US 12,351,283 B2
Marine vessel with flywheels for providing electrical power and stabilizing angular rotation of the marine vessel
Jan Mikalsen, Covington, LA (US)
Assigned to Spinning Reserve, LLC, Cut Off, LA (US)
Filed by Marine Technologies, LLC, Cut Off, LA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/841,581.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/210,917, filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396338 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 39/14 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 39/14 (2013.01) [B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 11/00 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine vessel, comprising:
thrusters configured to propel the marine vessel;
an electrical system configured to conduct electrical power to electrical devices and thrusters;
a plurality of flywheels configured (i) to supply electrical power to the electrical system and (ii) to stabilize roll and/or pitch angle of the marine vessel; and
a flywheel controller configured to:
control electrical power output from the flywheels to the electrical system; and
select a subset of the flywheels to control to stabilize roll and/or pitch angle of the marine vessel;
control axis of rotation of respective one or more rotors of the selected subset of flywheels to compensate for roll and/or pitch angles of the marine vessel.