Title :
Flywheel technology development program for aerospace applications
Author :
Christopher, David A. ; Beach, Raymond
Author_Institution :
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
