New Physics in the Congo
Electricity generation in place for 9 years using techniques that are not
supposed to work, but which work very well.
March 25, 2003
Project Description
Intro by Richard
Richard describes here a process that an acquaintance of his
developed.
The Congo device is powered by water flowing through an end-suction centrifugal turbine pump in
the reverse direction. The turbine generates the torque to spin alternator 1. Generator 2
interfaces with alternator 1 to produce near (if not) over-unity energy output. The unit in the
Congo puts out 33 kw of 3 phase power 24 hrs./day (792 kwh/day 3-phase - 2376 kwh/day single
phase).....for a new equip. cost of 12,000.00 in components. Incredible!! 9 years of continuous
operation with little maintenance is equally amazing.
Richard's Vision
Our vision is to couple this power generating methodology to an HJ or Brady motor. The cost to
performance ratio will be off the charts. Will keep you posted as things develop.
Richard's Friend's Comment
"The hydroplant of which you spoke has been an unqualified success. I have not been in the
Congo for the last 5 years, and for the last 9 years the unit has been working with almost no
difficulties. The system uses a water pump running backwards generating 100% power out of an
alternator with excessive capacity. Hence, a 50 kw alternator is generating 33 kw, 3 phase. The
genius of the system is a solid state computer which monitors the frequency and dumps unutilized
current into a bank of hot water heaters. The second generator is a 3 phase induction motor linked
directly to the synchronous generator which uses capacitors for exciter current and is completely
controlled by the first generator (alternator). Hence there is no matching of frequencies. This
doubles my current for the mere price of a water pump and an old 3 phase motor. It is a poor man's
way to have an extremely reliable generator system in the third world. When the war in the Congo
settles down we hope to use this technology to assist other villages. My entire hydroplant with
brand new components cost around $12,000. This is less than a tenth of the equivalent Augsberger.
As you may have guessed, I have a degree in philosophy and a MDiv, so electronics is for me
somewhat in the same category as witchcraft. What I am describing to you I learned because I had
to."
Richard's Comment
If you couple their system to a mag. motor of any flavor, the output/performance would be off
the charts. Something to think about.
Replies
From: "Ralph Lortie" <rlortie@uci.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 06:34:14 -0000
Subject: Congo Physics
Being a maintenance mechanic and having maintained the repairs and operation of turbine
centrifugal pumps I am at a loss. "New technology in the Congo"
What new technology issues are we talking about here. first off this type pump certainly is not
new, the fact that it runs backwards is part of the basic design. This is why they have a ratchet
drive installed on a hollow shaft motor.
This is no different than the statement "energy can be released from the same force that
captured it". We agree that an electric motor turns the pump to pump water and that the same
motor can also be a generator. So we let the water flow back down the stand pipe and viola we have a
generator.
What is to be gained by attaching a magnetic motor to a pump shaft running backwards and powered
by falling water. Please explain what is the motor supposed to do that will create so much energy.
First off if it is a magnetic motor I cannot control its output as a generator as I could not vary
its exciting field. Matter a fact if it was a HJ motor I would not have anywhere to connect the
wires. The only benefit I see is that a water wheel can turn an HJ motor because it will not turn by
itself. This must be the new technology, we now know how to make a magnetic motor spin, attach it to
a rotating shaft of another mechanical force.
I do not think that it is going to produce the same amount of power that it would use to pump the
water to the same elevation that it is dropping. If it did then we would have solved all our
problems. This would be a very big free storage battery, pump up to storage then release when
needing the power. This is not OU or free energy.
By the way this concept has been used for over 35 years at Grand Coulee dam State of Washington
for irrigation and peak power draw. During low demand turbines turning generators are used to
motorize other generator/motors to pump water back up to head elevation where it is stored in lakes
for irrigation or draw down for power. with a 26' diameter turbine it does not take long to fill a
bath tub.
Ralph Lortie
Richard's Reply
From: Richard
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: Reply...
Ralph:
Thanks for your response. The significance of the Congo power system is it's generating
efficiency. There's no voodoo in using a turbine pump to spin an alternator. They happen to have
an available source of water to drive a turbine in the Congo community.
The HJ comments have to do with replacing the pump turbine/impellor with an HJ motor to spin their
efficient power generating device - produces high power outputs for the shaft horsepower applied
via the turbine.
That's all.
Best Regards,
Richard
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25, 2003
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