Unleashing the Potential of Gravitational Generator: A Theoretical Approach

[CthlhuLies]

Ok this one is purely theoretical and I'm going to just make some assumptions.
1. No Debris will block the way.
2. Its A vacuum
3.The structure won't collapse.

Ok, first we drill a hole through one side the Earth and out the other. We then wrap the new whole in a superconducting coil of wire. At both ends of the wire attach a battery to collect the energy. Then drop the magnet.
http://puu.sh/741Pp.png

Would the magnet be slowed?
I came up with this today and only researched a little on how magnetic generators generally work.
Squares are magnets. The brown lines are the wires previously mentioned.

 

[Drakkith]

Yes, the magnet will be slowed. There are videos of people dropping magnets down copper tubes on youtube that should show this.

 

[CthlhuLies]

Yes, the magnet will be slowed. There are videos of people dropping magnets down copper tubes on youtube that should show this.

Thanks for the reply I had this idea milling around in my mind all day. :D

 

[sophiecentaur]

This is only a one shot device, remember. The magnet will oscillate along the polar axis but the displacement will gradually die down as energy is used up. It is a very expensive way to harvest the PE of a falling object. Remember, you had to dig out all that material to make the hole in the first place. That would involve much more energy than you will get out.