Systems and methods for power generation, transmission, amplification and/or storage

A system for torque amplification, power generation, transmission and/or storage, the system including a machine body and a substantially vertically disposed rotatable shaft, which is adapted to rotate about a rotation axis which is disposed substantially centrally within a shaft hole of the machine body, the system including any one or combination of:

• a pair of magnetic bearings including:
• a lower magnetic bearing associated with said shaft hole of said machine body, including a lower magnetic bearing surface which is shaped to face substantially upwardly and inwardly;
• and
• an upper magnetic bearing associated with said rotatable shaft, including an upper magnetic bearing surface which is of complementary shape to said lower magnetic bearing surface,
• wherein, said pair of magnetic bearings 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;
• a magnetic clutch device configured to induce rotation of a second shaft by rotation of the rotatable shaft, the magnetic clutch device comprising:
• a coupling housing including a first interface and a second interface, said coupling housing including a magnetisable fluid material therein;
• the first interface adapted to operatively connect an end of said rotatable shaft with said coupling housing;
• and
• the second interface adapted to operatively connect an end of said second shaft with said coupling housing,
• wherein, said clutch device is configured to adopt either:
• an unsynchronised state, wherein said rotatable shaft is operatively disconnected to said coupling housing and wherein said fluid material within said housing is randomly arranged;
• or,
• a synchronised state, wherein said rotatable shaft is operatively and magnetically connected to said coupling housing such that said fluid material within said housing is arranged in a magnetically aligned manner to thereby strengthen the magnetic field within said coupling housing and thereby magnetically engage and rotate said end of said second shaft in synchronism with said rotatable shaft;
• and,
• a fluid filled flywheel fitted on the rotatable shaft, positioned substantially above the pair of magnetic bearings, the flywheel having a substantially curved-shaped body which is substantially of neiloid shape, including:
• an upper region, having a first radius;
• a lower region, having a second radius which is smaller than said first radius;
• and
• a fluid material within said body,
• such that, upon rotation of said flywheel, said fluid material is adapted to move between:
• a stationary state, in which the flywheel is not rotating and the fluid is located substantially in the lower region;
• a transitory state, in which the flywheel begins rotating and the fluid is located intermediate the lower and upper regions;
• and,
• a rotating state, in which the flywheel is rotating and the fluid is located substantially in the upper region.