Patents by Inventor Edward Young Chiao
Edward Young Chiao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11811269Abstract: The invention is a flywheel rotor that includes a number of adjacent laminations, stacked one on top of another, where each of the laminations has the same shape and is rotationally symmetric around a center axis, and where the shape is substantially circular and includes a plurality of protrusions exterior to the circumference, and each of the laminations includes at least one hole for a fastening bolt to pass through. The invention typically includes an endplate at each end of stack of laminations. One of the two endplates may attach to a stubshaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: AMBER KINETICS, INC.Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Kyle B. Gaiser, Greg Olsen, Mark J. Holloway, Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Darlene Conolly, Keenan Rodewald
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Publication number: 20220255382Abstract: The invention is a flywheel rotor that includes a number of adjacent laminations, stacked one on top of another, where each of the laminations has the same shape and is rotationally symmetric around a center axis, and where the shape is substantially circular and includes a plurality of protrusions exterior to the circumference, and each of the laminations includes at least one hole for a fastening bolt to pass through. The invention typically includes an endplate at each end of stack of laminations. One of the two endplates may attach to a stubshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Kyle B. Gaiser, Greg Olsen, Mark J. Holloway, Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Darlene Conolly, Keenan Rodewald
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Patent number: 11362558Abstract: The invention is a flywheel rotor that includes a number of adjacent laminations, stacked one on top of another, where each of the laminations has the same shape and is rotationally symmetric around a center axis, and where the shape is substantially circular and includes a plurality of protrusions on the circumference, and each of the laminations includes at least one hole for at fastening bolts to pass through. The invention typically includes an endplate at each end of stack of laminations and one of the two endplates attaches to a stubshaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: AMBER KINETICS, INC.Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Kyle B. Gaiser, Greg Olsen, Mark J. Holloway, Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Darlene W. Conolly, Keenan William Rodewald
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Publication number: 20200335974Abstract: The invention is an augmented energy storage system that includes an energy storage subsystem that stores and supplies energy to an electric grid, a load bank that dissipates energy, a power control system that controls the flow of energy into and out of the energy storage subsystem and into the load bank, and an inverter that converts DC current to AC current used by the grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Zhujie Lin, Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Seth R. Sanders
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Publication number: 20200259379Abstract: The invention is a flywheel rotor that includes a number of adjacent laminations, stacked one on top of another, where each of the laminations has the same shape and is rotationally symmetric around a center axis, and where the shape is substantially circular and includes a plurality of protrusions on the circumference, and each of the laminations includes at least one hole for at fastening bolts to pass through. The invention typically includes an endplate at each end of stack of laminations and one of the two endplates attaches to a stubshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Kyle B. Gaiser, Greg Olsen, Mark J. Holloway, Roger Nelson Hitchcock, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Darlene W. Conolly, Keenan William Rodewald
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Patent number: 10693342Abstract: A number of flywheel units are arranged in a geometric pattern. Each of the flywheel units is enclosed in a containment unit. The containment unit includes a cylindrical tube, a cover, a bottom support, resting on the ground, on which the containment unit is mounted, and a fill medium surrounding each containment unit. The containment unit may also include a horizontal plate, mounted to the base of tube, which extends outward or radially from the base of tube a pre-determined length. In this case, the fill medium rests directly on top of the portion of the plate that extends outward from tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Bakholdin, Seth R. Sanders, Edward Young Chiao, Mark S. Stout, Matthew K. Senesky, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mark J. Holloway
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Patent number: 10240660Abstract: A flywheel device includes structures allowing the flywheel system to be assembled offsite, transported safely, and installed with relatively few steps. The flywheel includes a rotor and a housing enclosing the rotor, where the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate and side walls. The bottom plate and the top plate each includes a hole aligned with the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes multiple bearing housings substantially covering the holes of the bottom plate and the top plate that are aligned to the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes posts that physically contact the primary rotational mass of the rotor to prevent motion of the rotor during transport of the flywheel system. Some or all of these posts may be repositioned or removed during installation so that the rotor can spin freely.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Eric Sun, Daniel Bakholdin, Edward Young Chiao, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mike M. He, Mark J. Holloway, Seth R. Sanders, Matthew K. Senesky, Alan Michael Sledd, Peter Thomas Tennessen
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Patent number: 10167925Abstract: An energy storage system including a solid steel flywheel rotor, journals, and separate stub shafts for connecting to the journals has improved material properties offers improved energy storage at reduced cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Seth Sanders, Eric Sun, Mike He, Matthew Senesky, Edward Young Chiao
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Patent number: 10138980Abstract: Embodiments of the subject invention are directed to a flywheel rotor that includes two or more sub-rotors stacked one on top of another, in which each sub-rotor is rotationally symmetric and disk shaped, where the axial centers of each sub-rotor in the stack are rotationally aligned, and each sub-rotor has an upper and a lower journal that extends outward from the origin of the center section of the primary rotational mass of the sub-rotor. Each pair of adjacent sub-rotors in the stack has a lower journal of an upper sub-rotor that is disposed above an upper journal of a lower sub-rotor. Also, there is a joining mechanism between each pair of adjacent sub-rotors that fixedly connects the lower journal of the upper sub-rotor to the upper journal of the lower sub-rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Eric Sun, Mike M. He, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Daniel Bakholdin
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Publication number: 20180003263Abstract: Embodiments of the subject invention are directed to a flywheel rotor that includes two or more sub-rotors stacked one on top of another, in which each sub-rotor is rotationally symmetric and disk shaped, where the axial centers of each sub-rotor in the stack are rotationally aligned, and each sub-rotor has an upper and a lower journal that extends outward from the origin of the center section of the primary rotational mass of the sub-rotor. Each pair of adjacent sub-rotors in the stack has a lower journal of an upper sub-rotor that is disposed above an upper journal of a lower sub-rotor. Also, there is a joining mechanism between each pair of adjacent sub-rotors that fixedly connects the lower journal of the upper sub-rotor to the upper journal of the lower sub-rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Seth R. Sanders, Eric Sun, Mike M. He, Matthew K. Senesky, Edward Young Chiao, Daniel Bakholdin
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Publication number: 20170317553Abstract: A number of flywheel units are arranged in a geometric pattern. Each of the flywheel units is enclosed in a containment unit. The containment unit includes a cylindrical tube, a cover, a bottom support, resting on the ground, on which the containment unit is mounted, and a fill medium surrounding each containment unit. The containment unit may also include a horizontal plate, mounted to the base of tube, which extends outward or radially from the base of tube a pre-determined length. In this case, the fill medium rests directly on top of the portion of the plate that extends outward from tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Daniel Bakholdin, Seth R. Sanders, Edward Young Chiao, Mark S. Stout, Matthew K. Senesky, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mark J. Holloway
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Publication number: 20160377147Abstract: A flywheel device includes structures allowing the flywheel system to be assembled offsite, transported safely, and installed with relatively few steps. The flywheel includes a rotor and a housing enclosing the rotor, where the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate and side walls. The bottom plate and the top plate each includes a hole aligned with the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes multiple bearing housings substantially covering the holes of the bottom plate and the top plate that are aligned to the center axis of the rotor. The flywheel also includes posts that physically contact the primary rotational mass of the rotor to prevent motion of the rotor during transport of the flywheel system. Some or all of these posts may be repositioned or removed during installation so that the rotor can spin freely.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Eric Sun, Daniel Bakholdin, Edward Young Chiao, Matthew Brandon Garten, Mike M. He, Mark J. Holloway, Seth R. Sanders, Matthew K. Senesky, Alan Michael Sledd, Peter Thomas Tennessen
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Patent number: 9362800Abstract: A flywheel is described having a rotor constructed of wire wound onto a central form. The wire is prestressed, thus mitigating stresses that occur during operation. In another aspect, the flywheel incorporates a low-loss motor using electrically non-conducting permanent magnets.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.Inventors: Edward Young Chiao, Donald Arthur Bender, Andrew E. Means, Philip K. Snyder
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Publication number: 20160061289Abstract: An energy storage system including a solid steel flywheel rotor, journals, and separate stub shafts for connecting to the journals has improved material properties offers improved energy storage at reduced cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Seth Sanders, Eric Sun, Mike He, Matthew Senesky, Edward Young Chiao
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Publication number: 20120062154Abstract: A flywheel is described having a rotor constructed of wire wound onto a central form. The wire is prestressed, thus mitigating stresses that occur during operation. In another aspect, the flywheel incorporates a low-loss motor using electrically non-conducting permanent magnets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Edward Young Chiao, Donald Arthur Bender, Andrew E. Means, Philip K. Snyder