New electrostatic motor design at U.of Wisconsin

[conradelektro]

Info about Dan Ludois:

http://ludois.wempec.wisc.edu/biography/

A lot of publications and patents from Dan Ludois:


http://ludois.wempec.wisc.edu/publications/

The latest design is probably not published yet.


Greetings, Conrad

[conradelektro]

Interesting details about the electrostatic motor:

https://www.c-motive.com/tech

C-Motive's motors run on the principle of electrostatic forces, also known as "static cling." This transformative technology stands to change how engineers design the machines that shape and run our lives.

Our motors produce torque by the same principle of rubbing a balloon on a head of hair. The torque produces near-zero heat, just like hair doesn't heat up when charged. Electrostatic torque is produced with voltage and is nearly lossless.

Conventional motors, on the other hand, use the principle of copper coils around steel, which produces torque using current, and current produces heat. Electromagnetic torque always produces heat.

Using "static cling" to create torque means excellent efficiency characteristics at low speeds, where conventional motors are least efficient. It also means that motors no longer require steel, copper or rare earth materials, nor must they have any magnetic properties. Engineers designing complex systems can now consider electrostatic motors as alternatives to electromagnetic motors and actuators, in addition to pneumatics and hydraulics.

Greetings, Conrad

[sm0ky2]

It's like the cylinder with the spiral foil, between
two oppositely charged points.


Except the people of Wisconsin figured out that if we
Put 5 + spirals stacked in the same direction
And 5 - spirals on the bottom, also in the same direction
We can put a neutral foil spiraled plate, in the opposite direction
And it will spin in one direction.
(reverse the conditions to go the other way)


It is extremely powerful for an electrostatic motor.
And, I agree with the above post, it has similarities to the Tesla turbine.

[sm0ky2]

The more I look at it, I don't think we really need multiple plates.
The effect should also occur (and possibly better)
If we have solid spiral cylinders. Top and bottom
And the oppositely spiraled disk in between.

[isawit]

I CALL IT BS

few pics not even a demo working model. no mechanism, no math.

those articles are just word salad.