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It's not a perpetual motion machine because it requires energy. Every proton that gets accelerated lowers the charge on the capacitor plates by that same charge
by grogers 8y ago
It's not a perpetual motion machine because it requires energy. Every proton that gets accelerated lowers the charge on the capacitor plates by that same charge. So you have to supply current to keep the plates at a constant voltage.
- gus_massa 8y agoIf you look at the Figure 1 "The Dipole Drive Accelerating within a Magnetosphere." it clearly says "Accelerated proton" and "Reflected electron" and it shows how they pass thru the device. They are just accelerating the plasma particles, without any absorption or emission from the plates.