is it possible to mimic a homopolar motor with permanentmagnets?

[Low-Q]

The homopolar motor works because there is a circular magnetic field crossing the flux in the magnet. Is it possible to mimic this circular magnetic field with permanentmagnets?

I'll let the idea be up to you guys to discuss. I will ofcourse attend the discussion, and test ideas as they come up

Br.

Vidar

[mr_bojangles]

to specify, using a circular magnetic field of a permanent magnet to induce cross flux and rotation on a different permanent magnet?

hmmm it would be quite different from mr faradays first homopolar generator, not at all a bad thing


unless maybe your referring to the actual "homopolar" aspect, meaning a current or induced output of only one pole (conventional homopolar) and attempting to achieve this not using a conductor as a rotor but another perpendicular magnetic field to create the motion


have to think of this a bit

you have a few gears turning in my head, we'l see how it plays out

i see youve given it some thought and im curious as to what you have come up with


until next time

[powercat]

Here is an old one to wet the appetite

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4794847282750685544

cat

[gravityblock]

I had this same thought a few days ago.  I would like to know the answer to this also.  Even if the idea doesn't work, it is creative thinking......and we need creative ideas if we are to achieve OU.

[Pirate88179]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1236322/homopolar_magnet_motor/

Above is a video I made of a homopolar motor.  somewhere on the earth battery topic, Localjoe came up with a diagram on how to tap high voltage off of this device by using a simple coil around the rotating shaft.  It will take a while but I will try to dig it up.  He said something about it taking advantage of the already rotating magnetic field so I think this might be related.

Bill