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N Machine by Bruce E. Depalma: Performance of The (6sunburst''
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N MACHINE by Bruce E. DePalma
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copperknife switch locatedirnmediatelybehind voltage:Unive6al AVOMETER model8, 17o
the shuntswhich contol the current picked up accumcy
by the l2 brushesriding on the outer edgeof the current;Triplett model 630-NS, l acrwacy.
N generatordisc.
DISCUSSION
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irswrs or srxrxrar,nuxs c-learlyspeak for thernselves.
After the apparatusis started and lhe N During testingwhen the cumentoutput of the N
generator attains the 6000 r.p.m. speed, the ruachinewas altematively switchedoff andon:
magnet is eneryized alld the generatoroutput therc was no discernable mechanicalchaage
switch is closedto dirEctthe ouFut currentinto in the condition of the apparatus, i.e., the
the load consistingof theparallelcombinationof machinerydid not appearto slow in anyway and
the two 800 amp€rcshunts.The output of the thp attitude of the belt and pully systemdid not
machineis indicatedby 50 miuivoltsappearing alter, showing evidence of any additional
actoss the shunts for every 1600 amperesof mechanical toque being tansmitted to the
cu[Ent ggno|atedby t]re machine. Voltage is loaded N generator.
measuredby a s€paratcvoltage pickup brush The increasein ddve motor cunent was
located under the fto b€aling suppon. The consistant a.rd consisted of a very small
results of six runs of tho oxperiment; discemable [pvement of thc ammeterneedle
which was exactly at half scale on the 30m
machinesp€ed 6000r.p.m. amperErange.
drive motor qrrlent no load 15 amDeres The Dext improvement in lhe sJstem
drive motor curent incFase would be to $bstltute a centrifugsl nercury
when N machineis loaded t{ amperemax. curr€nt colledor system of coNrventlonalde-
voltageoutputno load 1.5voltsd.c. sign. If w€ coodder srlch e systen the ftiction
voltageoutputloaded L05 v.d.c. losses and heating associated with sliding
curent outputof N generator 7200 arnperes contscts ls eliminated. The electricalrcsistance
(225m.v. acrossshunt@ 50 m.v./1600 amp.) can b madel€ry low with sucharrangements.
Poweroutputof N machine 7560watts= Assumingthe electricalresistalceof the extemal
10.03H.P. cilcuit is madezero thrcughsuchmeansthenwe
Incrementalpower ratio = (7560 wattsout)/ can exPecr:
(268wattsin) = 28.2
Generatoriniemalrcsistance62.5micro-ohms N generatoroutput with zero load resistance=
23,00Oamperes
Reduction of the above data gives as the equivalentH.P. = 46.25
equivalentcindt for fte machine: It is clear the power output is limii€d by
R(int) 62.5micro-ohms th€ intenal Esistance of the N generatn axle
and disc. Eadier experimentswith the same
r(brush) machine gave as an intemal rcsistance19.2
micro-ohms. Due to the heat liberated in the
114.25
N generstor operationof the experimentalmachineprcbably
1.5 Y.d.c, micro-ohms
some oxide has fomed on the shaft ard disc
R(shun0 thereby raising the internal rcsistanceon the
31.25 machhe. Liquid mets.lsliding contactscan be
micro-ohms hermetica[y sesledto eliminate this problem.
Further evidenceof the low drag of the N
The measlEement insfiurnents for the generatorwas evidencedwhen the drive motor
voltage and curent werc: was tumed off and the machineallowedto coast
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