Conventional flywheel energy storage systems accumulate angular momentum through continuous torque applied by an electric motor directly coupled to the rotor, imposing a fundamental quadratic cost scaling: the energy required to reach angular velocity ω grows as E = ½Iω²/η. This paper introduces ABÏON Prime, a fundamentally different architecture that replaces continuous torque with discrete ballistic momentum transfer. Working masses are accelerated within a rotating reference frame (ABÏON Drive), released as ballistic projectiles carrying discrete quanta of linear momentum, captured through controlled inelastic impact (e ≈ 0), and returned in a closed mass cycle. An Adaptive Momentum Transmission System (AMTS) — functionally inseparable from the ABÏON Drive — continuously adjusts its transmission ratio to deliver each impulse efficiently regardless of receiver angular velocity. During each capture event, a mechanical channel transfers 100% of the momentum (∫F·dt) while an independent electromagnetic channel recovers up to 86% of the kinetic energy (∫F·v·dt) as electricity. Because each impulse is generated under invariant conditions, the net energy cost per impulse remains constant — independent of ω — yielding advantages of 7.8× at 3,000 RPM and 14.4× at 10,000 RPM over conventional direct-drive motors. The architecture is receiver-agnostic: the same ABÏON Drive + AMTS pair can charge flywheels, drive industrial machinery, or power propulsion shafts. Keywords:flywheel energy storage; ballistic momentum transfer; adaptive transmission; regenerative braking; rotational energy; ABÏON Drive; closed mass cycle; dual harvesting; AMTS
Alvaro Fabian BRICIO ARZUBIDE (Sun,) studied this question.