Directory of Flywheels Resources

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Flywheels store and release kinetic energy (mass in motion) in this context, they apply to devices which may be used to store electrical energy by attaching a motor-generator to a high-speed rotating weight.

Resources in This Category

• ASPES Engineering AG

  http://www.aspes.ch/
  Graphic comparisons of power, rotor speed, and energy. Bibliography includes English and German titles.

• Beacon Power

  http://www.beaconpower.com/
  Makes 2 and 6 kilowatt-hour flywheel (kinetic-electric) energy storage units.

• Flywheel energy storage - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flywheel_energy_storage
  article includes equation for kinetic energy

• Flywheel Theory

  http://www.upei.ca/~physics/p261/projects/flywheel1/flywheel1.htm
  Basics of flywheel energy storage, with links to many other sites.

• Motor Generator - Brushless DC Motor

  http://www.control.com/1026210450/index_html
  on motor types for high speed flywheel energy storage.

• Pentadyne Selected as ``Most Promising Company''

  http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041122005701&newsLang=en
  at Energy Venture Fair V. Flywheel maker lauded.

• PowerCorp

  http://www.pcorp.com.au/
  Markets PowerStore flywheel system.

• RPM's Flywheel Battery

  http://home.earthlink.net/~fradella/homepage.htm
  Flywheel battery described as having near-zero storage (idling) loss, unlimited service life with no maintenance, ultra-high power conversion efficiency.

• Tribology Systems, Inc.

  http://www.tribologysystems.com/
  Solid-lubricated bearing technology. Operational speeds can range up to 500,000 RPM, with temperatures up to 1000 F. Links to flywheel battery information.

 

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