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THEENGINE
An unconventional approachto harnessingenergyhas createda motorthat
requiresno fuel and producesno waste.lts inventorssay it is the answerto
and powerproblems
man'stransportation
BY JACKSCAGNETTI
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world has known this re-c..ation is possiblebut hasnt known
how to do it. "When lightning hits the ground, causjng a
l0-miuion-volt buildup, where does energy come from to
make it from a static charseto a lethal charge?Nobody really
R i . h a r d B . H a c l , ( n b c r g cS r .r . .v i c ep r e r d ( n l r n L n s i n e e r i n s
for Evclay, explains how the EMA motor system operates.
"Power from the hish voltasesectior," slys Hackenberger,"is
put through a system of eleckical ci.cuitry to producea series
of high-voltage'energy spikes- The spikesare transferredto a
small control unit, which in turn operatesthe major moto!
unit. The cootml unit, acting in a nanner similar to that of a
distributor in an internll combustioa engine, regulatesthe
spikes. determinestheir polarity (whether they be north or
south) and directs their power to selectedelectro-magnets in
the main unit. While this occus, the recycle/regeneration
system is recharginsthe batt€lieswith 60 to 120-amppulses.
The electro'magnctsarc localed on both thc rotor and stator
o f t h e l a . g em o t o . . A t t f a c t i o na n d r e p u l s i o nb e t w e e nt h e t w o
sets of magnets causesthe motor to opcrate and genelate
horsepower.Oncein motion, the motor rechargesthe batteries
as a r€lult oi the recyclehegenerationsystem. To prevent
c o n d e n s a t j oinn t h e m a i nc y l i n d e ra, h a l f - p o u n o dirir pressure
has to be maintained. Air is routed through th€ proeranmer
for iunction0l purposes.When th€ aftbient temperatureis 90 5 I N C E H E W A S A B O Y , E d c r a y h a sb e e nt a s c i n a t o b dy the
p o s s i b l eu s e s o f m a g n e t sa n d e l e c t r i c i t y .N o w 4 8 , h e h a s
d e 8 r e e st h, e m o l o f o p e f a l e s a 1 t 7 0d e g r € e s . " , p p l i e d s o m eu n o r t h o d o xi d e a st o t h e c h a l t e n go€f c r e r t i n ga
I n s h o r t ,t h e p r i n c i p l eo f t h e € n g i n ci s t o c r e ! t ee l c c t r i c i t y p o w € .s o u r c et h a i w l I r u n : n - a . h o - y w r . t h e e n v i r o . m e n t ,
and r€cycle energy by rhe factor that every time nagnets are T h e ' e s u l t r s t h e E l l A , w h i c . n e e d s- o f u e a - o c r e a l e sn o
energizedotf lhe peak of rlansients,a chargego€sback into
L O N C . R A N G EA N D P O W E R F U L
Electlic-poweredvehicles are not new, of course, but rhe
poor energy-sto.a8efactor ol batteriesand their heavy, laige
t?e have thu. flr mdde rhem irprsctcal ror use in any
vehiclestequidns a long{anse capacity. This drawback has
restricted the inalket for electric power to small limited-
lerformance vehicles.The maximum range of these vehicles
when driven at 40 miles per hou! has beenapproximately 150
miles- Range is affected by the number of stops and stalts,
E L E C T R O N I C SE X P E R T R i c h a r dH a c k e n b e r q earn, E v G r a y sradesfaversed, and accelerationdem'rnds.
v i c e - p r e s i d e an nt d a f o r m e re n g i n e ewr ith Sony andSylvania, The EMA motor needs only to run ar 500 rlm for the
s a y se l e c t r o - r n a g n emt sa k et h e u n i q u ei n v e n t i o nr u n . " A t t r a c - nornal recharging system to work. In facr, its recharging
tion and repulsion between the two sets of maqnets," he
e x p l a i n s !, ' c a u s e st h e m o t o r t o o p e r a i ea n d g e n e r a t eh o n e - capabilitiesare such that the Evcray's next version of the
enginewon't havean attemator or dir Furnp. The air pum! wiu
be replacedby bladeson the rotor.
the batte.y. Itt not a constantchalge,but a puhe chargeof 60 "The idea of a self-sustainingelectdc motoi," eys cray,
aftps or better; thus, the battery must be of hish quality. The "at first appealsto go againstmuch oi the theory of eleciricity
batteries for the EMA motor ee iurnished by Mcculloch and conservatio! of enelgy. Th€ EMA moto! does not,
Electronic Corloration of Los Anseles.. Afte. extensive however, vioiate the basiclaws of physics,bui rather utilizes
researchand testing,Evcray chosethe model I tG75 Energy them in a unique iniegration in a systemin order io naximize
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A L I T T L E B R O T H E R ,t h € f u n c f i o n a sL c a l e
model a1 left shows what the EIVA proio'
l y p e b e l o w l o o k s l i k e m i n L r 5b a t i e r l e sa n d
w j t h o u t t h € e x i r a a p p a r a t uosf t h e p e d e s t a l .
W i i h i n ! h e e n g i n ei t s e l t ,o n l y t h r e es u r r a c e s
n r a k ep h y s i c acl o n t a c t .
O T H E R P O I N T SO F V I E W s h o wt h e c o n t r o lb o a r d
( l e f t c e n i e r ) a n d t h e s t a n d a r di r a n s m i $ i o n ( € f t )
o t , e p . o _ o . ) p eG. - a y i{ r o r a n t h ee - g i n e
d l _ d . l - el d
f o r P R O B Ea i h i s l a b o r a t o r yi n V a n N u y s ,s a y st h e
p r o t o i y p eh a sh a d " c o n s i d e r aeb o p e E t l n gt e s tt i m e . '
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horsepower required.) Accoiding to Grav, i"rther 'esealcn TESTDATA
PRELIMINARY
should nak. it po$ible to reduce the sizeand weieht through 12 volis dc (or a 24 voli dc svsrem, makng
the use of liSlte! metalsand more sophjsticatedeircuitry' use of a 12 vori 'tandril sbrlei noior)
Gray saysmost of the motor's componentscan bc built in a
machine shoP with a miu and laihe. The exceptionsa'e the
&um itself, the electro-magnets, and a few mis'ellaneousitems
bought over the counter in an auto supplv store The companv
llans to enter itto worldwide Licensingasreements to 32.05
manufacturethe moior. Foolpounds/ntnuie 1.05?.650
The safety featuresof the EMA are implesive There'sno
fan, no exposed hjsh voltase component larts, no exhaust Footpounds/second ?56rb..(includes
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magneticforceswith lhe EMA motor.
Dick Hackenberger,who comesfrom a more conventional
background,complinents Grayt .aw genius with 25 years of
diye$ified functional and man2sement experienoe in the PROBE UPDATE
engineednsfield. He holds an EE desiee from Northeastern
University and is a seniorensineerin the Institute of Electrical
, n d E l e c r r . n i c E n s j n e e r ! .H a c k e n b e r g ehra s n e l d p o s i l i o n s
with the Sony Corporation ol Anerica and Sylvania Com-
mercial Electronics, and he tus sened as an engineerins
consultantto the U-S. Na!y-
Other Elcray officiak include Arthu. M. Lanse, vice-
llesident in chargeoi public relations,and GeorseC. Demos, A cooperativeeffort
vice-presidentin chalge of marketins. Lange has served in
managementand public relations capacitieswith both Ford betweenparapsycho logyand
and General Moiors. while Demos hls worked as diyision the more conventional
generalmanaserfo! Control Data, director of malketing for
fieldsof
RCA, and presidentofhis own manufacturinefi!m. sciencesets its sightson
RAISING A FEW EYEBROWS
The electro-maeneticmotor has attlacted attention from
discoveryin a...
impo.tant governmentagencies,ircludins the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Air Resources Board, and th€
Department of Tlarsporlatiod. Gov€rnor Ronald Reaganof
Califoroiabst yea! presentedcray ard his wiie, Ev€lyn,with a
certificate of merit. OtheN indicating interest in rhe project
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a r ec o n g e s s m eB n a l r y G o l d w a r € rJ. r . , E d w a r dR . R o y b a l ,D e i
Clawsof,and James C. Corman, U.S. SenatorAlan Cranston,
and statbsenatorsAlfred E. Alquist and NicholasC. Perris.
John Brogan, head of the Environmental Prorection
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Agency's advancedautoriotive low€r syst€ns development
division,sayshis 2s-'nan ltaff haslooked at approximately20
altemate engine proposal! each week for the past two years.
He says nearly half of the proposals are fof "perpetual
motion" machines;that is, machinery that would produce
coniinuous novement without any outsideenergysource.The
concepl of perpelual motion violates aU known laws of
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