Magnetic Wheel Generator Invention
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Tim Wheeler seems to have done the impossible, inventing
an electromagnetic engine that runs almost on its own,
he showed off a prototype of the "EME" = for Electro Magnetic Energy.
"It does a lot more than what I'm showing you or telling you," said Wheeler, a 43-year-old "jack of all trades"
How It Works
His small, patented motor sips power from six motorcycle batteries while also
recharging them.
It works by using positive and negative charges to push and pull magnets mounted
to a shaft inside a plastic case.
There's a recovery system that prolongs the battery life.
Wheeler says the EME could be scaled up to power everything from automobiles to appliances, running for up a year without being plugged in.
He and others involved with TWM Technology in Bay City
are looking for investors or government funding to
continue their research.
So far, they say they've sunk three years and more than
$50,000 into a large version of the EME to be
installed into
a 1957 Ford pickup.
That big engine runs, using the same six batteries, but
needs work, because it was built with metal parts. A key
to the EME is using plastic so as not to interfere with the magnets, said TWM
President Todd Thorp.
"I want to put it into actual production," Wheeler said
of his invention, and eliminate all or most of the use
of gasoline in America.
The hope is to license the technology and have another company make the motors.
For now, Wheeler said he makes a living hauling scrap, fixing cars and doing other odd jobs.
How This Technology Came about
He says he was "raised in a scrap yard" and came to understand electricity at a young age.
Wheeler started working on the motor "out of curiosity." and thousands of hours of research and
testing one part after another the motor started to take shape in what we see today.
"We used the full effect of the magnetic field, unlike any other motor," he said.
The prototype was made all by hand, in his garage, with
about $100 worth of parts. He thinks
larger versions
could be built and sold for less than gas-powered engines.
The prototype EME has been shown to be up to 82 percent
efficient, he said. Wheeler said he's run the little
motor for an hour and only used 2 percent of the battery power.
The prototype could be used to move a moped at speeds of
up to 50 mph, said Henry Johnson, a Bay City
real estate broker that hosted Wednesday's showing.
The next goal is to rebuild the large motor and show it off on the roads of Michigan.
