WO2025099472A1

WO2025099472A1 - Pendulum motor with torque and flywheel

Info

Publication number: WO2025099472A1
Application number: PCT/IB2023/061193
Authority: WO
Inventors: Svajunas GRUSAUSKAS; Edgaras VILIUSIS
Original assignee: Uab "zalioji Jega"
Current assignee: Uab "zalioji Jega"
Priority date: 2023-11-06
Filing date: 2023-11-06
Publication date: 2025-05-15
Anticipated expiration: 2026-05-06

Abstract

The application discloses a pendulum motor with a flywheel (12), where the flywheel (12) is a rotary-inertial element of the pendulum motor that accumulates a torque, where further this accumulated torque through the working axis of the motor (14 or 15) can be used with the necessary force selected to drive selected load mechanisms (generators or similar energy consumption/transformation devices) at moments of time. The torque from the rotating flywheel (12) to the load can be generated through a mechanical speed reducer and/or clutch (18) at selected time periods or moments.

Description

PENDULUM MOTOR WITH TORQUE AND FLYWHEEL

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention belongs to fields of mechanics and electromechanics. More specifically, the invention discloses a pendulum motor with a pendulum and lever driven flywheel capable of producing high instantaneous torque from a low power excitating electromechanical drive.

BACKGROUND ART

Various methods and systems of energy production and transformation are used in the industry. Some technical solutions make it possible to obtain energy from various fuels by burning them or otherwise breaking them down. Other methods transform energy obtained from renewable natural energy sources: solar, wind, geothermal, ocean waves. Harvested energy can be converted/transformed into the required form of its use or transmission, for example: electrical energy, mechanical potential and kinetic energy, thermal and thermodynamic energy. Also, the harvested/produced energy can be accumulated by various technical means, so that later the accumulated energy can be used with greater power and quantity in certain periods of time.

Pendulum-type motors and drives are a known technical solution. The mechanical pendulum drive uses mutually changing kinetic and potential energies of the inertial element (weight) of the pendulum, and additionally supporting the oscillation with a driving mechanism, for example, a tensioned or compressed spring, an electric-impulse drive, a piezoelectric actuator, or another active energy-using device. Well-known examples are various mechanical and electromechanical pendulum clocks.

Solutions of mechanical and electromechanical motors based on or using the principle of pendulum motion, and objects driven by them, have been developed and disclosed in various patent documents of Serbian inventor Veljko Milkovic:

YU49463B - „MACHINE FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM GRAVITATIONAL FORCE WITH INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING ITS EFFICIENCY¹. This invention solves the problem of constructing a generator that can be used to produce energy from gravitational potential and measuring the efficiency of the device. The main source of energy is the gravitational potential and the auxiliary electric drive. Machine for producing energy from gravitational force with efficiency measuring instruments comprises of a foundation (1) whereon over a spindle (2) is set a double arm lever (27), the oscillation amplitude of which is limited by a position arrester (28). On the double arm lever (27) is on one side hang a pendulum (21) with a weight (22), and on the other side a permanent magnet (6) opposite to which on the foundation (1 ) is fixed an induction coil (3). Pendulum (21 ) is hung on one side of the double lever arm (27) over the bearings (25) that are drawn over the pin (16) that is firmly fixed near the top of the carrier (26). On the pendulum (21) laterally fixed is a roller (24), and on its loose end a weight (22) position of which in relation to pivot axis is adjustable by a screwed bolt (23). On the same spindle (16) over the bearing (29) is set a pulley (17). The distance from the loose top of lever (20) and roller (24) from the spindle axis (16) is equal. The pulley (17) over the belt (15) is coupled to a pulley (13) at an electric motor (14) that is fixed in the middle of the double arm axis (27) and to which an electric energy consumption measuring instrument (9), a regulator for continual change of number of revolutions (11 ) and a timer (12) of programmed time for temporary switch on of the electric motor (14) are connected. On the opposite side of the double arm lever (27) is set the weight (7), position of which is adjustable by means of the screwed bolt (8). On the same side the permanent magnet (6) is set, opposite to which is on the foundation (1) fixed an induction coil (3) with consumer (5) and an instrument (4) for measuring the quantity of produced energy.

YU460U - „MACHINE FOR PRODUCTING ENERGY FROM GRAVITATIONAL AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE WITH INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING ITS EFFICIENCY^ This is an invention of a similar purpose - a generator that can produce energy from gravitational potential and centrifugal force, and measure the efficiency of the device. Solution characteristics: The two- arm lever rests on a support that is attached to the base. A support is attached to one side of the two-armed lever, around the base of which the pendulum rotates in a vertical plane. The rotation of the pendulum is done by an electric motor, and above the pulley, the electric motor is fixed in the middle of the two-armed arm - so that a permanent magnet is attached to the other end of the two-armed arm, and - so that the electricity is induced in the coils, which are attached to the base of the device.

Other close technical solutions are disclosed in other patent documents:

YU330U "Electric generator driven by wind and gravity"; RS1420U1 -

"Mechanical hammer with pendulum and permanent magnets"; RS49959B -

"Electric dynamo with pendulum and load weights"; RS51040B - "Device with oscillating flexible blades for propelling a ship"; RS1421 U1 - "Oscillating

Mechanism with Two-Handed Lever and Weight Pendulum Hanging on Elastic Brands. "

Pendulum driving mechanisms are characterized by the storage of energy from a low-power energy source, and the transformation of the stored energy in a fixed and stable time period (from potential to kinetic, and vice versa), allowing the pendulum to give energy to an energy consumption or transformation device (for example, a clock mechanism) with high precision timing periods and energy quantities. One of the disadvantages of the pendulum mechanism is the limited instantaneous energy output, which directly depends on the weight and size of the pendulum.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical problem. The technical problem solved by the present invention is the storage and enhancement of the energy released by an excited pendulum and lever mechanism.

Solution. This invention discloses a pendulum motor with a flywheel. The flywheel is a rotary-inertial element of this motor, which allows the moment of movement to accumulate in the rotating flywheel, where this rotating flywheel further turns the working axis of the motor. The working axis can be connected, directly or through a transmission reducer, to a load. In this way, the momentum accumulated in the flywheel can be used to drive the required load mechanisms (electric generators or other similar energy consumption/transformation devices) with the required force. The pendulum motor unit includes the following essential components:

• a two-armed lever mounted on a supporting axis, where: o preferably, the lengths of both arms of the lever are the same, but can be changed according to needs (when greater force or longer drive torque is required); o the lever has an additional support point that supports the lever in a horizontal position or in a position close to horizontal; o the pendulum is hung on the end of one (first) arm of the lever; i.e., the end of the first arm is the point of hanging the pendulum; o the lever is installed on its supporting axis, and can be raised up to an angle of inclination of 45 degrees (with respect to the horizontal); this is done by pressing down the second arm of the lever (its end), and raising the first arm, on the end of which the pendulum is hung (or vice versa, raising only the first arm with the pendulum);

• the pendulum comprising a pendulum stem, on which a weight of the pendulum is suspended, and a pendulum point of suspension of the the stem, on the end of the first arm of the aforementioned lever, where o in this invention: the suspension point of the pendulum is the end of one of the arms of the lever (the end of the first arm), o the length of the pendulum stem is equal to the length of the first arm of the lever on which the pendulum is suspended, or close to it, but longer than it;

• flywheel, and its turning mechanism, where the flywheel is turned by an oscillating pendulum together with a movable lever, as the lever returns from a raised position to a horizontal position, where o the mass of the flywheel is at least twice the mass of the pendulum weight. The mass of the flywheel is selected depending on the weight of the weight suspended on the pendulum. Changing the mass of the pendulum weight also requires changing/adjusting the mass of the flywheel so that it fully absorbs the energy of the raised lever until the lever descends to its fulcrum and the pendulum returns to its release position (I) closest to the axis of the lever. • a working axis of the motor driven by the flywheel, which transmits the torque of the flywheel to the mechanism (load) using the torque;

• a mechanism for transferring the energy pulse supporting the oscillation of the pendulum to the pendulum by lifting the lever together with the pendulum; that is, by pressing the second arm of the lever down (or by raising the first arm of the lever on which the pendulum is attached);

• a power supply with a generator of energy supporting the oscillation of the pendulum, for example, an exciting electric drive;

Additionally and optionally, the motor device can further involve the following components:

• speed reducer for transferring the torque accumulated by the flywheel from the flywheel axis to the load,

• a controlled clutch mechanism to transfer the torque accumulated by the flywheel from the flywheel axis to the load, at selected moments or periods, or continuously, while the engine is running;

• a speed reducer between the flywheel and one-way gear, for accelerating the heavy flywheel with a lever and one-way gear, using several different speed transmission ratios;

• pendulum and flywheel braking mechanisms, if necessary, to stop the device in an urgent or emergency manner.

Technical effects. The pendulum is used to transfer the weight (mass) suspended on it to the balance point (I) of the lever (axis of the lever). This specific position of the pendulum balances the lever (together with the pendulum close to it) and allows the lever to be raised up to 45 degrees without using much force, thereby providing an additional impulse to support the pendulum oscillation, and at the same raising the pendulum weight to a height h, which depends on the lever arm length. Additionally, the generated energy contributes, as disclosed in Veljko Milkovic's invention patent YU4601I.

The energies transmitted by the swinging pendulum and the movement of the lever are accumulated as a torque M in the rotating flywheel. From the rotating flywheel, after storing rotational energy in it, it is possible to form a required amount of torque and power at required time intervals (or continuously), through the working axis into the selected working load or mechanism. Torque power to the load can also be generated from the rotating flywheel through a mechanical rotation speed reducer.

The pendulum has a built-in pitch limiter that prevents the pendulum from over-accelerating and provides the opportunity to apply an excitation impulse at the right moment, to lift the lever and ensure a constant swing of the pendulum.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying diagrams and drawings form an integral part of the description of the invention. The drawings are provided as a reference to a possible implementation of the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The drawings and diagrams are not necessarily to scale of the details of the invention.

Fig. 1 depicts a pendulum with a mechanism (electromechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or other) that excites/supports oscillations of the pendulum;

Fig. 2 depicts phases of operation of the pendulum motor with a flywheel: a) the pendulum is in the initial state II (in which the energy of the pendulum is equal to 0); b) the initial lift of the pendulum, before the start of the swing, when the weight of the pendulum is raised from state II to state I; the lifting of the weight can be done by various additional means, in the simplest case - by hand, or if the weight of the pendulum is heavy enough - then by an auxiliary lifting mechanism; c) starting the pendulum to oscillate: the weight of the pendulum moves from position I to position III; d) swing (oscillation) of the pendulum: the weight of the pendulum moves from position III back to position I; e) with the pendulum in position I, during a short period corresponding to the displacement F of the pendulum weight, the lever 2 supporting the pendulum is raised, where the lever 2 is raised by the exciting/supporting gear 8 with its lever 9. The maximum angle of lifting the lever 2 with respect to the horizontal position can reach up to 45 degrees; f) the lever 2 is released, the pendulum continues to move towards position III, and meanwhile the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 rises up, at the same time turning the flywheel 12 with the help of the chain 10 and the one-way gear 18; g) the lever 2 returns to its horizontal position, and until then - with the help of the chain 10 and the one-way gear 18, continuing to rotate the flywheel 12; meanwhile, the pendulum finishes moving to position III; h) the pendulum returns from position III to position I; further, the oscillation cycle is repeated, together with the rotation of the unidirectional flywheel gear 18. ription of objects in the drawings:

1 stationary base of the device (frame, case) to which other components of the pendulum motor are mounted and fixed;

2 two-arm lever on which a pendulum is suspended; lever arms - the first arm 2.1 and the second arm 2.2;

3 lever axis with a bearing, which is a support point for the lever 2, allowing to change the position of the lever 2 with respect to this axis (for inclination of the lever relative to the horizontal position of the lever);

4 additional stationary support point for the lever, on which the lever 2 rests, being in a horizontal position (or close to horizontal);

5 the pendulum suspension point on the first arm of the lever (when the lever is lifted, the lifting height h of the pendulum suspension point, in relation to the horizontal position of the lever);

6 rigid stem of the pendulum;

7 weight of the pendulum;

8 a low-power drive that excites/supports the work of the pendulum motor; when rotating and using a pressing lever/cam 9, the drive presses down the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2, while simultaneously lifting up the first arm 2.1 of the lever 2 together with the suspension point 5 of the pendulum;

9 the pressing lever/cam of the rotating excitation gear 8, which presses down the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 in defined periods, while simultaneously lifting the first arm of the lever 2.1 together with the pendulum suspension point 5;

10 sliding motion drive chain (or other flexible or rigid connection) that rotates the flywheel unidirectional gear in one direction from the upward motion of the second arm of the lever 2.2;

11 a compensating spring for attracting the sliding motion driving chain 10 when this chain is released during the while the second arm of the lever descends;

12 flywheel;

13 unidirectional gear, which changes the sliding linear motion into a rotary motion, which turns the flywheel and maintains its rotation; however, this gear does not turn the flywheel in the opposite direction, because the linear sliding movement in the opposite direction occurs in free motion, without the load on the flywheel;

14 flywheel axis; this axis can also be the working axis of the torque load connection;

15 an alternative workload axis, provided from speed reducer/clutch mechanism 16;

16 speed reducer and/or clutch mechanisms of the flywheel 12 for controlling the transmission of the torque from the flywheel 12 to another (alternative) load axis 15;

17 torque transmission gear, for example: interlocking gears, stars, or belt;

18 directions of operation (rotational and linear movement) of the motor mechanisms;

19 height h, up to which the end of the first arm 2.1 of the lever 2 is raised up, together with the suspension point 5 of the pendulum;

20 I, II, II - states of the pendulum: I and II - extreme states, in which the potential energy E_p accumulated by the pendulum is maximum, and the kinetic energy Ek=0 II - the lower state of the pendulum, in which the kinetic energy Ek gained by the pendulum is maximum, and the potential energy E_P=0;

21 a relatively small (3°-10°) shift in the extreme position I of the movement F of the pendulum, located closest to the lever 2 axis 3, during the period when the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 is operated by the rotating excitation gear 8 with the lever/cam 9 pressing down the second arm 2.2 of the lever;

22 excitation drive 8 power supply;

23 pendulum motor control module (block), which controls:

• rotations of the excitation gear 8, and position of the lever/cam 9 pressing down the lever 2,

• receipt of a signal from the sensor of the extreme position I of the pendulum; at the moment when the pendulum reaches position I, the control module 23 according to this signal controls the rotations and position of the excitation gear 8,

• control of the speed reducer/clutch module 18;

• other sensors and components ensuring the operation of the pendulum motor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The construction, operation, and embodiments of a pendulum motor according to the present invention are described in detail below.

Basic pendulum mechanism. A basic section of the motor with a pendulum mechanism comprises:

• the case or frame 1 of the pendulum motor, in which other moving and non-moving motor components are fixed;

• a lever 2 with two arms 2.1 and 2.2, fixed in the case/frame 1 through a supporting axis with a bearing 3, and having a first arm 2.1 and a second arm 2.2; o preferably, the lengths of both arms 2.1 and 2.2 of the lever are the same; o the lever 2 has an additional support point 4, supporting the lever 2 in a horizontal position or close to it, when the lever 2 rests on this point 4; o a pendulum is hung on the end of the first arm 2.1 of the lever 2, that is - the end 5 of the arm 2.1 is the suspension (support) point 5 of the pendulum; o the lever 2 is mounted movably on its support axis 3 with a bearing, and can be raised up to an angle of inclination of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal by pressing down the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2, and the first arm 2.1 , on the end of which a pendulum 5 is suspended, while lifting up;

• a pendulum comprising a pendulum stem 6 connecting the weight of the pendulum with a suspension point, a weight 7 and a support - a pendulum suspension point 5 on the end of the first arm 2.1 of the aforementioned lever 2, where o the pendulum support (suspension) point 5 is the end 5 of one (first) of the arms 2.1 of the lever 2, o the length of the pendulum stem 6 is equal to or greater than the length of the first arm 2.1 of the lever 2, on the end of which the pendulum 5 is suspended;

• a flywheel 12, and its rotation mechanism comprising a one-way gear 13 with an axis 14, a driving chain 10 and a compensating spring 11 , which keeps the driving chain 10 under constant tension, and the flywheel 12 is rotated by the oscillating pendulum together with its movable lever 2, when the lever 2 returns from its raised position to a horizontal position, where the mass of the flywheel 12 is at least twice or three times greater than the mass of the pendulum weight, so that the flywheel 12 fully absorbs the force transmitted by the lever 2 in its receiving torque. The purpose of the flywheel 12 is to equalize the power of the motor, accumulate energy, and then supply energy to the load at a higher rate than the source (the exciting gear 8 and the lever 2 with the pendulum). The flywheel 12 is usually made of steel and rotates in low-friction bearings. The mass of the pendulum weight 7 and the mass of the flywheel 12 must be selected in such a way that the energy of one fullswing period of the pendulum and the lever 2 descending to the support point 4 is transferred to the flywheel 13).

• the working axis 14 of the pendulum motor driven by the flywheel 12, which transmits the torque of the flywheel 12 to the torque-using mechanism (load); • the mechanism for transmitting energy pulses supporting the oscillation of the pendulum, which includes an excitation gear 8 with a power source 22 and a rotating lever/cam 9 of this gear 8, which raises the lever 2 together with the pendulum, thereby pressing the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 and simultaneously lifting the first arm 2.1 ;

• the power source 22 with the excitation gear 8 supporting the oscillation of the pendulum;

• the motor control unit 23, which processes the signals of the engine sensors and forms the control signals of the motor components, at least the following: o rotations of the excitation gear 8 and position of the lever/cam 9 pressing-down the lever 2, o receives a signal from the pendulum position I sensor when the pendulum reaches position I, and according to this signal, controls the speed and position of the excitation gear 8 so that the lifting of the lever 2 occurs at the required moment, that is, when the pendulum weight 7 is in position I, and moves progress in the small sector F (21), o controls speed reducer/clutch 18 module.

Additional and optional motor components. Additionally and optionally, the motor unit can be equipped with the following components:

• speed reducer 18, controlled from the control module 23, and intended to transmit the accumulated torque of the flywheel 12 through the axis 14 of the flywheel 12 to the load,

• a clutch mechanism, controlled from the control module 23, and intended to transmit the accumulated torque of the flywheel 12 from the flywheel 12 through the axis 14 to the load, at selected time moments or periods;

• Additionally and optionally, between the one-way gear 18 and the flywheel 12, a variable ratio speed reducer can be installed. If the flywheel 12 is significantly heavier than the pendulum weight 7, then the first few rotation pulses of the flywheel 12 by the second shoulder 2.2 of the lever 2 can be performed with a slower rotation (due to the lower gear of the reducer), and then the subsequent rotation pulses performed with a faster rotation (by switching this reduction gear to a higher gear).

Motor operation and control. The phases of engine operation are shown in Figures 2 a-g. To maintain the oscillation of the pendulum, a periodically repeating energy pulse is needed, which is generated by the rotating excitation gear 8 that supports the oscillation, together with its rotating lever/cam 9, which with the help of this energy pulse presses (bends) the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 down at the required moment. This bending moment of the second arm of the lever 2.2 must be time-aligned (synchronized) with the oscillation period of the pendulum.

Initial state of the pendulum motor. When the motor is not running and in its initial state before its start-up, as shown in Figure 2a, the pendulum weight 7 hangs in the lower position II, where the energy of the weight 7 is equal to 0 (E_P=0, E_k=0).

Startup. In the first phase, when the motor is started, the pendulum weight 7 is raised from the initial position II to the position I, closest to the axis 3 of the lever 2, as shown in Figure 2b. The lifting of the pendulum weight 7 can be done by selected additional means: in the simplest case - by hand, and if the weight 7 is heavy enough - then by an auxiliary lifting mechanism. The excitation gear 8 with the lever/cam 9, at this moment, depending on the signal from the pendulum position I sensor, can turn on and start slowly controlled rotation.

Beginning of the first oscillation cycle. In the following phase, shown in Figure 2c, the pendulum weight 7 is set free to oscillate and accordingly moves freely from position I to position III. The excitation gear 8 with the lever/cam 9 continues to rotate under control, but does not yet rest on the second shoulder of the lever 2 2.2.

End of the first oscillation cycle. Next, in the next phase shown in Figure 2d, the pendulum weight 7 freely returns from position III to position I. The excitation gear 8 with the lever/cam 9 continues to rotate in a controllable manner and approaches the lever 2 of the second arm 2.2.

Start of work cycle. Next, as shown in figure 2e, the pendulum weight 7 reaches the extreme position I, and at this moment the position sensor I is triggered, which, through the control unit 23, with the help of the excitation gear 8 with the lever/cam 9, presses the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 down, and thus raises the lever the first shoulder 2.1 up, together with the suspension point of the pendulum 5. The lifting of the first shoulder 2.1 of the lever occurs during a short time interval, during which the weight of the pendulum 7 travels a short sector F (21), and the lever 2 rises to an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal, at the same time raising the suspension point 5 of the pendulum to a height h. The lifting height h of the suspension point 5 of the pendulum depends on the length of the first arm 2.1 of the lever 2: the longer the arm 2 is, the higher the height h the pendulum and the weight on it can be lifted by lifting the lever at an angle of 45 degrees, the greater the potential energy Ep is stored in the raised arm of the lever 2.1 at the end. Meanwhile, when the second shoulder 2.2 of the lever 2 goes down, the driving chain 10 of the flywheel 12 is relaxed, but the chain 10 is immediately stretched and prevented from relaxing by the compensating spring 11. The chain 10 is stretched by the compensating spring 11 , moves through the one-way rotation gear 13 in the direction in which the gear 13 does not provide rotation. This phase of engine operation ends when the lever/cam 9 of the supporting gear 8 slips from the end of the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2 and then stops pressing it down.

Providing torque to the flywheel. In the next phase, as shown in figure 2f, after the second arm 2.2 of the lever no longer has downward pressure, it starts to rise up under the influence of the weight 7 of the pendulum. Meanwhile, the weight 7 of the pendulum moves from the achieved position I towards the opposite position III. Meanwhile, the second arm 2.2 of the lever 2, rising up, also pulls up the chain 10, which rotates the one-way gear 13 in the direction in which the one-way gear 13 simultaneously rotates the flywheel 12.

The end of applying torque to the flywheel. This phase lasts until the lever 2 reaches its horizontal position and the pendulum weight 7 reaches or close to the position III, and the driving chain 10 becomes stretched again and completes the rotation of the one-way gear 13 with the flywheel 12. This is illustrated in Figure 2g. In this cycle of the motor operation, the torque impulse given to the flywheel 12 by the chainl O through the one-way gear 13 ends, and further the flywheel 12 rotates from inertia with his acquired torque M. Back to the work cycle beginning. In yet another phase, as shown in Figure 2g, the pendulum weight 7 freely returns from position III to position I, where it is captured by the position I sensor. The cycle already described above is repeated again, in which the exciter gear 8 with the lever/cam 9 raises the lever 2 to its maximum inclined position (Fig. 2e), and during this new cycle of the motor - a next torque pulse is fed by the driving chain 10 through the one-way gear 13 to the flywheel 12.

During a series of repeated such work cycles, the flywheel 12 can accumulate a large torque M. If the mass of the flywheel 12 is large enough, and the pendulum weights 7 are also selected with a large mass, then the torque M accumulated in the flywheel 12 is correspondingly larger.

The torque M accumulated in the rotating flywheel 12 can be further used to rotate various load mechanisms.

The accumulated torque M in the flywheel 12 is finite, so its use is also possible for rotation of limited power Pi_oad and in a limited period of time ti_oad- The torque M used by the load - its power and time periods - can be regulated with the help of the speed reducer and/or the clutch mechanism 18. After the accumulated torque M of the flywheel 12 has been more significantly used, after that, the pendulum motor has to accumulate the torque M again within a certain period of time.

The working axis of the flywheel (14) or the axis of the speed clutch/reducer (15) serve for connecting the load - generators (e.g., electrical) or other assemblies requiring a rotary motion and controlled torque M.

Motor with multiple pendulum mechanisms. The size of the accumulated torque M in the flywheel 12 is usually limited by the technical capabilities and parameters of the motor- the weight of the pendulum 7 and the size/weight of the flywheel 12 and its maximum rotational speed. There are known ways to improve the values of these parameters, but they usually involve the use of special and expensive technologies, such as special materials, flywheels with magnetic bearings that ensure minimal friction and extremely high rotation speed, and other technical means. In most cases, an effective solution is to use several identical sections of the pendulum motor operating in time-distributed power mode, or several pendulums operating synchronously and in parallel, which due to greater total mass of several pendulums allows to turn a heavier flywheel 12. Also, a heavy flywheel can be turned with a relatively light pendulum and a speed reducer between the one-way gear 13 and the flywheel 12. The speed reducer can be configured to allow the heavy flywheel to rotate at slow/high-power rotations at the beginning, and as the flywheel further rotates, then higher gears of the reducer can be switched on, adding additional torque M pulses to the already rotating flywheel 12.

Various implementation options using such consolidation solutions should be known to a skilled specialist.

By combining several pendulum motors (base sections) operating in parallel, or several pendulums in one motor (base section), it is possible to obtain the required torque and its force.

Starting and stopping the motor. The motor can be started either manually or by mechanical aids such as mechanical or manual lifting mechanisms.

When starting the motor manually, it is necessary to turn on the power to the control system, which at the right moment raises the lever at an angle of 45 degrees together with the pendulum and the weight suspended on it 7. The pendulum is moved until it reaches the required point of the oscillation amplitude - position I, where a sensor is installed that gives an electrical impulse to the control system 23. From this moment, the operation of the motor is controlled by the control module 23, which at the right moment raises the lever at an angle of 45 degrees and gives the pendulum an additional energy impulse necessary to maintain its oscillation. As the lever 2 descends, together with the pendulum through the chain (or other transmission link) 10, it changes the linear movement of the chain 10 into the rotary movement of the flywheel 12.

Another way of starting the motor is to use a mechanized lifting device. The pendulum weight 7 is raised to the maximum height (position I), where it is temporarily fixed with a latch. After disconnecting the pendulum weight (7) from the latch, the pendulum descends. At the same time, power is supplied to the control system (23) and the oscillating drive (8). When the pendulum returns to the upper position (I), the l-position sensor starts working, and since then the motor system already works automatically.

To stop the motor, it is enough to disconnect the electric power supplied to its control system 23. The pendulum will not receive an additional energy impulse for oscillation from the supporting gear 8, and gradually the oscillations of the pendulum will stop. For emergency stopping, braking mechanical (for example, disc) brakes can be used, which can be installed both at the pendulum and at the flywheel 12 or its working axis 14.

Claims

1. A pendulum motor comprising a motor case/frame (1 ) equipped with at least the following interacting components:

• a lever (2) with two arms (2.1 , 2.2), installed on a supporting axis (3) with a bearing fixed on the case/frame (1), wherein the arms (2.1 , 2.2) of the lever (2.1 , 2.2) can move up and down,

• additional lever-support point (4), permanently installed on the case/frame (1), onto which the lever (2) rests when in a horizontal position;

• where a pendulum is suspended on the end (5) of the first arm (2.1) of the lever (2), which includes the stem of the pendulum (6) with a weight (7), where the end (5) of the first arm (2.1) of the lever (2) is the suspension point of this pendulum wherein

• the lever (2) can be tilted up to an angle of 45 degrees relative to the horizontal, by pressing down the second arm(2.2) of the lever, while the first arm (2.1 ) with the pendulum suspended on its end (5) rises up,

• where the length of the pendulum stem (6) is equal to the length of the first arm (2.1 ) of the lever (2), on which the pendulum is suspended, or longer than said first arm (2.1 ); the motor further comprises:

• a flywheel (12) installed in the case/frame (1 ) on a working axis with a bearing (14) as a rotary-inertia element of the engine, with a one-way gear (13) turning the flywheel (12), which is turned in one direction by a drive chain (10) with a compensating spring ( 11 ), when this drive chain (10) is pulled by the second arm (2.2) of the moving lever (2), when the lever (2) returns from the raised inclined position to the horizontal position, and the working axis (14) driven by the flywheel (12) transmits the (12) torque M to the pendulum motor load; the motor further comprises:

• an energy pulse-providing mechanism for moving the lever (2) from the horizontal to the inclined position, comprising: an excitation gear (8) with a lever or cam (9) and a power source (22), arranged to press down the second arm (2.2) of the lever (2), thereby lifting the first arm (2.1) of the lever (2) together with the pendulum; the motor further comprises:

• a control unit (23), configured at least: o to register a signal from the sensor of the position (I) of the pendulum weight (7) closest to the axis (3) of the lever (2), where o according to the signal of the position (I), the control unit (23) further controls rotations of the supporting gear (8) and the position of the lever/cam (9) pressing down the second arm (2.1) of the lever (2), thereby lifting the lever (2) from the horizontal to the inclined position while the pendulum weight (7) is in position (I) or its neighbourhood F (21).

2. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n the lengths of the first arm (2.1) and the second arm (2.2) of the lever (2) are the same.

3. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n the length of the pendulum stem (6) is equal to the length of the first arm (2.1 ) of the lever (2), on the end of which there is a suspension point (5) of the pendulum, or not shorter and close to the lenght of the first arm (2.1 ).

4. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n the mass of the flywheel (12) is at least 2 times greater than the mass of the pendulum weight (7).

5. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n the lifting angle of the lever (2) changing the height of the pendulum suspension point (5) is 45°.

6. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n further comprising a speed reducer (18) controlled from the control module (23) and arranged to transmit the torque M accumulated in the rotating flywheel (12) from the axis (14) of the flywheel (12) to the load, where this speed reducer (18) is controlled from the control module (23).

7. The motor according to claim 1 , w h e r e i n further comprising a clutch mechanism controlled from the control module (23) and arranged to transmit the accumulated torque of the rotating flywheel (12) from the axis (14) of the flywheel (12) to the load, at selected time instants or periods, where this clutch mechanism is controlled from the control module (23).

8. The motor according to claim 1, wherein further comprising a speed reducer of variable ratio between the one-way gear (18) and the flywheel (12), for controlling the rotation of the flywheel (12) by the one-way gear (13) at different speeds, where this speed reducer is controlled from the control module (23).