Beacon Power Corporation Sells Flywheel UPS Systems to Cox Communications.Business Editors WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Beacon Power Corporation today announced the signing of an agreement with Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. to install Beacon's flywheel energy storage Flywheel Energy Storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. The energy is converted back by slowing down the flywheel. system to support the backup power An additional power source that can be used in the event of power failure. See UPS and backup.  A Half Minute of Backup This roomful of lead acid batteries stands ready to drain itself entirely in less than a minute. needs of Cox's advanced cable networks. While the exact terms of the agreement are not disclosed, William Stanton William Stanton may refer to one of the following people:
Beacon Power develops and manufactures a line of energy storage systems based on advanced flywheel technology. These flywheel systems contain a rotating mass that is made from advanced composite material that rotates at high speed. These systems are installed in the ground and operate totally unnoticed until the utility power goes out. At this point, the rotating mass that is connected to a generator instantly starts generating electricity to maintain the load until the power comes back on. These systems have tremendous value in fiber optic communication networks that require power at remote cabinets and that must maintain telephone and computer communications network services, including the Internet, even during a power outage. |
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