Magnetic pistons engine
The present invention relates to the “Magnetic pistons engine”, hereafter called “Maps engine” or “RAT engine” or “engine” that works on the principle of magnetism. It can be used to perform various tasks and functions that involve application of force or displacement of objects. This method provides an environmental friendly, very high efficiency engine that can complement or replace any engines that use fossil fuel, bio-fuel, solar power, wind power, hydro power, electricity, stored energy, or other energy sources.
1. A Magnetic Pistons engine that works on the principle of magnetic repulsion of like poles, wherein said method is used to build linear reciprocating engines that are integrated with automotive equipments and general equipments and machines to perform various tasks and functions including application of force or displacement of objects, comprising:
at least one pair of magnetic pistons or similar means having like pole heads, wherein said magnetic pistons are attracted towards at least one ferromagnetic plate (sheet) when said ferromagnetic plate is inserted in-between like pole heads of said magnetic pistons, or said magnetic pistons are made to repel from each other by the removal of said ferromagnetic plate that was inserted in-between said like pole heads (for the attraction of said magnetic pistons), causing linear, back-and-forth movement of said magnetic pistons within their respective non-magnetic cylinders.
at least one pair of said non-magnetic (metallic or non-metallic or hybrid) cylinders or similar means to accommodate for the linear, back-and-forth movement of said magnetic pistons within their respective said non-magnetic cylinders.
at least one pair of crankshaft means connected to each row of said magnetic pistons, wherein each said magnetic piston has at least one piston connect rod, wherein said piston connect rod helps in converting the linear reciprocating movement of said magnetic pistons to circular movement of said crankshaft, wherein said crankshaft drives one or more loads.
at least a control system means for detecting and processing said magnetic pistons' positions, wherein said control system means also controls the insertion and removal of said ferromagnetic plate in between said like pole heads of said magnetic pistons, wherein the insertion and removal of said ferromagnetic plate will be in synchronization with said magnetic pistons movement.
2. The magnetic pistons engine of claim 1 , where in like pole heads mean all magnetic piston heads in a magnetic pistons engine will have either magnetic North pole or magnetic South pole but not both.
3. The magnetic pistons engine of claim 1 , wherein the opposing piston's movement is synchronized such that the like pole heads of said opposing pistons are generally at equidistance from the ferromagnetic plate (i.e., axis of movement of ferromagnetic plate) at all times, wherein said like pole heads always directly face each other when said ferromagnetic plate is pulled-out from in-between said magnetic pistons.