Motor Idea
December 16th, 2006Back in 2004, I wrote a post called Cryptogon Labs: Power Generator Based on Minato Engine. Lacking any engineering ability and the money necessary to risk on such a venture, I never even attempted to build the thing.
But that didn’t stop me from constantly following alternative energy developments (and drawing pictures).
The Harry Paul Sprain magnet motor is similar to the design I envisioned back in 2004, but I was thinking more generator than motor. I thought it would be better to avoid the extra step of hooking up a generator to the axle, and integrate the coils around the rotor of the device itself. In any event, Sprain did much more than just think about it. He actually built a working prototype and went on to patent (U.S. Patent 6954019) the device.
If this thing “works” the real beauty of it is how simple it is. Patent or no patent, anyone with basic mechanical skills, the desire to experiment and a few bucks should be able to build one of these for themselves.
How about a three or four arm version? While less power would be required to pulse the electromagnet, it would have to fire more times per revolution. Would more arms increase efficiency? I don’t know.
I’m not saying that this thing works or doesn’t work. I’m simply placing the idea out there for someone to try. Most people, even Cryptogon readers, will scoff at this, etc. That’s fine. My hope, though, is that someone out there will try this and report back with plans, good descriptions and photos. This one seems pretty tempting.
On reading the patent application carefully, no claims to over-unity power generation (i.e. more work out than energy required) are made within the application, despite the very obvious claims to such on peswiki. The US patent office has a special section to deal with claims of “perpetual motion” and the like, as they unfortunately see hundreds of these per year (and have for decades). The laws of thermodynamics have not been repealed.
Also, no working model was provided, the patent only covers a theory for an “improved” induction motor design. Take it from this mechanical engineer, there’s nothing to get excited over here.
Only one there’s-nothing-to-get-excited-over-here comment?
That’s disappointing.
Sorry, Kevin. Keep up the good work, though.
Sorry about what?
I only really start to believe something is possible when three (or more) people tell me it’s impossible, and the more qualifications they have, the better.
Sorry there was only one comment, of course.