Electric current generator
OwnerLarry Carpenterinventor
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Abstract
An electromagnetic device is provided. It includes a plurality of input magnetic field generating devices, which will induce magnetic fields in output current generating devices. In one construction, the electromagnetic device can be operably coupled to a work input device wherein the electromagnetic device can be used as a generator set in combination with the energy input device. The input and output magnetic devices are arranged in radial arrays about a work input shaft. The output magnetic devices each include a core and a respective coil with the cores each having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the shaft. The input devices and the output devices are mounted in respective carriers with the output device carrier being movable relative to the input device carrier.
Claims18
An electromagnetic device comprising:
- a first carrier having at least a first portion and a second portion in an axially spaced apart relationship with respect to each other, said first and said second portions of said first carrier axially aligned along an axis of rotation, said first and said second portions of said first carrier each having at least one of a first magnetic device operably associated therewith, said first magnetic devices having end portions positioned facing each other at ends of a space between said first and said second portions with the ends of said first magnetic devices on said first portion lying in a plane generally parallel and aligned to the ends of the first magnetic devices on said second portion;
- a second carrier having at least one of a second magnetic device operably associated therewith, said second carrier being at least partially positioned in said space and positioning ends of said at least one second magnetic device in a position to move by said ends of respective said first magnetic devices at substantially the same time;
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- one of said first and second carriers being mounted to rotate about said axis of rotation relative to the other of said first and said second carriers with said axis of rotation being generally normal to said plane whereby upon said relative rotation, an electric current is generated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.