Apparatus and process for conversion of energy

An apparatus for conversion of energy, comprising:

• a rotor having a main portion and a plurality of rotor magnet assemblies coupled to said main portion for reciprocal movement between an extended position and a retracted position, said rotor being rotatable in a direction of rotor rotation, each said rotor magnet assembly of said plurality of rotor magnet assemblies including a rotor magnet and a mounting arm coupled to said rotor magnet, and
• a stator positioned about said rotor, said stator having a plurality of stator magnets extending from a starting end to a finishing end in the direction of rotor rotation, each said stator magnet of said plurality of stator magnets being positioned closer to said rotor than the preceding stator magnet of said plurality of stator magnets in a direction from said starting end to said finishing end,
• whereby rotation of the rotor in the direction of rotor rotation causes the rotor magnet assemblies to move from their extended position to their retracted position due to the increasing repulsive magnetic field between the rotor magnet and the stator magnets as the rotor magnet moves in the direction of rotor rotation from a position adjacent the stator magnet of the starting end to a position adjacent the stator magnet of the finishing end.

An apparatus for conversion of energy, comprising:

• a rotor having a plurality of rotor magnet assemblies movable between an extended position and a retracted position, said rotor being rotatable in a direction of rotor rotation, each said rotor magnet assembly including a rotor magnet and a movable arm coupled to said rotor magnet, and
• a stator positioned about said rotor, said stator having a series of stator magnets extending from a starting end to a finishing end in the direction of rotor rotation, each said stator magnet of said series of stator magnets being positioned more proximal to said rotor than the preceding stator magnet of said series of stator magnets in a direction extending from said starting end to said finishing end, said stator magnets being the same polarity as said rotor magnet,
• whereby rotation of the rotor in the direction of rotor rotation causes each rotor magnet assembly to move from the extended position to the retracted position due to the increasing repulsive magnetic field between the rotor magnet and the stator magnets as the rotor magnet moves in the direction of rotor rotation from a position adjacent the stator magnet located at the starting end to a position adjacent the stator magnet located at the finishing end.