Patent ID: 6849984

Claim:
A radial/rotary propulsion system, comprising: a) a single flywheel comprising non magnetic material, having an axis of rotation, a first face and an opposing second face; b) a first group of permanent magnets, comprising an even number of permanent magnets mounted with a first uniform polarity on at least one of said first and said opposing faces in a first circular array disposed concentrically around said axis of rotation at a predetermined first radius; c) a second group of permanent magnets, comprising an even number of permanent magnets mounted with a second uniform polarity on at least one of said first and said opposing faces in a second circular array disposed concentrically around said axis of rotation at a predetermined second radius of magnitude less than that of said first radius; d) a first group of electromagnets disposed proximate said flywheel to selectively repel each one of said first group of permanent magnets; e) a second group of electromagnets disposed proximate said flywheel to selectively interact with each one of said second group of permanent magnets; and f) a controller/sequencer adapted to selectively apply DC power to said electromagnets of said first group of electromagnets and said second group of electromagnets to induce a rotation of said flywheel selectively at variable torques and speeds in at least a first direction of rotation entirely through repulsion of the first group of permanent magnets by the first group of electromagnets.