Torque augmentation apparatus

An apparatus for contributing torque to a rotational system comprising:

• a shaft;
• a rotor mounted to the shaft;
• one or more magnets placed on a face of the rotor;
• a static spiral plate with a spiral plate face;
• the spiral plate face set at an angle (with respect to a face of the rotor;
• the static spiral plate including an exit end and an entrance end;
• a plate discontinuity, or gap in the static spiral plate, existing between the exit end and the entrance end;
• the one or more magnets, during rotation of the rotor, passing closer to the exit end than to the entrance end;
• the one or more magnets of the rotor interacting with the static spiral plate as the rotor rotates.

A device to contribute torque to a rotating system comprising:

• a disc-shaped rotor connected to a shaft;
• a plurality of magnets disposed on the disc-shaped rotor;
• a fixed spiral-shaped diversion plate positioned adjacent to the disc-shaped rotor;
• the fixed spiral-shaped diversion plate having a diversion plate face;
• the diversion plate face having a plate discontinuity between an exit end that is closest to the disc-shaped rotor and an entrance end that is furthest from the disc-shaped rotor;
• wherein magnetic fields from the plurality of magnets interact with the fixed spiral-shaped diversion plate as the disc-shaped rotor rotates.