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US 2024/0356468 A1Published application
Electric generator
OwnerDonald Mosesinventor
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Abstract
An electric generator, comprising a permanent magnet plurality of coils each activatable by selectively providing direct current thereto and at least one capacitor, wherein the electric generator is configured to recover energy stored in at least one of the coils into the at least one capacitor when the direct current is switched off.
Claims20
An electric generator, comprising:
- a rotor including a permanent magnet;
- a stator including coils disposed circumferentially therearound;
- a pair of power output terminals for providing direct current (DC) electrical power;
- and
- a plurality of switches selectively openable and closable so that each given coil is operable in a power mode and in a recovery move, wherein
- in the power mode, the given coil is in series in a power circuit between the power output terminals to allow creation of a voltage between the power output terminals due to an induced electromotive force created by an increase of magnetic flux in the given coil caused by rotation of the rotor;
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- in the recovery mode, the given coil is in series in a recovery circuit distinct from the power circuit between the power output terminals to recover between the output terminal at least part of energy stored in the coil during operation in the power mode.
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A method of operating an electric generator having coils, the method comprising:
- a) moving a magnet adjacent at least one of the coils to increase a magnetic flux inside the at least one of the coils, thereby creating a voltage across the coil and creating a magnetic field in the at least one of the coils having magnetic energy;
- b) using the voltage to create a current in a load;
- c) ceasing the increase in the magnetic flux inside the at least one of the coils;
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- d) recovering the magnetic energy by converting the magnetic energy to electric energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.