Re:The Dipole Drive: A New Concept for Space Propulsion
by grogers on Saturday June 30, 2018 @08:21PM
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It's not a perpetual motion machine because it requires energy. Every proton that gets accelerated lowers the charge on the capacitor plates by that same charge. So you have to supply current to keep the plates at a constant voltage.
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Re:The Dipole Drive: A New Concept for Space Propulsion
by gus_massa on Saturday June 30, 2018 @09:21PM
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If you look at the Figure 1 "The Dipole Drive Accelerating within a Magnetosphere." it clearly says "Accelerated proton" and "Reflected electron" and it shows how they pass thru the device. They are just accelerating the plasma particles, without any absorption or emission from the plates.