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? asked in Science & MathematicsOther - Science · 1 decade ago

Is it possible to create endless electricity?

Ok here is an idea I have had for a long time.

Let's say you had a motor and a generator. And you connected the shaft from the motor to the shaft of the generator. Could you, in theory, get the appropriate gearing, capacitors,etc..., so that the generator would produce the electricity needed to run the motor, that turns the generator?

Thanks,

Musicman

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I attempted this once with a large shop fan and an alternator from a ford truck. I was able to get the alternator to produce power, but not sufficient quantity to keep the fan running, all thou it did run for a short time. ( I used a impact to get the fan spinning in the first place) So the answer would have to be no. Unless you have a completely sealed system that generated no friction, and no heat which is a byproduct of friction.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, that's what's called perpetual motion and is impossible (or improbable depending on how optimistic you are!). No motor is 100% efficient, or in other words, the energy you put into any existing motor does not equal the energy you get out of the motor. Most of the energy used by a motor is lost as waste heat.

    I suggest you strap some buttered toast to the back of a cat and drop it out a window, thus producing perpetual motion as the cat lands on its feet, but the toast lands butter-side down.

    Source(s): The Law of Conservation of Energy.
  • no, the motor would produce less energy than it takes to fuel the generator. energy is lost through friction and sound.

  • 1 decade ago

    I been thinking about that too! I don't reckon though cause there's still forces acting against the system such as friction and gravity...

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  • 1 decade ago

    no. google perpetual motion

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