Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
>
> Here is the problem. Steorn claims that input power and output power are not
> actually related. That increasing input power will not increase output power.
Is that what they meant by not related?
I think they meant if the operation of the coil can be engineered
to consume less power you will get the same power out for a
given switching frequency.
> That may well be true. The input power switches the magnetic attractiveness
> of
> the ferrite cores for the permanent magnets on the rotor. It takes a certain
> amount of power to do that. This switching allows work to be done on the
> rotor
> by the permanent magnets, but how much work?
>
Harry
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