Creating Electricity: Can Magnets & Capacitors Create More Power?

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of using magnets and capacitors to generate additional electrical power. It is established that energy cannot be created or destroyed, adhering to the law of conservation of energy. The concept of using a wire coiled around another wire, described as a twisted pair cable, does not result in increased electricity generation. The generation of electromotive force (emf) occurs through the relative movement of a conductor within a magnetic field, not merely by connecting capacitors.

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Suppose you made a generator by connecting several magnets pushing currents through wires into a capacitor. Now suppose you connected this capacitor to another capacitor by a wire coiled around another wire both connected to the next capacitor. Could this work in creating more electricity for the second capacitor?
 
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BobbaD said:
Could this work in creating more electricity for the second capacitor?
I am not perfectly sure what you are asking, but if you ask if there can be more electrical energy or power than before, the answer is no; it is very, very well known that energy can't be created nor destroyed due to the law of conservation of energy.
 
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"A wire coiled around another wire" sounds like a twisted pair cable. It does not create more electricity than is put into it.

Magnets do not "push currents through wires", the relative movement of a conductor and a magnetic field will generate an electromotive force (emf).

Learning the basic principles of electricity and magnetism can be done from books or reputable websites, such as:
https://www.shmoop.com/electricity-magnetism/
 
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BobbaD said:
Could this work in creating more electricity for the second capacitor?
The amount of energy generated and stored depends on the physical energy input to the moving magnets (generator). You cannot get more energy out than you put in.
 

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