Electro-motive machine using halbach array electrons trapped in electromagnetic coils and using hybrid coils to harvest back electromotive force

• US 8,513,849 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2011
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maglev Energy, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Maglev Energy, Inc.
• Inventors: Epstein, Martin, Harms, Jon Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Lam, Thanh
• Application Number:
  US13/373,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20130099703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 646 Days
• Field of Search: 310/156.43, 310/268, 310/179, 322/24, 290/1.C
• US Class Current: 310/156.43
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/21 Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby specially adapted for machines having non-mechanical commutating devices H02K29/06, H02K29/14
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 53/00 Alleged dynamo-electric perpetua mobilia
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/16 Circuit arrangements for detecting position

Abstract

A Halbach array is radially disposed in an environment optimized for efficiency and controlled for efficient generation and use of power in order to generate, establish, and maintain a desired level of rotational energy with enhanced efficiency and in order to make the most efficient use of electromotive forces and magnetic fields which are either intentionally created for the operation of the apparatus or which result from the operation of the apparatus.

Claims

1. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic and electromagnetic fields, the apparatus comprising:

a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial points, a regularly spaced array of permanent magnets, said permanent magnet array comprising one or more mounted permanent magnets each of which are adapted to maintain and radiate a steady magnetic field following repeated exposure to alternating magnetic fields, said permanent magnet array further adapted to travel radially within a circular track housed within a stator, said rotational energy generator further being adapted with transmission means for output rotational energy power to be delivered to a target consumptive point;

said circular track being adapted to provide housing and electrical communication for an array of electromagnets, said electromagnet array comprising one or more electromagnets which may be regularly spaced so as to be proximate to the permanent magnets of said permanent magnet array as each said electromagnet rotates about said shaft and radially about said track;

each said electromagnet being adapted with a primary electromagnetic coil to generate an electromagnetic field when supplied with a desired electromotive force, each said electromagnet being further adapted of material and dimensions so as to permit said electromagnetic field to be rapidly developed and sustained and to provide a magnetic flux created when an electromotive force is applied to said primary electromagnetic coil, and then to rapidly lose said magnetic flux when said electromotive force is switched off from the said primary coil of said electromagnet, or to allow said primary electromagnet coil to be electrically isolated from either a power source or ground so as to maintain and electrical status quo for a desired period and trap electrons within said primary coil, and to further be capable of rapidly reversing said magnetic flux orientation when said electromotive force is reversed through the inductive coil of each said electromagnet or is passed through an alternative reversing electromagnet;

each said electromagnet primary coil being in electrical communication with a power supply, said power supply further comprising an source of electrical energy capable of being released in bursts of electrical current as may be directed from one or more switches, said power supply being selected from any component known to have the capability of reliably delivering and releasing said electrical energy in precise bursts, said power supply further being adapted to receive electrical energy in desired amounts and to reliably and efficiently store said electrical energy for later release, and said power supply further adapted to receive and transform said power from said power generator output for any other desirable source into a proper form for power supply storage; and

controlling means for managing and controlling the storage, trapping, or reversal of electrons within each said primary coil, and release of electrical energy to achieve optimal timing and quantity of the delivery, trapping of electrons within said primary coil, and reversing of electrons from said power supply to each said circumferential electromagnet is coil, said controlling means further comprising sensors detecting and communicating the rate of rotation of said generator shaft, the position of each said permanent magnet, and any other data useful in determining the optimal times for delivery, trapping, and release of said bursts of electrons and the amount of electromotive force to be applied to produce each said burst of electric current, receivers to receive input signals from said sensors, and relays and switches adapted to facilitate said current release.

2. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which each said permanent magnet is made of a material suitable for accepting and storing a permanent magnetic field with a substantially predictable rate of decay.

3. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said power supply further comprises one or more combination of capacitors adapted to receive and store desired increments of electricity and release electrical energy in precise bursts of current as directed by a source of controlling logic circuitry.

4. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said power supply further comprises one or more combination of capacitors adapted to receive, store, and desired increments of electricity and release electrical energy in precise bursts of current as directed by said control means.

5. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 2 in which said power supply further comprises one or more combinations of capacitors adapted to receive, store, and desired increments of electricity and release electrical energy in precise bursts of current as directed by said control means.

8. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and the relative positions of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays;

said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM,

said CPU further comprising logic means by which said data may be interpreted and used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized; and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

9. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays;

said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM,

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

10. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 2 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays;

said CPU further comprising logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized; and

said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized; and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

11. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 3 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays;

said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM,

said CPU further comprising logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked to trap electrons, and de-energized; and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked to trap electrons within the primary coil, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

12. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 4 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized;

and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

13. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 5 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized;

and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

16. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 8 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized;

and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

17. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points.

6. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic and electromagnetic fields, the apparatus comprising:

a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial points, an array of permanent magnets, said permanent magnet array comprising one or more mounted permanent magnets each of which are adapted to maintain and radiate a steady magnetic field following repeated exposure to alternating magnetic fields, said permanent magnet array further adapted to travel radially within a circular track housed within a stator, said rotational energy generator further being adapted with transmission means for output rotational energy power to be delivered to a target consumptive point;

said circular track being adapted to provide housing and electrical communication for an array of electromagnets, said electromagnet array comprising one or more electromagnets which may be regularly spaced so as to be proximate to the permanent magnets of said permanent magnet array as each said electromagnet rotates about said shaft and radially about said track;

each said electromagnet being adapted with a primary electromagnetic coil to generate an electromagnetic field when supplied with a desired electromotive force, each said electromagnet being further adapted of material and dimensions so as to permit said electromagnetic field to be rapidly developed and sustained and to provide a magnetic flux created when an electromotive force is applied to said primary electromagnetic coil, and then to rapidly lose said magnetic flux when said electromotive force is switched off from the said primary coil of said electromagnet, or to allow said primary electromagnet coil to be electrically isolated from either a power source or ground so as to maintain and electrical status quo for a desired period and trap electrons within said primary coil, and to further be capable of rapidly reversing said magnetic flux orientation when said electromotive force is reversed through the inductive coil of each said electromagnet or is passed through an alternative reversing electromagnet;

each said electromagnet primary coil being in electrical communication with a power supply, said power supply further comprising an source of electrical energy capable of being released in bursts of electrical current as may be directed from one or more switches, said power supply being selected from any component known to have the capability of reliably delivering and releasing said electrical energy in precise bursts, said power supply further being adapted to receive electrical energy in desired amounts and to reliably and efficiently store said electrical energy for later release, and said power supply further adapted to receive and transform said power from said power generator output for any other desirable source into a proper form for power supply storage; and

controlling means for managing and controlling the storage, trapping of electrons within said primary coil, and release of electrical energy to achieve optimal timing and quantity of the delivery, trapping of electrons within said primary coil, and reversing of electrons from said power supply to each said circumferential electromagnet, said controlling means further comprising sensors detecting and communicating the rate of rotation of said generator shaft, the position of each said permanent magnet, and any other data useful in determining the optimal times for delivery, trapping, and release of said bursts of electrons and the amount of electromotive force to be applied to produce each said burst of electric current, receivers to receive input signals from said sensors, and relays and switches adapted to facilitate said current release;

each said primary electromagnet coil being further adapted with a corresponding hybrid electromagnetic coil, each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being posititioned to be concentrically positioned about said primary electromagnet;

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being adapted to be in magnetic communication with the magnetic fields created by and exposed to its corresponding primary electromagnetic coil so that each said hybrid electromagnetic coil will harvest an EMF resulting from its interaction with said magnetic fields; and

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being electrically isolated from its corresponding primary electromagnet but in electrical communication with a desired target device for the consumption of said harvested EMF for any desired purpose.

7. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 6 in which 2 or more primary electromagnets are selected to be adapted with a corresponding hybrid electromagnetic coil, each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being positive to be concentrically positioned about said primary electromagnet;

said selected primary electromagnetic coils being such as to comprise a regular sequence about the stator of primary electromagnets, such as every second, third, fourth or fifth or any integer spacing of primary electromagnetic coils, so that each hybrid electromagnetic coil will be spaced the same number of primary electromagnetic coils from each previous or next hybrid electromagnetic coil about the stator;

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being adapted to be in magnetic communication with the magnetic fields created by and exposed to its corresponding primary electromagnetic coil so that each said hybrid electromagnetic coil will harvest an EMF resulting from its interaction with said magnetic fields; and

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being electrically isolated from its corresponding primary electromagnetic coil but in electrical communication with a desired device for the consumption of said harvested EMF for any desired purpose.

14. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 6 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized;

and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

15. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 7 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized, blocked, and de-energized;

and

control means by which said electromagnets may be energized, blocked, and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the rotational energy generating apparatus.

18. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 6 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points.

19. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 7 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points.

20. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic fields, the apparatus comprising:

a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial points, an electromagnetic array, said electromagnetic array comprising one or more mounted electromagnets, said electromagnetic array further adapted to travel radially within a circular track housed within a stator, said rotational energy generator further being adapted with transmission means for output rotational energy power to be delivered to a target consumptive facility;

said circular track being adapted to provide housing and electrical communication for a permanent magnet array, said permanent magnet array comprising one or more permanent magnets of sufficient quality to establish, maintain and radiate a steady magnetic field following repeated exposure to alternating magnetic fields which may be regularly spaced so as to be proximate to the electromagnets of said electromagnetic array as it rotates about said shaft and radially about said track;

each said electromagnet being adapted with a primary electromagnetic coil to generate an electromagnetic field when supplied with a desired electromotive force, each said electromagnet being further adapted of material and dimensions so as to permit said electromagnetic field to be rapidly developed and sustained and to provide a magnetic flux created when an electromotive force is applied to said primary electromagnetic coil, and then to rapidly lose said magnetic flux when said electromotive force is switched off from the said primary coil of said electromagnet, or to allow said primary electromagnet coil to be electrically isolated from either a power source or ground so as to maintain and electrical status quo for a desired period and trap electrons within said primary coil, and to further be capable of rapidly reversing said magnetic flux orientation when said electromotive force is reversed through the inductive coil of each said electromagnet or is passed through an alternative reversing electromagnet;

each said electromagnet primary coil being in electrical communication with a power supply, said power supply further comprising an source of electrical energy capable of being released in bursts of electrical current as may be directed from one or more switches, said power supply being selected from any component known to have the capability of reliably delivering and releasing said electrical energy in precise bursts, said power supply further being adapted to receive electrical energy in desired amounts and to reliably and efficiently store said electrical energy for later release, and said power supply further adapted to receive and transform said power from said power generator output for any other desirable source into a proper form for power supply storage; and

controlling means for managing and controlling the storage, trapping of electrons within said primary coil, and release of electrical energy to achieve optimal timing and quantity of the delivery, trapping of electrons within said primary coil, and reversing of electrons from said power supply to each said circumferential electromagnet, said controlling means further comprising sensors detecting and communicating the rate of rotation of said generator shaft, the position of each said permanent magnet, and any other data useful in determining the optimal times for delivery, trapping, and release of said bursts of electrons and the amount of electromotive force to be applied to produce each said burst of electric current, receivers to receive input signals from said sensors, and relays and switches adapted to facilitate said current release;

each said primary electromagnet coil being further adapted with a corresponding hybrid electromagnetic coil, each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being positioned to be concentrically positioned about said primary electromagnet;

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being adapted to be in magnetic communication with the magnetic fields created by and exposed to its corresponding primary electromagnetic coil so that each said hybrid electromagnetic coil will harvest an EMF resulting from its interaction with said magnetic fields; and

each said hybrid electromagnetic coil being electrically isolated from its corresponding primary electromagnet but in electrical communication with a desired target device for the consumption of said harvested EMF for any desired purpose.