DC Motor Energy Storage Ring Using Lorentz-Driven Charged Particles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electric energy storage technologies face challenges in storing large quantities of energy efficiently, with high costs and unfavorable weight-to-energy ratios, and existing DC motors lack effective methods for energy storage and conversion.
Innovation Solution
A new DC motor design incorporating a rotor with hollow tubes and an energy storage ring, where charged gaseous particles are accelerated to high speeds using Lorentz force, allowing for efficient energy storage and conversion, with a structure featuring thin-film cavities and conductive coatings for efficient energy transfer and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional energy storage methods are used, then energy can be stored, but the weight to energy ratio is too high and storage capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical/chemical energy storage systems with an electromagnetic field-based energy storage system. Charged particles are accelerated to high speeds using electromagnetic fields (Lorentz force), and the kinetic energy of these particles serves as the stored energy. This substitution of fundamental physics principles enables dramatically higher energy density without proportional increases in mass.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent fundamentally changes the state parameters of the storage medium. Instead of storing energy in stationary chemical bonds or mechanical tension, the system stores energy in the kinetic state of charged particles moving at extremely high velocities (approaching relativistic speeds). This parameter change from static to dynamic storage enables the breakthrough in energy-to-weight ratio.
2Use of energy by moving object
If charged particles are accelerated to high speeds to store energy, then energy storage efficiency improves, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a system where the same DC motor structure serves dual functions: it can operate as a motor to drive the acceleration of charged particles, and simultaneously function as an energy storage device when particles are circulating at high speed. The hollow rotor tubes and electromagnetic field generation are common to both motor operation and energy storage, reducing overall system complexity despite the advanced physics involved.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the DC motor's own electromagnetic field generation capability to accelerate and store energy, rather than requiring a separate accelerator device. The motor structure itself provides the electromagnetic fields needed for both propulsion and energy storage, making the system self-sufficient and reducing external complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing DC motors are used without energy storage integration, then motor function is simple, but energy storage and conversion capability is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the DC motor structure with an energy storage ring system by integrating hollow tubes into the rotor that can contain and accelerate charged particles. The motor's rotational energy and electromagnetic fields are combined with the particle acceleration system, creating a unified structure that performs both motor function and energy storage without requiring completely separate systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The new DC motor achieves high energy storage efficiency by accelerating charged particles to 10,000 km/s, storing energy equivalent to 1.08 tons of gasoline per gram, with a more efficient energy conversion process compared to traditional methods, and operates with a favorable mass-to-energy ratio.
Implementation Method 1
charged gaseous particles in rotor hollow tubes of a new DC motor can be accelerated to store energy through the transformation and transmission of Lorentz force
Data Source
AI summary
A direct-current (DC) motor including an accelerator and an energy storage ring is disclosed, a rotor of the DC motor includes Z slots embedded with Z rotor hollow tubes (1), two ends of the Z rotor hollow tubes (1) are connected to rotor commutation rings (2), two fixed commutation rings (3) are installed on two sides of the two rotor commutation rings (2), a gap is provided between a fixed commutation ring (3) and a rotor commutation ring (2) adjacent to the fixed commutation ring (3), the two fixed commutation rings (3) communicates with each other through Z fixed hollow tubes (4), the Z rotor hollow tubes (1) and the Z fixed hollow tubes (4) constitute the energy storage ring (6), fixed commutation hollow tube groups (5) are connected at a junction of two main magnetic poles.