Tri-Gate Motor (TGM)

[eavogels]

Hello.

I have a thought about these gates as well:
I'm thinking about 3 tracks with gates parallel, with all the 3 runners on the same axis.
Since the wall in the entry gate for 1 track is just as strong as the kick in the exit; the force of 2 exit kicks is needed to help 1 runner through the entry wall. Now we have to set upp the gates so that 2 exists are always parallel with 1 entry.

Now I'm not sure I wrote this so clear and I will try to draw a picture tonight to see if this is physical possible.

Eric.

MODIFIED:
My first drawings showed already that the idea is not working. No mather with how many tracks I start; since I need 2 tracks to start 1 track, I have at the end only 1 track left. /Eric

[4Tesla]

Hello.

I have a thought about these gates as well:
I'm thinking about 3 tracks with gates parallel, with all the 3 runners on the same axis.
Since the wall in the entry gate for 1 track is just as strong as the kick in the exit; the force of 2 exit kicks is needed to help 1 runner through the entry wall. Now we have to set upp the gates so that 2 exists are always parallel with 1 entry.

Now I'm not sure I wrote this so clear and I will try to draw a picture tonight to see if this is physical possible.

Eric.

MODIFIED:
My first drawings showed already that the idea is not working. No mather with how many tracks I start; since I need 2 tracks to start 1 track, I have at the end only 1 track left. /Eric

I hope you continue to work on this.. the more the better.  I think I'm going to use 8 magnets on my rotor which should give me a 3:1 ratio - 3 magnets going through an array as one enters the array (the wall).  If that won't break the wall then I'll try the extensions at the beginning and end of each array.

Jason

Edit:  I changed my mind.. I don't think 8 magnets will be better that 4... I still get 3:1 with 4.

[4Tesla]

I'm thinking instead of Tri-Gate Motor (TGM) we should call it Tri-Gate Permanent Magnet Motor (TGPMM)... What do you think?

Jason

[gwhy!]

Hi Jason,
  Nice work, one thing to consider is the gaps. You may have to make the gaps bigger that is in you drawings. From what I found with putting the gates in a loop is that once you have gone past the 180 degree mark with the gates  the walls appear to get even harder to break. But that being said your arrangement works out very well.

[4Tesla]

Thanks gwhy!  I'll be building it soon and keep posting on progress and problems I come across.

Jason