Hydraulically-Driven Flywheel Uninterruptable Power Supply

摘要

Apparatus, system and method for providing supplementary power. A vessel is configured to receive and contain hydraulic fluid, where the vessel includes a piston configured within the vessel to be vertically displaced by the hydraulic fluid and provide pressure from the weight of the piston to a fluid supply line. A solenoid valve is operatively coupled to the fluid supply line; and connected to a flywheel power supply that includes a flywheel and a hydraulic drive adapter, wherein the hydraulic drive adapter is operatively coupled to the solenoid valve via the fluid supply line. A signal is received indicating a power outage, where the solenoid valve is further configured to open in response to the signal and provide the hydraulic fluid pressurized by the piston to the hydraulic drive adapter and causes the flywheel to operate and provide the supplementary power.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing extend runtime for a flywheel rotary UPS, comprising:
a vessel, configured to receive and contain fluid; a piston having a predetermined weight, configured within the vessel to have the weight of the piston independently and vertically displaced by the fluid and provide pressure from the displacement; a fluid discharge line, operatively coupled to an output of the vessel; a valve, operatively coupled to the fluid discharge line; a fluid supply line operatively coupled to the valve; a hydraulic drive adapter operatively coupled to the fluid supply line; and a flywheel rotary UPS operatively coupled to the hydraulic drive adapter, wherein the flywheel rotary UPS is configured to rotate when power is being provided to the flywheel rotary UPS, wherein upon power failure to the flywheel rotary UPS, the valve is configured to open and provide fluid pressurized by the piston to the hydraulic drive adapter and cause the flywheel rotary UPS to continue rotating for an extended period of time after power to the flywheel rotary UPS has failed.