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I understand that but specifically for a homopolar generator what power is consumed by the rotor? An equation would be appreciated.

Thanks for your reply. The question had more to do with if any of the power through the motor gets absorbed and turned into kinetic energy and if say there where 2 current and voltmeters on where the input is passed verse to where the output is taken from the rim of tge disk if the current and...

I was curious in regards to a homopolar motor where the energy imparted into the rotor comes from if the energy input is say 10v at 1000 amps and there is 10v 1000amps output. Aswell if the effect of the magnetic field produces a different power on the rim of the disk vs the input from the...

Thanks for your reply, it was informative.

Hey everyone this is my first thread i was wondering how you calculate the inductance of a solid sphere. Say a sphere for example of 5cm diameter with electrical contacts on opposing sides 0.5 cm in diameter. Any help would be much appreciated