From the pages of Atlas Shrugged: An Electrostatic Motor - Galt's Gulch

Remove this ad.

2

From the pages of Atlas Shrugged: An Electrostatic Motor

Posted by VetteGuy 2 months ago to Technology

2 comments | Share | Flag

Not quite the "motor" of John Galt, but an interesting concept, actually being tested for applications.

SOURCE URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-motors-are-about-to-get-a-major-upgrade-thanks-to-benjamin-franklin-e96f339d

Add Comment

All Comments Hide marked as read Mark all as read

1

Posted by freedomforall 2 months ago

Thanks for posting. ;^)
Behind the pay wall of the World Suppressor of Journalism,
aka enemy of individual liberty and killer of free markets.

You might find similar content here:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/electrostat...

Reply | Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 2
  
  Posted by Lucky 2 months ago
  
  Good description in that, thanks. My interpretation is:
  
  Electromagnetic motors can be made more powerful by increasing current requiring more copper. Easy. The main downside is that the efficiency boundary appears to have been reached. A step increase was made by using the newly available magnetic materials, mainly mined in Africa, as used in wind turbines, all made in China.
  
  Electrostatic motors lack power and versatility as there is no effective and cheap dielectric material available, perhaps this limitation is now overcome with advances in materials science.
  Another problem is in controlling and placing the electric field. Advances in solid state power semiconductors may be solving that issue.
  
  Reply | Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink

Comment hidden.