GYROSCOPIC BOAT ROLL STABILIZER A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. The gyroscopic roll stabilizer is configured to have a time to engage, from the start of accelerating the flywheel until unlocking of the flywheel, of 20 minutes or less. Related methods are also disclosed.
Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer
2022-06-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English