Waaait a minute.... The Quantum schematic was actually VERY DIFFERENT from the one she posted above and that I copied over to here. The Quantum schematic did not include the Diode across the load, and the Quantum schematic used the problematic 555 timer circuit, not the FG.

Below I attach the actual schematic published in the Quantum article, and my "re-draw" of it, clarifying the relationship to the discredited 5-mosfet circuit and the Unclamped Inductive Test circuit in the back of every power mosfet data sheet.

Its a small world!
Viv Cronje is lecturing at Wits university. John Wilson was MD of Spescom Measuregraph, the instrumentation division. I'm not sure where he is now, probably in the same place. I don't know the others.

Its a small world!
Viv Cronje is lecturing at Wits university. John Wilson was MD of Spescom Measuregraph, the instrumentation division. I'm not sure where he is now, probably in the same place. I don't know the others.

Hah.
Now.... watch Ainslie begin to freak out.

 

I realize "John" is, or used to be, a pretty common given name.... but out of eight males Ainslie names, three of them are named "John". I don't know whether this is more, or less, improbable than the "Tarnow" and the "Tarnowski" , an entire world apart ... but there it is.
 

Gyulasun,

Ample clues have been provided which will enable
the sufficiently curious and capable experimenter
to discover how to make the concept work.

Well almost.  Is inductor saturation desirable for
some length of time?

As the old saw goes:  You can lead a horse to water
but you can't make it drink.

No more whining!

@ SeaMonkey
your great with global statements that have little substance.
Please define work?
Mark

Work?  In this case that may be a little hard
to nail down.

The degree to which the circuitry can be made
to accomplish what the experimenter hopes to
make manifest is directly proportional to the
abilities of the experimenter.

Most noobies would have difficulty getting it to
work.

Those who have some experience with switching
supplies and MOSFET drivers will have a much
better chance of seeing it work.

And those who have the knowledge/experience
level of gents such as MileHigh, TK or 0.99 should
have little difficulty figuring out what to look for
and how to make the work happen.

Work = Hot Stuff!

I have a question I would very much appreciate a frank and honest answer to.

What would you guys actually do if by some freak of nature a person was to present a demonstration
and give full access to you guys to evaluate, while his own EE checked your work and you guys seen over 100% efficiency ?

Remember a Qualified EE is watching you watching the experimenter so no one hides anything which I'm sure is the intention
you guys had anyway i just mentioned it so no one new could bring up checking the checkers at a later date. It's already considered
that way. 

Remember I respect you trained folks a great deal. And hope to do some formal training myself if I can manage it. I'm all for it.

It's just a curiosity question.

Cheers.

P.S. SeaMonkey, I have a bucket full of carbon rods some bars, copper coated but it peels off.  They were free too.

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What would you guys actually do if by some freak of nature a person was to present a demonstration
and give full access to you guys to evaluate, while his own EE checked your work and you guys seen over 100% efficiency ?

Remember I respect you trained folks a great deal. And hope to do some formal training myself if I can manage it. I'm all for it.

Cheers.

For me it is evident that science (or in a broader view, humankind) does not know everything. But one has to study and research a lot and has to go out far along known paths to go beyond present day knowledge. It needs a lot more than some experiments at home to see and test the limits of todays technology. People claiming OU very obviously lack the most basic science knowledge.

Where are the limits of todays knowledge:

- May be there is a third atomic reaction besides fission and fusion, the famous "cold fusion" or "LENR". Unfortunately this area of research is infested by strange people, which give it a bad reputation. Research at home is probably not possible because one needs expensive tools (measuring heat output is tricky and chemical reactions can be dangerous if not done properly).

- May be there are longitudinal waves in electro-magnetism. This could open the way to a more efficient energy transmission between a radio transmitter and receiver. Nowadays induction charging has an efficiency of about 70%, this could be made better. This could be a field for home experimenters. One looks for a "Tesla miracle" but finds a very good antenna and antenna circuit.

- Electric motors and generators could be brought closer to an efficiency of 100%. This might be a field for home experimenters. One might search for OU and finds a more efficient motor or generator (Lenz-effect).

- Generating hydrogen from water or air could be made more efficient or practical. Home experiments could be dangerous and measurements are difficult, therefore better suited for a good research lab.

- Wind and water turbines (wheels, propellers) could be made more efficient. Could be possible at home. Measuring efficiency can be tricky.

- My favorites are neutrinos (exotic particles flying around in space at high speeds), dark matter (may be also exotic particles) and dark energy. May be one can convert this energies into useful energy like heat, mechanical energy (like a sail) or electricity. Probably not possible at home because it could need a very big machine. In general this is the search for a yet unknown natural energy source.

- My second favorite are solar energy, wind energy and heat from the core of the earth. Many inventions are necessary to make the exploitation of these energies more practical. Try to come up with a good way to make a roof out of solar panels. Nowadays one has to build a conventional roof and then one puts the solar panels on top. This is like partially destroying the roof because many bolts have to go through the roof to fix the solar panels, opening leaks. How could one integrate wind turbines and buildings? How to get the heat out of the earth? Lots of room for home experimenters.

 
My opinion about OU: the only OU mechanisms detected are super novae, black holes and possibly the big bang. You would not want that in the hands of anybody.

Greetings, Conrad