Patent ID: 6675872
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F16F,F28D,H02K,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
A flywheel energy storage system comprising:a heat generating component; supporting structure thermally coupled to the heat generating component; a heat dissipation device, thermally coupled to the supporting structure housing and to a heat sink that is remote from the housing, hereinafter remote heat sink; wherein the heat dissipation device includes: a heat pipe member having a first end and a second end; a heat dissipating member thermally engaged to the heat pipe member second end and being configured to transfer heat energy therefrom to the remote heat sink; wherein the heat pipe member first end is configured so as to thermally engage the supporting structure such that at least a portion of heat energy generated by the heat generating component, hereinafter heat energy to be dissipated, is transferred to the heat pipe member and communicated from the first end to the second end thereof; and wherein a length of the heat pipe member is set so that the heat dissipating member is located in the remote heat sink, the remote heat sink being capable of receiving and conducting the heat energy to be dissipated from the heat dissipating member; and wherein the remote heat sink the heat dissipating member is configured to transfer heat energy to, is one of a gas and or a liquid.