DocumentCode
324883
Title
Flywheel technology and potential benefits for aerospace applications
Author
Christopher, David A. ; Donet, Lt Charles
Author_Institution
Power & Propulsion Flight Projects Office, NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
21-28 Mar 1998
Firstpage
159
Abstract
An overview of advanced flywheel development for energy storage in aerospace applications is presented. The advantages offered by this emerging technology are reviewed and the major development challenges that need to be addressed are identified. The approach being used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Air Force (USAF) towards developing the technology is presented
Keywords
flywheels; space vehicle power plants; NASA; USAF; aerospace applications; energy storage; flywheel technology; Aircraft manufacture; Batteries; Energy storage; Flywheels; Government; Magnetic levitation; Military aircraft; NASA; Space technology; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
ISSN
1095-323X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4311-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1998.686815
Filename
686815
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