Poly-phasic multi-coil generator

Abstract

A polyphasic multi-coil generator includes a driveshaft, at least first and second rotors rigidly mounted on the driveshaft so as to simultaneously synchronously rotate with rotation of the driveshaft, and at least one stator sandwiched between the first and second rotors. The stator has an aperture through which the driveshaft is rotatably journalled. A stator array on the stator has an equally radially spaced-apart array of electrically conductive coils mounted to the stator in a first angular orientation about the driveshaft. The stator array is radially spaced apart about the driveshaft. The rotors and the stator lie in substantially parallel planes. The first and second rotors have, respectively, first and second rotor arrays.

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       1 . A polyphasic multi-coil generator apparatus comprising: 
 a driveshaft,    first and second rotors rigidly mounted by mounting means on said driveshaft so as to simultaneously synchronously rotate with rotation of said driveshaft,    first and second stators interleaved with said first and second rotors wherein said stators each have an aperture therethrough through which said driveshaft is rotatably journalled and wherein said stators each have a stator array; wherein a radially spaced-apart array of electrically conductive coils are mounted to said stators in first and second stator array angular orientations respectively about said driveshaft, said stator arrays radially spaced apart about said driveshaft, and wherein said rotors and said stators lie in substantially parallel planes,    wherein said first and second rotors have, respectively, first and second rotor arrays, said first rotor array having a first radially spaced apart array of magnets radially spaced around said driveshaft at a first rotor array angular orientation relative to said driveshaft, said second rotor array having a second spaced apart array of magnets at a second rotor array angular orientation relative to said driveshaft,    wherein said angular orientations are collectively offset by an angular offset,    wherein as said driveshaft and said rotors are rotated in a direction of rotation of said rotors so as to rotate relative to said stators, an attractive magnetic force of said magnets of said first rotor array attracts said magnets of said first rotor array towards corresponding next adjacent coils in said first stator array which lie in said direction of rotation of said rotors and substantially balances with and provides a withdrawing force applied to said magnets of said second rotor array to draw said magnets of said second rotor array away from corresponding past adjacent coils in said second stator array as said magnets of said second rotor array are withdrawn in said direction of rotation of said rotors away from said past adjacent coils,    and wherein as said driveshaft and said rotors are rotated in said direction of rotation of said rotors, an attractive magnetic force of said magnets of said second rotor array attracts said magnets of said second rotor array towards corresponding next adjacent coils in said second stator array which lie in said direction of rotation of said rotors and substantially balances with and provides a withdrawing force applied to said magnets of said first rotor array to draw said magnets of said first rotor array away from corresponding post adjacent coils in said first stator array as said magnets of said first rotor array are withdrawn in said direction of rotation of said rotors away from said past adjacent coils.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein magnets in said rotor arrays are pairs of magnets, each pair of said pairs of magnets arranged with one magnet of said each pair radially inner relative to said driveshaft and the other magnet of said each pair radially outer relative to said driveshaft.  
   
   
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       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first and second rotor arrays are offset by said angular orientation relative to each other, and further comprising: 
 a further stator mounted on said driveshaft, said driveshaft rotatably journalled through a driveshaft aperture in said further stator, a further stator array mounted on said further stator and having an angular orientation about said driveshaft which is substantially the same angular orientation as said first angular orientation of said stator array of said at least one stator,    a third rotor mounted on said driveshaft so as to simultaneously synchronously rotate with rotation of said at least first and second rotors, a third rotor array mounted on said third rotor, said third rotor array having a third radially spaced apart array of magnets radially spaced around said driveshaft at a third angular orientation relative to said driveshaft, said third angular orientation angularly offset by said angular offset so that said third rotor array is offset relative to said second rotor array by said angular offset, said further stator and said third rotor lying in planes substantially parallel to said substantially parallel planes.    
   
   
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       20 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein said mounting means includes clutches mounted between said third rotor, said each said at least first and second rotors and said driveshaft, and wherein said driveshaft includes means for selectively engaging each clutch of said clutches in sequence along said driveshaft by selective longitudinal translation of said driveshaft by selective translation means.  
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 20  wherein said each clutch is a centrifugal clutch adapted for mating engagement with said driveshaft when said driveshaft is longitudinally translated by said selective translation means into a first position for mating engagement with, firstly, a first clutch of said clutches and, secondly sequentially into a second position for mating engagement with also a second clutch of said clutches, and, thirdly, sequentially into a third position for mating engagement with also a third clutch of said clutches.  
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first rotor and said first stator and said second rotor and a said second stator form rotor/stator pairs wherein said first and second rotors are angularly offset by said angular offset and mountable into a generator with further rotor and stator pairs wherein rotors in said further rotor and stator pairs are successively angularly offset.  
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said rotor and stator arrays are equally radially spaced apart.  
   
   
       24 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein said rotor and stator arrays are equally radially spaced apart.  
   
   
       25 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein said mounting means is a rigid mounting mounted between said third rotor, said each said at least first and second rotors and said driveshaft, and wherein said electrical windings on said rotor arrays in successive said stages may be selectively electrically energized between an open circuit for selective said windings and a closed circuit for said selective said windings wherein rotational resistance for rotating said driveshaft is reduced in the former and increased in the latter.  
   
   
       26 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first and second rotor arrays are angularly offset by said angular offset relative to one another.  
   
   
       27 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first and second stator arrays are angularly offset by said angular offset relative to one another.  
   
   
       28 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first and second rotor arrays are angularly offset relative to one another by a first angular portion of said angular offset and wherein said first and second stator arrays are angularly offset relative to one another by a second angular portion of said angular offset.  
   
   
       29 . The apparatus of  claim 28  wherein said first and second angular portions collectively add up to substantially said angular offset.  
   
   
       30 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said magnet is a permanent magnet as well as an electromagnet.  
   
   
       31 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said magnet comprises two smaller magnets are situated at either pole with a ferromagnetic material between and wherein the polarities of these magnets are opposed.  
   
   
       32 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said magnet is fitted with a coil of magnet wire in the middle, between the poles, so as to allow the magnet to function as well as an electromagnet when a current is applied to the coil.  
   
   
       33 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said magnet uses a bobbin to bold a wire coil  83  in place.  
   
   
       34 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said a single magnet is use where this single magnet is encased in a housing material such as to create a larger magnet with it's magnetic influence, and where a coil of magnet wire is wrapped around the middle section such as overtop of the magnet in the middle region of the ferromagnetic housing material.  
   
   
       35 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes a circuit attached to said apparatus designed to assess the relevant load information.  
   
   
       36 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes a circuit designed to assess the relevant prime-mover information.  
   
   
       37 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes a circuit designed to assess the relevant prime-mover and load information.  
   
   
       38 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes a circuit wherein each stage is monitored and when deemed appropriate, adds or removes additional stages are added, by a control system, and where the engagement or disengagement of these multiple stages is determined by the availability of the energy source and the current operating condition of existing generator stages.  
   
   
       39 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes an algorithmic microprocessor connected to a high speed semiconductor switching system designed to match source with load through the engaging, or disengaging, electrical circuits.  
   
   
       40 . The apparatus of  claim 39  which includes conditioning electronics between the semiconductor switching system and the grid to ensure the signal is appropriate for grid integration.  
   
   
       41 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which includes a pulse wave modulator.  
   
   
       42 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which said generator will function as its own gearbox.  
   
   
       43 . The apparatus of  claim 42  in which includes an integrated electrical breaking system.  
   
   
       44 . The apparatus of  claim 42  in which includes a controlling means that controls the rotational speed of the rotor in such a way as to avoid shedding energy.  
   
   
       45 . The apparatus of  claim 44  in which wherein the generator uses a process of increasing or decreasing the number of independent coils engaged within the generator to allow the system to function as an efficient gearbox system controlling the rotational speed of the turbine.  
   
   
       46 . The apparatus of  claim 42  in which said generator adds resistance to the rotation of the rotor through the process of induction.  
   
   
       47 . The apparatus of  claim 42  in which said generator removes resistance to the rotation of the rotor through the process of electrically removing stages from the system.  
   
   
       48 . The apparatus of  claim 42  which has a direct-coupled connection to a prime-mover rotor with multiple stator poles and the resistance control system.  
   
   
       49 . The apparatus of  claim 42  in which a staged internal generator is combined with pre-processing electronics.  
   
   
       50 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which a stator and armature assembly where a stage represents a single coil or a multitude of coils as is determined by the desired output  
   
   
       51 . The apparatus of  claim 50  in which said coils are connected in parallel.  
   
   
       52 . The apparatus of  claim 50  in which said coils are connected in series.  
   
   
       53 . The apparatus of  claim 50  in which said coils are connected in said stage is accomplished with the coils of a single disk being of equidistant spacing in a radially spaced array.  
   
   
       54 . The apparatus of  claim 50  in which said stages are unsymmetrical in spacing.  
   
   
       55 . The apparatus of  claim 50  where through the use of an unsymmetrical array, more than one phase may be created from a single stator and armature assembly.  
   
   
       56 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which a various sizes of salient-pole induction coils are used to create the desirable system performance.  
   
   
       57 . The apparatus of  claim 1  with a configuration of three stator arrays divided into numerous individual induction coils and where each stator array is offset mechanically in such a way as to create a three phase output signal.  
   
   
       58 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which a plurality of coils from the stator arrays is connected together either to create a multitude of smaller independent induction stages each having a complete three phase sine-wave as appropriate for grid integration, and, where each of these stages creates the same output characteristics as all other stages.  
   
   
       59 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which a configuration magnets and coils on a single disk offset in such as way as to create a balanced multiphase output, and where said stator may have more than one size of induction coil.  
   
   
       60 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which said armature disks rotate and serve to function as a flywheel.  
   
   
       61 . The apparatus of  claim 60  in which said flywheel will store kinetic energy and will offer a mechanism for moderation of the rotational speed of the turbine thus smoothing out sudden changes in source energy and load.  
   
   
       62 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which has system electronics capable of checking the integrity of individual coils or series of coils, that represent a single stage, prior to engagement of the stage being accomplished through the creation of a fault current by the system that checks to ensure the integrity of each stage prior to its engagement.  
   
   
       63 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which has processing circuitry where as a fault occurs in a coil winding, it is treated as an isolated fault by the processing circuitry.  
   
   
       64 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which includes a fault detection system which isolates detected faults.  
   
   
       65 . The apparatus of  claim 64  in which said system mechanically manipulates the induction process and thus the output signal created as the magnets pass by the induction coils  
   
   
       66 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which said induction process manipulates the field strength that passes through the coil cores through changing the air gap between the magnetic influence and the induction coil poles at specific regions of these poles.  
   
   
       67 . The apparatus of  claim 66  in which the relationship of magnet poles and induction coil poles is manipulated to create the desired output sine-wave shape, where the modification of poles may be to the magnet's poles or the induction coil's pole's, or both and where the shaping of the end of the poles is allowing a more gradual, less abrupt approach of the magnetic field  
   
   
       68 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which allows the outer and or inner magnets to be adjusted so as to allow for and increased or decreased air gap.  
   
   
       69 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which allows the selecting various combinations for coils to create various output voltages.  
   
   
       70 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which pins or other electrical contacts may be disposed around the casing in a manner that allows the selection of various operating voltages for application  
   
   
       71 . The apparatus of  claim 70  which can orientation coil contacts may be selected, such as to allow the operator to determine the resultant voltage being created if it is acting as a generator, or the appropriate input voltage, if it is acting as a motor.  
   
   
       72 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which non metallic materials are used for the housings.  
   
   
       73 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which it functions as a high output variable input motor.  
   
   
       74 . The apparatus of  claim 73  in which said motor is comprised of a multitude of stages where some stages may function as a motor while others are left disengaged and inactive.  
   
   
       75 . The apparatus of  claim 73  in which said motor has a flywheel effect built in as all rotors may be turning at all times regardless of how many stages are actually engaged with closed circuits.  
   
   
       76 . The apparatus of  claim 73  wherein any number of stages may function as a generator while any number of alternate stages may function as a motor  
   
   
       77 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said generator dynamically controls the arrangement of the coils to achieve a targeted voltage.  
   
   
       78 . An apparatus comprising two magnets, and two field coils, in a closed loop configuration thus allowing a completed path for magnetic flux where said magnets are in the shape of horseshoes and where the poles of both magnets are facing towards each other and where there are induction cores that when aligned with the poles of the magnets, will create a closed loop pathway for flux through both magnets, and both coils where an armature disk having a multitude of radially inner and outer magnetic influences that along with the stator's induction coils create a multitude of closed flux path induction.  
   
   
       79 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where said inner and outer magnets are of similar size.  
   
   
       80 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where said inner and outer magnets are not of similar size.  
   
   
       81 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where said inner or outer magnet is a ferromagnetic material.  
   
   
       82 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where electromagnets are used for magnets.  
   
   
       83 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where hybrid magnets are used for magnets.  
   
   
       84 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where one or more of a set of permanent magnets, electromagnets, or ferromagnetic materials are used to complete the flux path.  
   
   
       85 . The apparatus of  claim 78 , where stages within a single armature and stator assembly where said armature will have an inner and outer magnetic assembly in a non-symmetrical fashion so as to allow for a multitude of phases to be created from a single armature interacting with a single stator array and where the desired force balancing effect is still accomplished as is done with three armatures or stators offset to balance out forces.