drive the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Vycon, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick T. McMullen
  • Flywheel and battery-based power supply system
    Patent number: 9112375
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a flywheel system electrically coupled to a DC bus for supplying electrical power between a power grid and a load. The flywheel system includes a flywheel coupled to rotate with a rotor of a motor/generator. A battery system is electrically coupled to the DC bus concurrently with the flywheel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Vycon, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank DeLattre, Oliver Ulibas
  • Common monitoring and/or control of a flywheel and battery-based power supply system
    Patent number: 9099887
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a flywheel system electrically coupled to a DC bus for supplying electrical power between a power grid and a load. The flywheel system includes a flywheel coupled to rotate with a rotor of a motor/generator. A battery system is electrically coupled to the DC bus concurrently with the flywheel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Vycon, Inc.
    Inventors: Octavio Solis, Oliver Ulibas
  • Line interactive power quality system
    Patent number: 8723358
    Abstract: A flywheel interface system for line interactive power correction comprises a flywheel system that includes a flywheel coupled to rotate with a motor/generator. A passive rectifier is coupled to the flywheel system for converting alternating current generated by the flywheel system to direct current. An active inverter is coupled to the passive rectifier for converting the direct current from the passive rectifier to alternating current and to output the alternating current to the load. A motor drive is coupled to the motor/generator of the flywheel system for driving the motor/generator to rotate the flywheel, the motor drive including a second passive rectifier coupled to a second active inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Vycon, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick T. McMullen