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US 12,763,655 B2Granted
Superconductor-based engine
OwnerNechemya Frommerinventor
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Abstract
A superconductor-based engine including a temperature-controlled superconductor that acts as a source for mechanical motion transmission. In one aspect, an oscillating motion is obtained in accordance with switching alternately between a superconductivity state and a non-superconductivity state of the temperature-controlled superconductor.
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A superconductor-based engine comprising:
- a temperature-controlled superconductor configured to achieve a superconducting state when cooled to very cold temperatures by a chilling fluid;
- a chamber housing the superconductor;
- an intake port for introducing a chilling fluid into said chamber to reduce the temperature of the superconductor;
- a first pair of permanent magnets having opposing poles placed on either side of the superconductor to provide a stable magnetic field;
- at least one second pair of magnets positioned in proximity to the superconductor;
- at least one pair of mechanical energy storage elements attached to the second pair of magnets, wherein the storage elements exert an opposing force approximately proportional to their change in length;
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- an electronic control unit configured to regulate the introduction of the chilling fluid into the chamber based on feedback from at least one sensor monitoring the engine's performance, to alternately transition the superconductor between the superconducting state and a non-superconducting state, thereby maintaining a continuous oscillatory motion of the second pair of magnets.
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A method of operating a superconductor-based engine, comprising:
- introducing a chilling fluid into a superconductor chamber to cool a superconductor to a superconducting state;
- utilizing the superconductor in the superconducting state to generate a mechanical motion;
- converting the mechanical motion to electrical energy;
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- regulating the introduction of the chilling fluid based on feedback from sensors monitoring the engine's performance to alternately transition the superconductor between the superconducting state and a non-superconducting state, thereby maintaining a continuous oscillatory mechanical motion.
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