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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.686815
