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<p>Previous electric-field-type electromechanical energy converters have
relied on a variable capacitance, with terminal voltage constrained. An
electrostatic generator is studied which employs a spatially varying charge
distribution with the potential unconstrained. Energy is converted from
mechanical to electrical form by means of ·a synchronous interaction between
the excitation charge wave on the moving medium and the fixed load. Power
output characteristics for both a continuum and discrete loading arrangements
are derived and analyzed. A study of the effects of discrete loading
is essential to understanding operation with a finite number of phases.
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Regan, James Peter</div>
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