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'''Steorn Ltd.''' is an Irish company based in Dublin claiming to have build a [[Perpetual Motion]] device called "Orbo" which, violating fundamental principles of physics, is supposed to create limitless energy.
 
'''Steorn Ltd.''' is an Irish company based in Dublin claiming to have build a [[Perpetual Motion]] device called "Orbo" which, violating fundamental principles of physics, is supposed to create limitless energy.
  
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In August 2006 Steorn placed a large scale advertisement receiving wide attention in the English newspaper "The Economist"<ref>The Economist, August&nbsp;19, 2006</ref> claiming to be able to provide "free, clean and constant energy". The scientific community was challenged to investigate the technology and report the findings to the world. According to the advertisement price list of the newspaper they spent about 125.000&nbsp;Euro (£&nbsp;85.200) on that ad.
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In August 2006 Steorn placed a large scale advertisement receiving wide attention in the English newspaper "The Economist"<ref>The Economist, August&nbsp;19, 2006</ref> claiming to be able to provide "free, clean and constant energy". The scientific community was challenged to investigate the technology and report the findings to the world. According to the advertisement price list of the newspaper they spent about 125.000&nbsp;Euro (£&nbsp;85.200) on that ad. Several tries to show a functioning Orbo-PM to the public failed. A group of scientists which were allowed to test the device could not find evidence that it could create "energy for nothing".<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vetting], Irish Times Wed 06 Jun 2009</ref>
  
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Several tries to show a functioning Orbo-PM to the public failed. A group of scientists which were allowed to test the device could not find evidence that it could create "energy for nothing".<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vetting], Irish Times Wed 06 Jun 2009</ref>
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An allegedly working Orbo unit constructed of clear plastic was shown on 15.&nbsp;Dezember 2009 in Dublin (Waterways Centre Building) and a video stream of the running device published on the website. The claims of the company Steorn about the "Orbo"-Technology violate the first law of thermodynamics, that energy in an isolated system stays the same and can neither be destroyed nor created. It can only change forms.
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An allegedly working Orbo unit constructed of clear plastic was shown on 15.&nbsp;Dezember 2009 in Dublin (Waterways Centre Building) and a video stream of the running device published on the website.
 
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The claims of the company Steorn about the "Orbo"-Technology violate the first law of thermodynamics, that energy in an isolated system stays the same and can neither be destroyed nor created. It can only change forms.
 
  
 
==Orbo==
 
==Orbo==
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The wonder-technology from Steorn called "Steorn Orbo Technology" is based on a fictitious "time variant magneto-mechanical interaction" and said to be able to provide "clean energy" for mobile sound systems and cars. It is claimed to be a so called "overunity technology", which means that it can create more energy than it consumes. Orbo is a registered brand.
 
The wonder-technology from Steorn called "Steorn Orbo Technology" is based on a fictitious "time variant magneto-mechanical interaction" and said to be able to provide "clean energy" for mobile sound systems and cars. It is claimed to be a so called "overunity technology", which means that it can create more energy than it consumes. Orbo is a registered brand.
  
 
Older publications of Steorn claimed that energy was created using time variant magnetic viscosity, an effect that only Steorn has understood. According to Steorn converging magnets fast uses less energy than pulling them apart slowly because the magnets would not have enough time to readjust their magnetic domains.
 
Older publications of Steorn claimed that energy was created using time variant magnetic viscosity, an effect that only Steorn has understood. According to Steorn converging magnets fast uses less energy than pulling them apart slowly because the magnets would not have enough time to readjust their magnetic domains.
  
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The eOrbo device that was shown in Dublin is said to draw pulse-shaped electric current from a little battery and form it to a magnetic field using small inductors which affect the attraction of the rotating permanent magnets in the following ways: During convergence they maximize the attracting powers and during parting they minimize it. Such a "Broken Symmetry" hypothesis had been formulated by a Tom Bearden years before..<ref>http://www.cheniere.org/references/brokensymmetry.htm</ref> The right moment to pulse power is said to be determined by a Reed-Relay. The rotation of the magnets should induce current in conductors (according to Faraday's law of induction) which should after rectification charge the battery. The engine output is ostensibly higher than the consumption (''overunity'') and it is unnecessary to ever replace the battery.
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Bei dem in Dublin vorgeführten e-Orbo-Prinzip soll impulsförmig fließender Strom aus einer kleinen Batterie in mehreren kleinen Spulen zu einem Magnetfeld führen, der die anziehenden Kräfte von rotierenden Permanentmagneten in unterschiedlicher Weise beeinflusse: bei Annäherung des rotierenden Permanentmagneten soll die anziehende Kraft maximal sein, während sie in der Phase der Entfernung abnehmen soll. Dazu war in der Vergangenheit bereits eine ''Broken Symmetry''-Hypothese von einem Tom Bearden formuliert worden.<ref>http://www.cheniere.org/references/brokensymmetry.htm</ref> Der jeweilige richtige Moment zum Stromfluss soll dabei durch ein Reed-Relais bestimmt werden. Durch die Rotation der Permanentmagneten soll gleichzeitig in anderen Spulen ein Stromfluss induziert werden (nach dem bekannten Induktionsgesetz), der nach Gleichrichtung ausreiche, die Batterie wieder zu laden. Gleichzeitig sei die abgegebene elektrische Leistung größer (''overunity'') als die zum Betrieb notwendige Leistung, sodass sich ein Batteriewechsel erübrige.
 
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==Demonstrations==
 
==Demonstrations==
 
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Am 4.&nbsp;Juli 2007 wurde ein nicht im Steorn-Sinne funktionierendes Demonstrationsmodell im Londoner ''Kinetica Museum'' (Spitalfields Market) nach längeren Verzögerungen vorgestellt und kurz danach wieder entfernt. Steorn erklärte, dass das Modell durch Hitze durch zu helles Scheinwerferlicht gestört worden sei. Später hieß es, es wäre zu einem "Treibhauseffekt" im Modell gekommen.
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On 4 July 2007 an Orbo-unit was prepared to be shown at the Kinetica Museum, Spitalfields Market, London. The public demonstration was delayed and then cancelled because of technical difficulties. Steorn initially declared that the heat from the spotlights had interfered with the device but later changed it's comment. A greenh
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A demonstration device, which Steorn called working, was prep after several delays on July 4th, 2007 in the ''Kinetica Museum'' in London (Spitalfields Market) and removed again just a bit later. Steorn stated at first that the heat of the spotlights hat interfered with the device. They declared later that the problems were cause by a "greenhouse effect within the box.
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On 15 December 2009 another demonstration was scheduled and promoted through postings and a video. The device was shown at the ''Waterways Visitor Centre'', Dublin and three video streams were shown in the Internet (Links: [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid11.html] [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid12.html] [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid13.html]). The streams were interrupted several times. Several times cleaners moved the demonstration boxes out of sight to clean the area.
  
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Am 15.&nbsp;Dezember 2009 begann eine vorab in Mitteilungen und einem Video angekündigte Demonstration eines Modells im Dubliner ''Waterways Visitor Centre'', mit gleichzeitigem Angebot von drei Videostreams im Internet (Links: [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid11.html] [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid12.html] [http://www.steorn.com/iframe-vid13.html]). Die Vorführung des Live-Streams wurde mehrfach unterbrochen. Auch konnten Reinigungskräfte beobachtet werden, die die Demo-Motoren außer Sichtweite brachten, um sie später, nach Reinigung des Aufstellungsorts, wieder zurückzubringen.
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The Orbo device was powered with a small rechargeable battery, which was supposed to be recharged through the running model and would never become dead. Steorn claimed that the "Orbo 2009" model produces three times the energy it consumes. Surplus energy was said to evaporate as heat. The energy is said to come from the magnets (''Orbo is a technology that creates energy from magnetic interactions.''). The demonstration was scheduled to last six weeks, with a break from 24&nbsp;December to 4.&nbsp;January 2010. No measuring instruments which might have shown input or output of the device can be seen. According to Steorn giving a precise energy balance was not possible due to the "complexity" of the simple engine. Since the whole device might have been powered by the shown rechargeable battery (1,2&nbsp;Volt/10&nbsp;Ah) the demonstration is no proof for the claims of Steorn. An independent examination of the device could provide such a proof. Voltage and amperage of the battery would have to be monitored to calculate the energy balance of the system. Using a capacitor instead of the rechargeable 10&nbsp;Ah-battery was no option according to Steorn. They claim: ''Capacitors have a delay in delivering current''.<ref>Comment by Steorn-CEO Sean McCarthy</ref> Capacitors are actually able to provide current without delay.
  
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Das Modell mit Permanentmagneten wird von einer kleinen wiederaufladbaren Batterie angetrieben, die durch den Betrieb kontinuierlich wieder aufgeladen werde und sich so nicht entlade. Steorn gab sogar an, dass das "Orbo 2009"-Modell dreimal soviel Strom liefere, wie es verbrauche und die überschüssige Leistung würde als Wärme freigesetzt. Die Antriebsenergie stamme von den eingesetzten Permanentmagneten (''Orbo is a technology that creates energy from magnetic interactions.''). Die Vorführung soll laut Steorn 6&nbsp;Wochen dauern, mit einer Unterbrechung vom 24.&nbsp;Dezember bis 4.&nbsp;Januar 2010. In den gezeigten Aufnahmen sind keine Messgeräte zu sehen, die die Stromabgabe oder Stromaufnahme der Batterie anzeigen. Eine exakte Energiebilanz wäre laut Steorn wegen der "complexity" des einfachen Motors nicht möglich gewesen. Da nicht ausgeschlossen werden kann, dass das Modell ausschließlich durch die gezeigte wiederaufladbare Batterie (1,2&nbsp;Volt/10&nbsp;Ah) betrieben wird, ist die Demonstration nicht geeignet, Steorns Behauptungen zu belegen. Mehr Aufschluss könnte nur eine unabhängige Untersuchung ergeben, bei der beispielsweise Ladespannung und Ladestrom der Batterie (oder eines Kondensators hoher Kapazität) über einen längeren Zeitraum kontinuierlich protokolliert werden, um daraus die Energiebilanz des Systems zu ermitteln. Einen Kondensator als Zwischenspeicher für Energie an Stelle der wiederaufladbaren 10&nbsp;Ah-Batterie wolle Steorn nach eigenen Angaben nicht erwägen, da Kondensatoren angeblich elektrischen Strom "verzögert" abgeben würden (''Capacitors have a delay in delivering current'').<ref>Aussage von Steorn-Chef Sean McCarthy</ref> Tatsächlich sind Kondensatoren jedoch in der Lage, Strom verzögerungsfrei abzugeben.
 
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==Tests==
 
==Tests==
 
A group of scientists were chosen by Steorn for a jury to investigate the Orbo technology. The electro engineer Professor Dr. Ian MacDonald from the University of Albert was appointed Chairman of the jury. In 2009 they came to the unanimous verdict that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy.<ref>''In August 2006 the Irish company Steorn published an advertisement in the Economist announcing the development of "a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy". Qualified experts were sought to form a "jury" to validate these claims. Twenty-two independent scientists and engineers were selected by Steorn to form this jury. It has for the past two years examined evidence presented by the company. The unanimous verdict of the Jury is that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy. The jury is therefore ceasing work. The jury consists of scientists and engineers in relevant fields from Europe and North America, from industry, universities and government laboratories. Information about individual members can be found at http://stjury.ning.com/</ref><ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html''</ref> The members of the jury had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
 
A group of scientists were chosen by Steorn for a jury to investigate the Orbo technology. The electro engineer Professor Dr. Ian MacDonald from the University of Albert was appointed Chairman of the jury. In 2009 they came to the unanimous verdict that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy.<ref>''In August 2006 the Irish company Steorn published an advertisement in the Economist announcing the development of "a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy". Qualified experts were sought to form a "jury" to validate these claims. Twenty-two independent scientists and engineers were selected by Steorn to form this jury. It has for the past two years examined evidence presented by the company. The unanimous verdict of the Jury is that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy. The jury is therefore ceasing work. The jury consists of scientists and engineers in relevant fields from Europe and North America, from industry, universities and government laboratories. Information about individual members can be found at http://stjury.ning.com/</ref><ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html''</ref> The members of the jury had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.

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Orbo-Modell
Advertisement of Steorn in The economist

Steorn Ltd. is an Irish company based in Dublin claiming to have build a Perpetual Motion device called "Orbo" which, violating fundamental principles of physics, is supposed to create limitless energy.

In August 2006 Steorn placed a large scale advertisement receiving wide attention in the English newspaper "The Economist"[1] claiming to be able to provide "free, clean and constant energy". The scientific community was challenged to investigate the technology and report the findings to the world. According to the advertisement price list of the newspaper they spent about 125.000 Euro (£ 85.200) on that ad. Several tries to show a functioning Orbo-PM to the public failed. A group of scientists which were allowed to test the device could not find evidence that it could create "energy for nothing".[2]

An allegedly working Orbo unit constructed of clear plastic was shown on 15. Dezember 2009 in Dublin (Waterways Centre Building) and a video stream of the running device published on the website. The claims of the company Steorn about the "Orbo"-Technology violate the first law of thermodynamics, that energy in an isolated system stays the same and can neither be destroyed nor created. It can only change forms.

Orbo

Orbo-technology(Bild:Steorn-Video)

The wonder-technology from Steorn called "Steorn Orbo Technology" is based on a fictitious "time variant magneto-mechanical interaction" and said to be able to provide "clean energy" for mobile sound systems and cars. It is claimed to be a so called "overunity technology", which means that it can create more energy than it consumes. Orbo is a registered brand.

Older publications of Steorn claimed that energy was created using time variant magnetic viscosity, an effect that only Steorn has understood. According to Steorn converging magnets fast uses less energy than pulling them apart slowly because the magnets would not have enough time to readjust their magnetic domains.

The eOrbo device that was shown in Dublin is said to draw pulse-shaped electric current from a little battery and form it to a magnetic field using small inductors which affect the attraction of the rotating permanent magnets in the following ways: During convergence they maximize the attracting powers and during parting they minimize it. Such a "Broken Symmetry" hypothesis had been formulated by a Tom Bearden years before..[3] The right moment to pulse power is said to be determined by a Reed-Relay. The rotation of the magnets should induce current in conductors (according to Faraday's law of induction) which should after rectification charge the battery. The engine output is ostensibly higher than the consumption (overunity) and it is unnecessary to ever replace the battery.

Demonstrations

Steorn Demo.jpg
Steorn9.jpg
Offline

On 4 July 2007 an Orbo-unit was prepared to be shown at the Kinetica Museum, Spitalfields Market, London. The public demonstration was delayed and then cancelled because of technical difficulties. Steorn initially declared that the heat from the spotlights had interfered with the device but later changed it's comment. A greenh

A demonstration device, which Steorn called working, was prep after several delays on July 4th, 2007 in the Kinetica Museum in London (Spitalfields Market) and removed again just a bit later. Steorn stated at first that the heat of the spotlights hat interfered with the device. They declared later that the problems were cause by a "greenhouse effect within the box.

On 15 December 2009 another demonstration was scheduled and promoted through postings and a video. The device was shown at the Waterways Visitor Centre, Dublin and three video streams were shown in the Internet (Links: [1] [2] [3]). The streams were interrupted several times. Several times cleaners moved the demonstration boxes out of sight to clean the area.

The Orbo device was powered with a small rechargeable battery, which was supposed to be recharged through the running model and would never become dead. Steorn claimed that the "Orbo 2009" model produces three times the energy it consumes. Surplus energy was said to evaporate as heat. The energy is said to come from the magnets (Orbo is a technology that creates energy from magnetic interactions.). The demonstration was scheduled to last six weeks, with a break from 24 December to 4. January 2010. No measuring instruments which might have shown input or output of the device can be seen. According to Steorn giving a precise energy balance was not possible due to the "complexity" of the simple engine. Since the whole device might have been powered by the shown rechargeable battery (1,2 Volt/10 Ah) the demonstration is no proof for the claims of Steorn. An independent examination of the device could provide such a proof. Voltage and amperage of the battery would have to be monitored to calculate the energy balance of the system. Using a capacitor instead of the rechargeable 10 Ah-battery was no option according to Steorn. They claim: Capacitors have a delay in delivering current.[4] Capacitors are actually able to provide current without delay.

Tests

A group of scientists were chosen by Steorn for a jury to investigate the Orbo technology. The electro engineer Professor Dr. Ian MacDonald from the University of Albert was appointed Chairman of the jury. In 2009 they came to the unanimous verdict that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy.[5][6] The members of the jury had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.

Public Reception / Reaction

The advertisement in The Economist and the claims of Steorn received an echo in newspapers and blogs of several countries. Articles in scientific papers do not exist (December 2009).

Steorn Ltd.

Sean McCarthy

News items

Weblinks

Quellennachweise

  1. ↑ The Economist, August 19, 2006
  2. ↑ Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vetting, Irish Times Wed 06 Jun 2009
  3. ↑ http://www.cheniere.org/references/brokensymmetry.htm
  4. ↑ Comment by Steorn-CEO Sean McCarthy
  5. ↑ In August 2006 the Irish company Steorn published an advertisement in the Economist announcing the development of "a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy". Qualified experts were sought to form a "jury" to validate these claims. Twenty-two independent scientists and engineers were selected by Steorn to form this jury. It has for the past two years examined evidence presented by the company. The unanimous verdict of the Jury is that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy. The jury is therefore ceasing work. The jury consists of scientists and engineers in relevant fields from Europe and North America, from industry, universities and government laboratories. Information about individual members can be found at http://stjury.ning.com/
  6. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html
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