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| Ev Archive for April 1998 |
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| 1190 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:42:06 2001 |
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Re: Regen, part 3
>Come on Lee, at least my example did not have a discrete opposing pole.
>How are you ever going to get into the overunity club with practical
>examples like that?
Oh, but the overunity crowd really digs homopolar motors! I've seen some
wonderful technobabble on them. The inventors claim 100%+ efficiency and all
sorts of other advantages. Well made, they can get right up to 99%. Throw in
some sloppy measurements and wishful thinking, and you're there!
>Rich R would like this motor....<2V's and thousands of amps.
That's for sure! One example was a 20 HP homopolar motor that ran on 2v at
10,000 amps! Mercury pools for the slip rings. No battery balancing problems
with that pack!
I've heard of versions that run as high as 12v, using neodymium magnets and
10,000 rpm. But I don't know of any practical commercial product using a
homopolar motor.
It's fascinating to look at old motor designs. You realize just how clever
people can be. But modern motors are so good, that alternative designs that
are just slightly inferior have a 0% share of the market. Monoculture again.
Modern materials and computer aided design may give some of these old designs
a new chance. The Lynch motor, Escap motor, Printed Circuit motors, and
switched reluctance motors are all old designs that are making comebacks.
Lee Hart If you would not be forgotten
4209 France Ave. N. Soon as you are dead and rotten
Robbinsdale, MN 55422 USA Either write things worth the reading
phone (612) 533-3226 Or do things worthy of the writing
e-mail XURQ03A@prodigy.com (Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
Re: Regen, part 3
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