Richard Gary Stone
Engineers at Grand Vw Dr, Oakland, CA
License number
Colorado 1622
Issued Date
Jun 16, 1951
Renew Date
Feb 23, 1985
Expiration Date
Feb 23, 1985
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
1875 Grand View Dr, Oakland, CA 94618
Professional information
Rimmed And Edge Thickened Stodola Shaped Flywheel
US Patent:
4408500, Oct 11, 1983
Filed:
Sep 24, 1980
Appl. No.:
6/190306
Inventors:
Satish V. Kulkarni - San Ramon CA
Richard G. Stone - Oakland CA
Richard G. Stone - Oakland CA
International Classification:
F16C 1500
US Classification:
74572
Abstract:
A flywheel (10) is described that is useful for energy storage in a hybrid vehicle automotive power system or in some stationary applications. The flywheel (10) has a body (15) composed of essentially planar isotropic high strength material. The flywheel (10) body (15) is enclosed by a rim (50) of circumferentially wound fiber (2) embedded in resin (3). The rim (50) promotes flywheel (10) safety and survivability. The flywheel (10) has a truncated and edge thickened Stodola shape designed to optimize system mass and energy storage capability.