Electrostatic motor fed from DC voltage source

摘要

An electrostatic motor with at least a pair of stator electrodes a,b and a pair of rotor ones c,d has the electrostatic capacity between the pairs varying between zero and a maximum value, depending on rotor angle. The two rotor electrodes are connected to a condenser c2 that rotates with them. Near the dead centre where the maximum electrostatic capacity is given, this second condenser is discharged. At this time, the electrostatic field between rotor and stator electrode systems is built up by electrostatic induction. There is a third condenser c1 between the stator electrodes. The discharge of energy from the rotor capacitor is into a resonant circuit, using a coil and a fourth capacitor.