Breakthrough in electric motor technology

[Skyryder]

Not being an electrical engineer I have no idea if this is real or not. I do know that it will not work on bike..............there's no noise.

Skyryder

[Wonko]

That reminds me of a cartoon of car executives sitting around discussing electric cars Caption read:

"I don't think electric cars will catch on until they build a loud vrooom into them"

[slob]

The thing is, it's not a perpetual motion machine and nor does it output more power than is put into it. The distinction is that it uses less electricity (80% less apparently) to produce the same amount of power as a conventional motor.

An analogy would be one of those hybrid 1/2 electric 1/2 internal combustion cars. The net effect is that it uses less petrol than conventional cars because the electric motor is doing part of the work.

Similarly, in this case the permanent magnets are doing part of the work, so less electricity is needed to power the electromagnets (i.e. the solenoids). It's simply a more efficient motor in terms of electricity consumption.

[wkid_one]

What ever happened to potato power - I remember that experiment in college.....surely Ireland would become a power mecca in that situation. Plus, when they have given up the power ghost - you can use them for ammo in your spud gun (or as even better ammunition in your butane gas cannon - can fire shit for miles in one of them monkeys)