Re: Big Flywheel approach to synchronous RSG

[FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

In a message dated 7/30/00 2:47:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

>   Maybe the size of the flywheel would be impractical, but I don't see why
>  since there is little variability in the load of a spinning disk with
>  electrodes so the flywheel would not have to be that big.  Any comments are
>  welcome on what might be a ridiculous idea.
>  
>  Dick

Dick,

You're basically building a servo system like in a VCR.  You might
need two loops, a speed and phase loop.  It could be done, but it
seems a lot easier to just use an AC sync motor.  

cheers,
John Freau