Linear induction generator using magnetic repulsion
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1. An electrical generator, comprising:
- a tube assembly having a vertical tube with an induction coil surrounding the vertical tube and an induction magnet within the vertical tube, the induction magnet moveable longitudinally within the vertical tube and through the induction coil; and
,a rotor assembly having a rotor magnet, the rotor magnet positioned with an opposing magnetic moment to the induction magnet;
wherein the rotor assembly is moved with respect to the tube assembly to cause the rotor magnet to move horizontally towards a lower end of the vertical tube, the rotor magnet repels the induction magnet causing it to move upwards within the vertical tube and through the induction coil to generate an electromotive force in the induction coil; and
wherein as the rotor magnet moves horizontally away from the lower end of the vertical tube, the induction magnet drops downwards within the vertical tube due to gravity and generates a second electromotive force in the induction coil.
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Abstract
An electrical generator and method for generating electricity are provided using a linear induction generator that operates based on magnetic repulsion. The electrical generator includes a tube assembly having a tube with an induction coil surrounding the tube and an induction magnet within the tube. A rotor assembly includes a rotor magnet that is positioned with an opposing magnetic moment to the induction magnet and moved in proximity to the induction magnet to cause it to repel the induction magnet causing it to move within the tube and generate and electromotive force in the induction coil surrounding the tube.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrical generator, comprising:
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a tube assembly having a vertical tube with an induction coil surrounding the vertical tube and an induction magnet within the vertical tube, the induction magnet moveable longitudinally within the vertical tube and through the induction coil; and
,a rotor assembly having a rotor magnet, the rotor magnet positioned with an opposing magnetic moment to the induction magnet; wherein the rotor assembly is moved with respect to the tube assembly to cause the rotor magnet to move horizontally towards a lower end of the vertical tube, the rotor magnet repels the induction magnet causing it to move upwards within the vertical tube and through the induction coil to generate an electromotive force in the induction coil; and wherein as the rotor magnet moves horizontally away from the lower end of the vertical tube, the induction magnet drops downwards within the vertical tube due to gravity and generates a second electromotive force in the induction coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15)
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- 10. The electrical generator of 9, wherein the rotor assembly further comprises a second rotatable disk coupled to the first rotatable disk, the second rotatable disk adjacent an opposing end of the vertical tubes of the tube assembly.
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16. A method of generating electricity, comprising:
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providing a tube assembly having a vertical tube with an induction coil surrounding the vertical tube and an induction magnet within the vertical tube, the induction magnet moveable longitudinally within the vertical tube and through the induction coil; and moving a rotor magnet horizontally towards a lower end of the vertical tube so that the rotor magnet repels the induction magnet causing it to move upwards within the vertical tube and through the induction coil to generate an electromotive force in the induction coil; and moving the rotor magnet horizontally away from the lower end of the vertical tube so that the induction magnet drops downwards within the vertical tube due to gravity to generate a second electromotive force in the induction coil.
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