Double weighted-arm pendulum flywheel
The balanced vertical flywheel with double weight arms and gears transfers pendulum motion to rotational kinetic energy, addressing balance and efficiency issues in existing technologies for clean energy production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing flywheel technologies do not effectively utilize pendulum motion to generate clean energy while maintaining balance and efficiency, as they often require complex mechanisms or orthogonal motions that complicate energy transfer.
A balanced vertical flywheel design with three fixtures, each equipped with double weight arms connected by gears and springs, allows pendulum motion on one half of the wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel's rotation, using a locking mechanism to balance and shift neutral points for energy conversion.
The design ensures balanced operation and efficient energy transfer from pendulum motion to rotational kinetic energy, enabling clean energy generation without complex mechanisms.
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Description
[0001] NIPO
[0002] Applicant: Frode Nystad Haukemyrveien 37 3135 TOR0D
[0003] Inventor: Applicant
[0004] Title of the invention: Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel
[0005] Purpose of the invention:
[0006] Used in the production of environmentally friendly, renewable energy.
[0007] Background and Prior known inventions:
[0008] EP 2527659 Al (WATANABE, F.), 2012.11.28
[0009] The technique is not comparable because the pendulum motion of the mechanical arms is radial and orthogonal to the plane. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. Furthermore, in EP 2527659 Al, six arms move against six static pistons, and hydraulic pressure and compressed air are used. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked. NIPO
[0010] 2
[0011] GB 319129 A (LUDVIGSON, C.), 1929.09.19
[0012] The technique is not comparable because the wheel has eight pairs of weighted arms that move 90 degrees back and forth in the same plane, against a belt driven by an electric motor. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked.
[0013] JP 2007182866 A (OGAWA, K. et al.), 2007.07.19
[0014] The technique is not comparable because the wheel has eight hollow arms that each move back and forth 90 degrees in the same plane. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked.
[0015] DE 202011051183 U1 (ZIVKOVIC, B.), 2011.12.29
[0016] The technique is not comparable because it involves a motor-driven wheel with twelve arms that move back and forth, being lifted outwards from the wheel at the top by a guide track and inwards at the bottom by another guide track. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked.
[0017] FR 2640326 Al (BERNHEIM, E.), 1990.06.15
[0018] The technique is not comparable because the wheel is driven by an electromagnet that lifts six arms moving 90 degrees back and forth, guided by a track. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked.
[0019] WO 03069157 Al (EQUIDEUS, E.), 2003.08.21
[0020] The technique is not comparable because there are three arms with fixed attachment points outside the wheel, each connected to the wheel in its own slide track. In the Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel, the pendulum motion occurs only on one half of the wheel and remains parallel to the plane when the weights are locked at the top of the wheel and follow the rotation towards the bottom. From the bottom to the top of the rotation, the weights hang straight down without swinging. The Double Weighted-Arm Pendulum Flywheel has three pairs of arms that hang straight down, keeping the wheel balanced regardless of its position, as long as the weights are not locked. NIPO
[0021] 3
[0022] The technology in the invention:
[0023] The technology in the invention is based on elementary physics and the discovery of how the function of a balanced flywheel can be divided vertically so that one half acts as a pendulum and the other half as a flywheel. This is achieved by attaching three identical fixtures, each equipped with double weight arms connected by gears and a customized spring, evenly spaced in a triangular pattern at the same radial distance on the flywheel.
[0024] When one fixture is locked at the top of the flywheel and the flywheel is rotated towards 90 degrees, the weight on the lower weight arm of the fixture will exert a moment against the upper weight arm through the gears, causing the spring to stretch. The weight arms will split apart and stand vertically aligned, balancing the flywheel. As the flywheel continues to rotate past 90 degrees, the weight arms will gradually move outward to a greater radial distance, initiating a pendulum motion from their zero level, with a neutral point located at the bottom of the flywheel. This causes the flywheel to pendulum down to the bottom.
[0025] When the fixture with the weight arms reaches the bottom of the flywheel, it is released from the locking mechanism, allowing the fixture to hang freely as the flywheel rotates upward to the top again. The kinetic energy from the pendulum motion is then transferred to the flywheel's rotation, which can be used to generate clean energy by connecting a generator to the flywheel's shaft.
[0026] By engaging a latch in the locking mechanism on the top of the flywheel and rotating the flywheel with the locked pendulum further towards a ninety degree angle, the lower pendulum on the attachment point will exert a torque against the upper pendulum via the gears so that the spring is tensioned by splitting the double levered pendulum so that they stand vertically above each other so that the flywheel is balanced.
[0027] The purpose of the invention:
[0028] The invention provides a simple way to produce environmentally friendly energy.
[0029] Detailed description of the invention
[0030] The invention requires a balanced vertical flywheel with a fixed shaft (Fig.l-F) and a frame for mounting the shaft and flywheel (Fig.l-E). It includes three fixtures with gears, springs, and double weight arms (Fig.l-BJ, Fig.l-AR, Fig.l-NE), three locking mechanisms (Fig.2i), and a generator (Fig. ID).
[0031] The three fixtures (Fig.2ME), each with double weight arms (Fig.2-JM) connected by gears (Fig.2-MB) and a customized spring (Fig.2-LJB), are mounted in a triangular pattern at the same radial distance on the flywheel. This ensures that the flywheel remains balanced regardless of its rotation and the positions of the fixtures, as long as none of the fixtures are locked.
[0032] When a fixture with double weight arms is locked at the top of the flywheel (Fig.l-BJ), and the weights are closest to the flywheel's axis, a neutral point (nl) is established at the top. Rotating the flywheel past this neutral point (nl) creates potential energy toward the neutral point (nl).
[0033] Locking a fixture at the top of the flywheel and rotating the flywheel by 90 degrees causes the weight on the lower arm of the fixture to exert a moment against the upper arm, stretching the spring and aligning the weight arms vertically opposite each other (Fig.l- R). This balances the flywheel and shifts the neutral point (n2) to the same side.
[0034] As the flywheel continues past 90 degrees, the weight arms exert a new moment against each other, moving outward to an extended radial position (Fig.l-AR), where the weights are farthest from the flywheel's axis. This shifts the neutral point to the bottom of the NIPO
[0035] 4 flywheel (n3), starting a pendulum motion witn potential energy from its zero level to the bottom of the flywheel.
[0036] When the fixture with the weight arms reaches the bottom of the flywheel (Fig.1-0), the fixture is released from the locking mechanism, ending the pendulum motion as the weight arms hang vertically while the flywheel continues rotating upward to the top. Since the pendulum motion occurs only on one side of the flywheel, it ceases when it reaches the neutral point (n3) at the bottom. At this point, the kinetic energy is transferred into the flywheel, which can then be used for clean energy production by connecting a generator (Fig. ID) to the flywheel's shaft.
Claims
NIPO5Patent claims:1 Double-weight-arm pendulum flywheel, characterized by a frame (E) mounted with a shaft connected to a generator (D) and a vertically positioned flywheel (F) with three locking mechanisms (i) mounted at equal radial distances in an equilateral triangular pattern on the flywheel. The flywheel also includes three double weight arms (AR-BJ-NE) attached to the flywheel with a fixture (ME). Each fixture comprises two weight arms (JM) connected by a spring (LJB) positioned between two gears (MB) mounted on the fixture.2 Method of operating the device as described in claim 1, characterized by initiating the rotation of the flywheel with three double weight arms and three locking mechanisms. Each locking mechanism secures the fixture of the respective double weight arms at the top (nl) of the flywheel and follows the rotation of the flywheel to ninety degrees (n2), causing the weight arms to influence each other and align vertically opposite one another (R). As the flywheel continues to rotate, the weight arms fall outward to an extended radial position (AR), initiating a pendulum motion in the direction of rotation down to the pendulum motion's neutral point (n3). At this point, the locking mechanism releases the fixture, ending the pendulum motion and transferring the kinetic energy of the pendulum motion to the flywheel's rotation.3 Application of the double-weight-arm pendulum flywheel according to claims 1- 2, characterized by converting potential energy into kinetic energy.