Magnet motor in Argentina

[Omnibus]

Simpler way would be to do it in a way similar to Wesley Snyder. Torbay's construction, however, allows for a more powerful motor for commercial purposes.

[Omnibus]

What do you mean when you said you simulated the diagram? Did you do any calculations of the resulting forces?

[Jdo300]

Hi Omnibus,

Yes I simulated the forces that were exerted on the rotor magnet when one of the eight stator magnets were taken away. I took each magnet away to see which one would cause the most torque to be exerted on the rotor. The results were quite substantial although the numbers were not important since I don?t know what size and type of magnets he was using. However, the simulator I used (FEMME) only simulates two-dimensional setups so I couldn?t directly test the pivoting arm to see how much force would be exerted on it. I have another program that will do that but it will take some time to set up right. Plus it would be nice if we could get a rough idea of the scale of the motor first.

God Bless,
Jason O

[Omnibus]

That?s interesting. Can you do a simulation of a radially magnetized toroid  with a rectangular magnet in the spacing? Or, better yet, an 11 segment polygon (each segment being a magnet), radially magnetized, and a rectangular magnet within the enclosure?

[Jdo300]

Hi Omnibus,

Sure, draw me up a simple diagram showing what you want the magnets to look like and some rough dimensions and I'll do it. What data are you looking for? I'll have to use my 3D simulator to do the radial magnet since FEMME croaks on them.

God Bless,
Jason O