Robin van Spaandonk wrote: > In reply to Paul's message of Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:05:43 -0800 (PST): > Hi Paul, > [snip] >> If you place a load on >> the both air coils you can collect >> such energy. That's why pure inductors dissipate zero >> energy; i.e., energy goes in the >> inductor in the form of a magnetic field, but during >> the other half of the cycle such >> energy goes back to the source. > > Here above your describe the storing of energy in the magnetic field surrounding > the magnets (coils), which is then released as the field collapses. > I think this is also the answer to your magnet question. > The energy was stored in the magnetic field around the magnets when they were > pulled apart. If they were never together in the first place, then when they > were made. It is repeatable. Once the magnets have been aligned, you have to > exert considerable force to unalign them, and in so doing, you store energy in > their respective fields, that is released again when they are allowed to > realign. > Regards,
You missed the connection as to why I used an air coil as comparison. The air coil reveals the energies involved. As the two air coils (with current flowing in coils of course) become closer there's a drain on the current source. The current source generates the current in the air coils. IOW, energy is being removed from the current source as the two air coils rotate in magnetic alignment. That energy goes to two places. 1. Kinetic energy as the two air coils rotate to magnetic alignment. 2. Increase in net magnetic field. The same applies to permanent magnets. Energy goes to the same two places. The difference being that we know where the energy comes from in regards to the air coils, but we have no idea where the energy comes from within the electrons intrinsic spin. Present science has *no idea* how, why, or what sustain the magnetic dipole moment of the electron. Regards, Paul Lowrance ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
