Magnetized foucault pendulum electrical energy source
OwnerDouglas H. Cornishinventor
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Abstract
A magnetized Foucault Pendulum electrical energy source having a gear transmission connected between the rotatable Foucault Pendulum and an electrical generator. A portion of the current from the generator is transmitted to an electromagnet which is periodically energized to repel a mass on the end of the pendulum to maintain the pendulum in continuous motion. The remaining portion of the electrical current is transmitted to individual households or to a power grid.
Claims5
A magnetized Foucault pendulum electrical energy source comprising an oscillating and rotating Foucault pendulum, means for mounting the Foucault pendulum, said means for mounting the Foucault pendulum comprising a housing, a cupola mounted on the top of said housing, a vertical shaft extending into said cupola, said vertical shaft having a conical upper end portion and lower end, a tapered roller bearing mounted in the cupola for rotatably supporting the conical upper end portion of said vertical shaft, a clevis, a depending pendulum arm pivotally connected to said clevis, and a metal weight integral with the lower end of said pendulum arm, a gear integrally connected between said vertical shaft and said clevis, a gear train connected between said gear and an electrical generator, whereby rotation of said Foucault pendulum drives said gear train and said electrical generator to thereby produce electrical energy.
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