my name is Aaron and my FIL and I have been toying with a few ideas regarding building an electric engine that is completely free of any power source that is required to be replenished (ie fuel, batteries or solar cells). now before you all start quoting the laws of thermal dynamics here, let me explain.
after messing about with a hydrogen cell for addition to an ICE, which worked but with only a marginally successful outcome, i've turned my attention to EVs.
i have had exposure to magnetic motors my whole life. recently i saw a "perendev" motor in operation (youtube/google it) and realised it was a design that i had also envisaged as a teenager.
however, it wasn't until recently on a camping trip, while i was getting the diesel generator going, that i realised i could build a VERY strong "perendev" motor to replace the diesel engine in the whole "diesel generator" concept.
there must be someone out there who has thought of this - it just makes perfect sense.
no electrical current required to turn an electrical generator which would generate enough power (ooooh....vague word that one - how about generate enough amps and volts?) to run an electric motor. that spells a power positive situation to me. you wouldn't even need regenerative braking.
i guess the catch is the perendev motor needs to have enough torque to keep turning the generator under full load... shouldn't be too hard with multiple wheels and stronger magnets.
i'm certainly not talking about running alternators off the wheels or anything.
there's even a company in perth that deals with commercial/industrial grade magnets (Lodestone in Osborne Park).
i guess i'll need an invertor to redirect the current when not in use, but as you may have already guessed, i'm no electrical engineer. in fact, i only found out what a diode does last month. but i envisage it to be a project not out of the norm and hopefully something that i can get information on across the web or from the very thorough people on this great site - if you'll have me.
i'm open to comments both positive and negative as i would like to know what the general concensus of the brainstrust really is.
anyhoo, i'm building a small scale model first. so cross fingers. i'm also happy to chat on MSN if anyone cares to.
cheers.
