Sectored PFT Motor

First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Jean Louis Naudin for making the PFT technology known to many and for sharing the results which is of utmost importance.

I wanted to have a very lightweight motor for use in electrokinetic experiments. So I turned to PFT technology. To know how PFT motors work, visit this webpage created by Jean Louis Naudin http://jnaudin.free.fr/html/pftm2.htm

I'm practically eliminating excess weight, and you'll easily notice them by use of styrenes, aluminum foil but except for the electrodes. I'm also trying to increase torque and speed, this has been solved by using very thin dielectric such as acetate. I think, K value of dielectric is also very important here.

I also had this idea of attaching metal sectors outside the dielectric cylinder to both increase power output and extend the life of the dielectric. And I think it did. The sectors obviously extended the life of the PFT motor by running much longer than its two previous unsectored PFT motors I also replicated. I have no means of measurement for power output of the device, but the sectored PFT runs faster than the unsectored, and it also seems to be more efficient. It runs by itself without the need for a gentle push at less than half the needed current as for the unsectored PFT motor. The improved performance may be attributed to the sectors storing surplus electric charge that would have been impossible by using plane dielectric surface alone.

If you can replicate one of my sectored PFT using the same dielectric used, and possess the necessary equipment to measure output, Try measuring the output power (torque x rpm formula), also measure the energy released by all the bright sparks within the sectors and electrode. With such low current requirement despite the barrage of sparks, I have a feeling that if you sum up the power from the shaft and the sparks or charge transfers, the value may reach overunity.