DocumentCode
1393289
Title
Flywheel technology development program for aerospace applications
Author
Christopher, David A. ; Beach, Raymond
Author_Institution
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Volume
13
Issue
6
fYear
1998
fDate
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
9
Lastpage
14
Abstract
An overview of advanced flywheel development for energy storage in aerospace applications is presented. The advantages offered by this emerging technology are described and the current NASA approach toward developing the technology is presented
Keywords
aerospace propulsion; attitude control; flywheels; space vehicle power plants; space vehicles; NASA approach; UPS systems; aerospace applications; attitude control; energy storage; flywheel technology development program; load leveling; power peaking; spacecraft systems; Aircraft manufacture; Composite materials; Energy storage; Flywheels; Low earth orbit satellites; Magnetic levitation; NASA; Space technology; Space vehicles; US Department of Energy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8985
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/62.683723
Filename
683723
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