Theoretical Gravity Wheel Design

[fletcher]

My 2 cents Imgoingnuts ...

Any over-balanced wheel is a more mechanically complex version of a simple pendulum rod & bob.

Over-balance wheels & pendulums have a lot in common - they start in balance [CoG/CoM directly below the axle which is the usually the Center of Rotation] where they have zero torque & then must be 'manually repositioned' into a state where they are Out Of Balance [OOB] & have some torque - after release they must be able to move & in doing so they loose some of their Potential Energy from vertical height they started with - their CoG/CoM moves in an arc downwards & towards the vertical line beneath the axle until they have no more torque & have reached their lowest PE, called the 'keel' position because it's like a keel on a sail boat - the acceleration they achieve is related to the CoG offset & the frictional forces slowing them down [drag] & other system losses such as windage - once they have achieved a velocity at the nadir they have accumulated a certain momentum [angular inertia] - after this the momentum will continue the 'swing on' until the momentum is depleted & it stops its upwards climb, thereafter it reverses direction as the gravity force [which has been acting at all times] overcomes the momentum.

In order to create a self sustaining over-balance wheel IMO you need to achieve one of two things 1. accumulate extra momentum on the down swing or 2. reduce the counter-torque on the up swing or as is usually experienced when trying to reposition the internal weights into the OOB position to repeat the cycle [after normal system losses] - if unable to accomplish this the device will oscillate until it settles down in a position of least PE & its CoG/CoM does not produce any further torque, either positive or negative in direction.

If you can look at your design & either see where this extra energy is going to come from to give it extra momentum or you can see how to reposition the weight disks without the normal complement of back-torque then I would proceed with a model build, actually I have seen similar designs animated but initially done on Working Model software using gears.

Just My Thoughts !

[Seekmosttoprophesy]

Just a suggestion, If I remember right, metric gears are measured from about the middle of the tooth where they mesh and they are much easier to work with because, I believe, the number of the teeth also corresponds with the size. In that case, I believe, what you would need are gears of equal size. If you get there before I do, let me know! 

[FreeEnergy]

think this can be simulated in working model 2d: http://workingmodel.design-simulation.com/WM2D/download.php