What is the Shkondin engine?

How many of us have heard of such an invention as Vasily Shkondin's engine? Probably not. But nevertheless, our compatriot Vasily Shkondin revolutionized the field of electric motors. In this article we will consider what the "Shkondin engine" is and what is its uniqueness.

This story began as early as the 70s of the last century, when a journalist by training, an employee of the Institute of Russian Language. Pushkin decided to create an engine that surpasses the traditional electric motors. Vasily Shkondin claimed that only a few types of electric motors were produced, and they are used everywhere, from mincers to power plants. The inventor said that no one had yet studied the "variation of technical units". On this thought he was pushed by the philological thesis. Its theme was the variability of grammatical and lexical units of the Russian language. A journalist has come a long way before he was talked about, and his invention, now known as the Shkondin engine, was recognized. For ten years, he created about 70 variants of electric motors. An amateur engineer laid the original principles of alternating and unipolar pulses created by an electromechanical trigger. For example, the Shkondin magnetic motor basically has a disk unit fixed to the axis of the driving wheel. It is controlled without a transmission by adjusting the speed. The rotor, connected to the wheel axis, along which perimeter permanent magnets are attached, rotates in the stator, on which the solenoids are placed. Current pulses are fed to the latter, resulting in an alternating magnetic field that pushes the magnets.

These inventions are confirmed by dozens of international patents. The peculiarity of such an invention as the Shkondin engine consists in simplicity and a small number of units: not 10-20, as in traditional electric motors, but only five. Also, there is no external electronic control. Due to the simplicity of this unit, its reliability increases, and the cost price becomes two times lower than that of standard electric motors. Now Shkondin engine is installed on wheelchairs, bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.

From the beginning of the 90s, these inventions took the first prizes at exhibitions in Brussels, Seoul, Geneva, Paris, Hanover, Orlando, etc. Despite world awards, Shkondin did not cause a commercial interest.

A turning point for the inventor came in 2002. His creation was interested in the British investment company. About half a year the motor Shkondina was tested in the laboratory of Oxford University. British scientists came to the conclusion that all the characteristics mentioned in the patents are correct, the engine exceeds the performance of traditional analogues by 50% in terms of dynamism and by 30% in terms of operational efficiency. As a result, in 2003, Ultra Motor was founded, founded by Vasily himself.

The first Shkondin electric motors were installed exclusively on light equipment, such as bicycles. However, more powerful engines are now almost ready for production. So, for example, the company Ultra Motor has concluded a contract for the supply of electric vehicles for city services: medical care, gendarmerie, courier. So before Shkondin's electric motors huge prospects are opened, probably, and in Russia such cars will soon appear.