DESIGN FOR ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR/MOTOR ELECTRODES LOCATED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BATTERY ROTOR

A geometric design of ES generator/motor electrodes mounted on the inner surface of a fiber-composite rotor is provided. The electrode configuration is able to sustain very high g levels. The rotor may be formed of carbon-fiber wound an top of an inner E or S-glass fiber composite core. The electrode design provides the needed area to satisfy the power requirements of the storage system and utilizes a stacked wedge-like electrode array that bath solves the high-g problem and results in a doubling or tripling of the electrode area, relative to that of electrodes that conform to the inner cylindrical surface of the rotor.