ABÏON Prime: A New Architecture for Rotational Energy Storage Based on Ballistic Momentum Transfer

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.