Linear electric generator having an improved magnet and coil structure, and method of manufacture
First Claim
1. A linear electric generator, comprising:
- a plurality of windings aligned along an axis;
at least one magnetic armature arranged to be moved relative to the windings along the axis upon application of an external force; and
at least one accelerating element provided at an end of said axis to apply a force to the magnetic armature in order to reverse its direction of travel and accelerate its motion, wherein said magnetic armature includes a magnetic body made up of at least two magnetic pole structures, wherein each of said magnetic pole structures comprises a pair of dipole magnets, and wherein said magnetic poles structures are joined together to form at least two north poles (N) and two south poles (S) of N-S alternating polarities arranged in series.
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Abstract
Linear electric generators include stationary windings and armature magnets arranged to reciprocate axially relative to the windings, or stationary magnet structures and movable windings arranged to reciprocate relative to the stationary magnet structures. The armature magnets or stationary magnet structures are in the form of multiple pole magnets made up of a plurality of individual pole structures, each pole structure including a pair of magnets joined to each other with facing poles of like polarity. In addition, the windings may be in the form of a double winding structure including at least one first clockwise winding and at least one second counterclockwise winding arranged in a multi-layered stacked arrangement.
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1. A linear electric generator, comprising:
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a plurality of windings aligned along an axis;
at least one magnetic armature arranged to be moved relative to the windings along the axis upon application of an external force; and
at least one accelerating element provided at an end of said axis to apply a force to the magnetic armature in order to reverse its direction of travel and accelerate its motion, wherein said magnetic armature includes a magnetic body made up of at least two magnetic pole structures, wherein each of said magnetic pole structures comprises a pair of dipole magnets, and wherein said magnetic poles structures are joined together to form at least two north poles (N) and two south poles (S) of N-S alternating polarities arranged in series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A linear electric generator, comprising:
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at least one stationary magnetic structure;
a plurality of windings arranged to be moved relative to the magnetic structure parallel to an axis of the structure upon application of an external force; and
at least one accelerating element provided at an end of said axis to apply a force to the windings in order to reverse a direction of travel of the windings and accelerate their motion, wherein said magnetic structure includes a magnetic body made up of at least two magnetic pole structures, wherein each of said magnetic pole structures comprises a pair of dipole magnets, and wherein said magnetic poles structures are joined together to form at least two north poles (N) and two south poles (S) of N-S alternating polarities arranged in series. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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