Mechanical Energy Storage Assembly for Controlled High-Power Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power drive mechanisms face challenges in controlling power output, leading to inefficient energy consumption and inadequate driving force due to unregulated power input, resulting in either excessive energy expenditure or insufficient power delivery.
Innovation Solution
A mechanical energy storage and release mechanism comprising a driving wheel, a driven wheel, an accumulator, a master-slave clutch control, and an energy release control assembly, which accumulates energy during coordinated rotation and releases it in reverse direction to drive an energy release wheel, allowing for controlled power output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If power output is increased to provide sufficient driving force, then driving capability is improved, but energy consumption increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by storing energy in advance during periods when power demand is low or excess power is available. The energy storage device accumulates energy continuously, so when high driving force is needed, the pre-stored energy can be released immediately, avoiding the need to continuously operate at high power consumption levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the power output parameter dynamically by controlling the energy storage and release device to adjust between storing energy and releasing energy. This allows the system to provide high driving force when needed while consuming less energy during normal operation, effectively changing the power delivery characteristics to match actual demand.
2Use of energy by moving object
If power output is decreased to reduce energy consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but driving force becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary energy accumulation during efficient low-power operation phases. By continuously storing energy when the system operates efficiently, sufficient energy is built up to provide high driving force when required, thus maintaining both energy efficiency during normal operation and adequate driving force when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy storage device operates continuously to accumulate energy during periods of excess power availability or efficient operation. This continuous energy accumulation ensures that when high driving force is required, the necessary energy is already stored and can be released immediately, maintaining uninterrupted useful action throughout the system.
3Use of energy by moving object
If energy is accumulated from small power input, then energy utilization is improved, but power output remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by creating a dynamic energy management system that can switch between energy accumulation mode and energy release mode. The energy storage device allows the system to dynamically adjust its power characteristics, transforming continuous small power input into concentrated high power output when needed, thus resolving the limitation of power output.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the power delivery parameter by controlling when energy is stored and when it is released. During accumulation phase, the system operates at low power input with high energy utilization efficiency. During release phase, the stored energy is discharged to provide high power output, effectively changing the power characteristics to match demand requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This mechanism efficiently stores and releases mechanical energy with relatively small input power, providing higher power output when needed, reducing energy consumption and enhancing driving capability.
Implementation Method 1
the accumulator is connected with the driven wheel for accumulating energy when the driven wheel and the main driving wheel are engaged and having rotational movement in the same direction
Implementation Method 2
the accumulator is a high-elastic coil spring, a high-elastic bow spring, a spiral spring or a cylinder-type air accumulator
Data Source
AI summary
A mechanism (100) for storing and releasing mechanical energy, which stores a low-power energy continuously inputted by a power transmission mechanism into an energy storage mechanism, and then controllably drives output in a high-power manner. The mechanism comprises a bracket (10), a supporting main shaft (11) arranged on the bracket (10), a driving gear (101) which sleeves over and rotates about the supporting main shaft (11), wherein arranged on one side of the driving gear (101) is at least one set of energy storage and release device (102). The mechanism (100) for storing and releasing mechanical energy is structurally simple and reliable. A light-weight high-efficiency drive mechanism may be fabricated by using a light-weight structural material or a composite material, which may store a large amount of low-power energy which is inputted continuously. The stored energy may then be released in a high-power manner by means of manual operations or smart electronic control, in order to drive equipment which require higher power to drive, or to be fed back to an original driving device by means of a designated transmission mechanism to be used as auxiliary kinetic energy. The mechanism features high operation efficiency and low energy consumption, and is thus high efficient in storing and releasing energy.