Re-Inventing The Wheel-Part1-Clemente_Figuera-THE INFINITE ENERGY MACHINE

[Cadman]

Cadman,
That is an interesting design. I performed an internet search but I was not able to find any information on this device. Do you have more information on the device?
Thanks,
Bajac

Dynamo-electric Machinery by Silvanus Phillips Thompson. Published in 1893.

The Ferranti alternator starts at page 613 of the book, 226 pages into the volume 2 pdf.

Volume 1
https://archive.org/details/dynamoelectricm17thomgoog

Volume 2
https://archive.org/details/dynamoelectricm15thomgoog

They are free to download using the PDF link at the left side of the web page.

Enjoy. It's a good book

[hanon]

Hi all,

We should check any possible coil orientation. Remember that Figuera just stated that the induced coil must be PROPERLY PLACED, but he didn´t specify how to place it. Suspicious...at least...

Here I attach a couple of schemes which may work with like poles facing each other (repulsion mode). Note in the second picture that the induced coil is perpendicular to the axis between electromagnet. Also note that the coil is moved laterally to one side. I think that if it were in the center there would not be any net induction because half coil will be in one side and the other part in the contrary side, and, therefore the total induction will cancel out. Note that in the VTA picture I posted some days ago the coil was perpendicular to the electromagnets axis.

As fas as my tests: I started with simple AC current (12 V and 2-3 A) with like poles facing each other. The configuration with the aligned coil do not produce any special results. When I started to test the perpendicular oriented coil my 12V transformed got burned. I could not test anymore. I had planned to test later with rectified AC, later on with rectified AC plus a DC bias, and later on with two unphased signals, possible from a car alternator (at 120º)

In summary: I could note that the induced current and input current changed a lot depending on the coil placement ( I move it up, down, and from the center to the sides). I also I noted that the input consumption with like poles facing each other ,under load, increased slightly compared with no load condition, but with unlike poles facing the input increased much more.

One question: can I build a center tapped transformer by connecting two single transformers?

Regards

[Farmhand]

Kinda yes, it all depends on what effect you're after. Two Mots can be operated as a center tapped transformer, with the primaries in
anti-series or anti-parallel and the two MOT cores electrically connected and grounded makes the grounded center tap with the
opposite polarity outputs at the HV terminals. However it isn't a single core transformer so it is different to a single core transformer,
in obvious ways, the magnetic influence of one core doesn't really affect the other core I don't think, unless arranged to do so.

People use paired and tuned anti parallel connected  MOT's for Tesla coil HV supplies.

HV MOT supplies. Might help.
http://www.kronjaeger.com/hv/hv/src/mot/

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[antijon]

Hey guys, decided to make a small demo video. I think this proves the two coils opposing on the same core, and may open a door to better understanding, at least for me. 
http://youtu.be/u10IjUTGS4E
@hanon yes, you can use two transformers as a center tap. As long as the values are very close. Nice setup, looks like you want to make some serious power.

[bajac]

Dynamo-electric Machinery by Silvanus Phillips Thompson. Published in 1893.

The Ferranti alternator starts at page 613 of the book, 226 pages into the volume 2 pdf.

Volume 1
https://archive.org/details/dynamoelectricm17thomgoog

Volume 2
https://archive.org/details/dynamoelectricm15thomgoog

They are free to download using the PDF link at the left side of the web page.

Enjoy. It's a good book

Thank you! Cadman. They are pretty good books. I usually read these old books because very often I find them to have better descriptions and technical levels.
I am looking for any statement referring to the advantages of the Ferranti's generator. Have you found any?

Thanks again.
Bajac