Systems and methods for power generation, transmission, amplification and/or storage
AssigneeGreen Lab IP Nominee Pty Ltd
InventorsEon French, Glenn Edmonds, Andrew French
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Abstract
A machine (101) including a vertical rotatable shaft (4b) levitated by magnets (5) so as to minimize frictional losses. Magnets (5) are arranged on the machine body (7) and/or the shaft (4b) of the machine (101) to thereby exert a repelling force so that the rotating shaft (4b) is uplifted against gravitational forces. The machine (101) may additionally or alternatively incorporate a magnetic bearing (6), a variable inertia flywheel (24), a magnetic gear (29), and/or a magnetic clutch (19). The magnetic gear (29) may incorporate arrow shaped magnets (28).
Claims16
A magnetic bearing assembly, including a substantially vertically disposed rotatable shaft configured to rotate about a rotation axis which is disposed substantially centrally within a shaft hole of a machine body, said magnetic bearing assembly including:
- a first magnetic bearing portion associated with said shaft hole of said machine body, including a first magnetic bearing surface which is shaped to face substantially upwardly and inwardly;
- and,
- a second magnetic bearing portion associated with said rotatable shaft, including a second magnetic bearing surface which is of complementary shape to said first magnetic bearing surface;
- wherein, said magnetic bearing portions are configured to solely exert a repelling force substantially vertically along the rotation axis therebetween to thereby support and levitate said rotatable shaft within said shaft hole of said machine body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.