A potential 2LoT violation would also seem fairly consistent - McCarthy's mentioned the similarity to a piezo effect, and we can presume that the entropy change between charged and discharged states involves similar phonon exchanges per the magnetcaloric effect. Plus a piezo effect implies a magnetostriction-type effect - polarisation density of the electret modulates the physical dimensions of the cell; its aspect ratio shrinks as it discharges, albeit microscopically. This too would imply thermal cycling; but whether that's adiabatic or isothermal depends on details we don't yet have.. very speculative stuff..
In looking for energy sources to recharge the cell, ambient phonons tick a lot of boxes. And it'd still be revolutionary. But it just wouldn't be "Orbo". Their core principle is passive time-dependent variations in force, so my guess is, that's what's recharging their cell.. On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* Vibrator > > > > Ø My expectation is that they're applying anomolous voltage, since all > previous versions of Orbo depended upon tricking magnetic force into > performing free work, and they're claiming that the current tech works in > fundamentally the same way. > > Does anyone recall hearing anything about a temperature drop in the Orbo > when it is charging? Even a small drop from ambient could be an important > detail. >
