1. POTENTIAL +/- DIFFERENCE INC.
KINETIC ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM (KEGS) Proof of Concept Project
KEGS Objective Overview: To create an electric vehicle which has the capacity to
provide motive force in the absence of any external power supply.
As you already know the Regenerative Acceleration Generator (RM) coils create acceleration
when loaded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC06V8vXUqI This fact is no secret and
has been well established at MIT and the University of Ottawa since 2008. The greater the
load - the greater the acceleration, i.e. maximum acceleration is created when the
generator coils are shorted = maximum load.
This principle will be employed to create a bicycle trailer that will house a RM generator and
the generator created accelerative torque will be designed to exceed the torque required by
the bicycle rider and the bike and trailer will accelerate down the road with NO additional
rider input energy or any additional energy of any kind.
The proof of concept goals steps are:
1. Mount a three rotor 20 pole Axial Flux generator on the bike trailer shown below.
2. Design the generator coils to produce acceleration at 10 - 15 km/hr.
3. At the required operating speed the generator coils will all be maximally loaded
creating the maximum accelerative torque.
4. The torque supplied by the generator will be designed to exceed the required steady
state speed torque and the system will accelerate WITHOUT bike rider assistance.
Performance criteria to be met:
1. The RM must create enough torque to overcome all resistive forces and self-propell
itself.
2. Rotor magnet strength will be increased if required.
3. The RM acceleration must be sustainable with no excessive coil or core heating
problems.
Timeline and budget:
1. Trailer $1000.00
2. Magnets $1600.00
3. Coil cores $500.00
4. Magnet wire $300.00
5. Mounting materials $500.00
6. Shop charges / welding fabrication etc. $2000.00
7. Miscellaneous $1000.00
8. Total cost: $7000.00
9. Expected timetable 6 months / delivery date January 1, 2012