A Practical Guide to 'Free-Energy' Devices

This magnetic disc drive represents a practical solution in applying permanent magnetism in the development and
commercialism of a decentralised, silent, fuel-free, household-sized alternate power system. While the power
output from an individual magnetic disc unit may be small, the power output is constant and does not generally
depend on the intensity of an external energy source, as do present solar energy systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The magnetic disc drive unit is comprised of a large driving disc made of non-magnetic metal on which several
permanent magnets are equally spaced around the rim. The disc drive shaft rotates on trunnion supported ball
bearings and may revolve in nearly any conventional position, and may be constructed with any practical large
diameter.
The identical oscillating magnet pairs are the driving component of the disc drive and consist of flat, non-magnetic
plates on which, pairs of identical permanent magnets are secured at both sides of the oscillation plates. These
magnet pairs have opposite pole faces facing each other. The disc's direction of rotation is determined by the
polarity of all the disc's magnets relative to the polarity of the oscillating magnet pairs.
The oscillating pair of magnets make a full back and forth oscillation while each rotor disc magnet passes by.
This produces a pull on the disc magnet as it approaches the oscillator magnet and then when the oscillator
moves that magnet away, a push force is applied to the magnet on the rotating disc by the second magnet of the
oscillating pair of magnets. The synchronisation of the disc and the oscillating magnet pairs must be maintained
for continuous and smooth rotation of the disc. This movement is similar to the action of a clock escapementmechanism.
The method of moving the oscillating pairs of magnets is one or more solar-powered DC motors. These motors
drive push rods which are in contact with ball bearings mounted on the oscillation plates. Since the eccentrics
must move at relatively slow speeds, suitable gear reduction units must be used between the motors and the
rocker arms.
In order to maintain proper synchronisation of all of the oscillating components, straight links are used to connect
all of the driven oscillation shafts to the driving oscillation shaft. Four or five oscillation stations can be driven from
one driver oscillation shaft so that a disc drive with a large number of oscillation stations will require several D.C.
motors to drive all of the other oscillation shafts.
It is important that the multiple, identical oscillation plates and their magnet pairs be slightly shorter in width than
the space between two adjacent disc magnet segments, so that an optimum pull and push force is induced on the
local disc magnet segments. One side of the oscillating magnet couple "pulls" on the disc's permanent magnet
and then the other oscillator magnet "pushes" the disc's permanent magnet onwards as it has been moved into
place by the oscillation.
All of the oscillating magnet pairs oscillate on stationary rods, or shafts, and all of the eccentrics and DC motor
drives remain fixed on a base plate. The other ends of the oscillating rods or shafts must be supported by some
form of bracket to keep the oscillation plates parallel to the disc magnet segments. Each eccentric which moves a
ball bearing attached to arms on the oscillation plates must make one full 360 degree revolution within the angular
displacement arc between two adjacent rotor disc magnet segments. Two small pivot brackets are attached to
the extreme, non-magnetic ends of the oscillation plates to allow these plates to oscillate freely with a minimum of
friction.
The basic rotational relationship between the magnetic oscillating pairs, and the magnetic segmented disc, will
have a bearing on the gear reduction ratio required for the gear drive unit coupled to the small DC motors. Fairly
rapid oscillation is necessary to maintain a reasonably acceptable disc speed which will be required for most
power applications. The size of the eccentrics which oscillate the oscillating magnet pairs will be determined by
the full oscillating arc needed and the mechanical advantage required by the oscillation plate in order to cause the
optimum rotation of the magnetic disc drive unit.
Proper magnetic disc drive functioning requires the pulling magnets of the oscillating magnet pairs to enter the
disc's interference circle within the mutual magnetic field zone between the two local interacting magnets on the
disc's rim. Since the disc will revolve continuously, the withdrawing phase of the "pulling" magnets brings the
"pushing" magnets of the couple into the disc's interference circle within the mutual magnetic field zone, for
effective interaction with the adjacent disc magnet segment.
All of the magnet segments on the oscillation plates which form the magnetic couples must be in line with the
corresponding disc magnet segments in order to maintain an optimum interaction between them.
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