Patent ID: 8288910

Claim:
A method of generating an electrical voltage across two contacts comprising the steps of: a) providing an electrical apparatus including, a shaft defining an axis of rotation extending axially through a length of said shaft; first and second magnets, each of said magnets being rotatable in unison with said shaft and including a charged pole surface and an oppositely charged pole surface, wherein charged pole surfaces face one another to form a repulsion field therebetween, magnetic shielding extending between said magnets to confine at least a portion of the repulsion field to between said first and second magnets, a conductor including first and second end contacts, said conductor being coiled about said first and second magnets and said magnetic shielding and extending across said oppositely charged pole; and b) rotating said apparatus provided in step a) about the axis of rotation to develop a voltage across the first and second end contacts of the conductor.