Re-Inventing The Wheel-Part1-Clemente_Figuera-THE INFINITE ENERGY MACHINE

[Farmhand]

To save some time has anyone worked out a resistor scheme for 12 volts input or done a series of drawings of current paths for each commutator position ? Anyone come up with a quick and nasty commutator design ?

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[Farmhand]

OK that's a slightly confusing setup, I was forgetting the resistor array is a constant loop. 

I've got a series of pictures of all commutator positions and with the resistors that are bypassed marked. Now i'll try to work out a resistor scheme for 12 volts.

I have an idea or two for a commutator.

Cheers

OK I've read the patent two or three times and I've got a visual of how it would work with the battery in place, one brush that is in contact with two "contacts" at any time and the positive is connected to the brush which turns around the cylinder. The resistor array acts as a splitter so that the north and south magnets get a varying current ect.

But the thing for me is that the demonstration that was done was related to the other guys patents in 1910 and I would need to believe the output could sustain the resistive losses in the input side, as well as the feeding current and give output also. I just cannot believe the output could be more than the input.

We ought to be able to just feed it out of phase sine waves in this day and age, then use the extra output to power the sine wave generator and do away with the resistor array, brush and commutator setup.. 

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[hanon]

Hi all,

I have found an interesting patent about the implementation of a dynamo into a motionless device (US5926083) by Asaoka based on changing the flux density of an open magnetic path. It requires an air-gap and a permanent magnet. I don´t know if this patent may have any relation with Figuera´s design but I think it will be worth to attach it  here for someone interested.

Regards

[Artoj]

Hi Farmhand,  now you know why I redrew the patent, you must get past the fact he doesn't explain the engineering details at all, just vague notions. Looks like you understand his basic design, its is all in my picture, no need to strain your head trying to figure out Figuera, I've drawn the figures, LOL regards Arto

[NRamaswami]

If we apply alternating current to a permanent magnet, the magnet will lose its magnetism in no time. Of course if you apply milliamps and millivolts it might not happen. These models are good for table top demonstrations. Not for industrial applications.

The US Patent cited is not related to the Figuera concept. The Figuera patent and design are totally different and use electromagnets. I have built a modified version of the Figuera device and it actually produces greater output than the input power. On the problem of self sustaining it I have not achieved yet but it can be done. No law of physics is violated here. The first self sustaining generator was built probably by McFarland and then by Tesla in 1890. It was a DC design and so he kept quiet. Figuera, Hubbard and Hendershot are the others and of which we have information only on Figuera thanks to the efforts of Hanon. The device works. I'm a patent Attorney and I read a lot of patents and when time and money are available I also do some research. I can confirm that we built an exact replica of Figuera and it did not work and then we modified it and the device worked perfectly well in that the output current was far higher than the input. 1540 watts input. 12600 watts output at no load. Interesting thing is output is 630 volts and 20 amps at no load. I will need to take an electrical engineer and custom built a transformer to step down the voltage and then see if it can be tested to see if the amperage wattage shown is real. Until then let me keep quiet.

I'm not an electrical engineer and am really surprised that most of the people have missed the importance of his 1902 patents which he sold for a lot of money at that time..