When Aerospace Tech Meets Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Flywheel energy storage is based on a well-established physical principle. But the materials, engineering, and operating speeds used in a system can influence its performance.
For Qnetic, the answer starts with the rotor.
Qnetic uses carbon fiber for its rotor because of the material’s high strength-to-weight ratio, an important consideration in high-speed applications where components must withstand substantial rotational stresses while managing weight.
In this video, Dr. Ben Madden, Qnetic’s Principal Composite Engineer, explains why carbon fiber was selected, how composite rotors differ from traditional rotor designs, and why rotor engineering matters for grid-scale energy storage.
The principle may be old. The engineering doesn’t have to be.
Watch the video to learn more about the materials and engineering behind Qnetic’s approach.
