So I had this idea, is it possible to rectify the current in the secondary of a Tesla coil to drive a homopolar motor? Assuming the Tesla coil was built correctly, developing a maximum standing wave on the secondary, could I place the rectifier and homopolar motor at the current anti-node so that as the purely reactive current flowing in the secondary is forced to flow through the homopolar motor, making it turn.
This wouldn't be overunity, but it might be a much more efficient way of powering a homopolar motor - which might help some overunity projects? Homopolar motors typically take lots of current to operate.
What do you guys think?
Hi,
I think your idea is possible. However I would use a 1:1 or 1:N transformer at the bottom current node of the secondary coil to "come out" with the reactive current and then rectify it towards the homopolar motor.
The good thing is that the inner resistance (or impedance) of the homopolar motor can be very low (question of making good brushes) so that the resonant secondary tank circuit's original quality factor (Q) would not be decreased too much with the transformed inner resistance of the motor. Basically you take advantage of an LC resonant circuit's current multiplier property, for the inner reactive current is always the (loaded) Q times of the input current you keep kicking this resonant secondary from the outside through the primary coupling coil.
Using the 1:N (with some taps on its output winding) transformer make it more easier to match the load (your homopolar) to the tank circuit and find the least loss possible in the system. But it should work without this transformer too.
rgds, Gyula
@Charlie_V
That is a good question. I may be able to test a setup like this shortly. You could create a commutator with sections missing to create the pulsed output. You could even create many connections per rotation and get higher frequency output.
I have posted an idea to more efficiently collect output from an NMachine flywheel using a coaxial shielded wire that runs from the circumference of the flywheel to the central axle commutator. This way a steel shielded wire will not be affected by the magnetic field and hopefully return the energy to the center where it can be collected with minimal brush friction.
I have not tested this yet because my motor shaft is electrically connected to the flywheel and input power corrupts my measurements. I will have to cut and join with a non conductive material.
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I was just thinking of using a cylinder rare earth magnet with a whole in the middle (axially magnetized). Use a stainless steel, or any metal, for the shaft. Use mercury or that gallium stuff for the contacts, keep it really simple.
Im sure it works but I dont know if it goes overunity.. Also you need large diodes and transformer coils in secondary..