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Significantly increased torque is provided from a motor having a stator with a core and at least two three-phase windings wound on the core. The two windings are separated spatially by 30 electrical degrees. Power is provided to the two windings by two power supplies which each provide power at the

Significantly increased torque is provided from a motor having a stator with a core and at least two three-phase windings wound on the core. The two windings are separated spatially by 30 electrical degrees. Power is provided to the two windings by two power supplies which each provide power at the same fundamental frequency and with a component at the third harmonic of the fundamental, with the power provided from one power supply shifted in time by 30° of the fundamental frequency with respect to the power provided by the other power supply. The additional third harmonic component reduces the effective peak flux density, allowing an increase in the fundamental component of flux to allow an increase in effective torque, with the third harmonic component also providing additional torque.

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Significantly increased torque is provided from a motor having a stator with a core and at least two three-phase windings wound on the core. The two windings are separated spatially by 30 electrical degrees. Power is provided to the two windings by two power supplies which each provide power at the

Significantly increased torque is provided from a motor having a stator with a core and at least two three-phase windings wound on the core. The two windings are separated spatially by 30 electrical degrees. Power is provided to the two windings by two power supplies which each provide power at the same fundamental frequency and with a component at the third harmonic of the fundamental, with the power provided from one power supply shifted in time by 30° of the fundamental frequency with respect to the power provided by the other power supply. The additional third harmonic component reduces the effective peak flux density, allowing an increase in the fundamental component of flux to allow an increase in effective torque, with the third harmonic component also providing additional torque. nected to gates of the first and second MOSFETs and the second select line is connected to gates of the third and fourth MOSFETs; and wherein the first and fourth MOSFETs are each connected to the external data feed line. 3. A semiconductor memory device for addressing a plurality of scalable two-transistor memory (STTM) cells as claimed in claim 2, wherein the appropriate signal connected to the word line of a memory cell in the first column of memory cells is either a write voltage or a read voltage or a standby voltage. 4. A semiconductor memory device for addressing a plurality of scalable two-transistor memory (STTM) cells as claimed in claim 3, wherein a voltage difference exists between two adjacent external bit lines when the appropriate signal connected to the word line is a read voltage. 5. A semiconductor memory device for addressing a plurality of scalable two-transistor memory (STTM) cells as claimed in claim 4, wherein the appropriate signal connected to the word line when information is being stored in the STTM cells is a standby voltage. causing the drive vortex to flow downstream and pass through the turbine. 7. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 1 further comprising a fluid-filled flywheel that rotates with the drive shaft in a direction of rotation, said fluid-filled flywheel comprising: a hollow disk-shaped shell filled with fluid; and a plurality of radial bulkheads that separate the interior of the shell into separate sections, each of said bulkheads having at least one gate pivotally mounted thereon to open in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation, said gate covering an aperture in the bulkhead when the gate is pivoted to a closed position, and said gate opening the aperture when the gate is pivoted to an open position; whereby the gates are opened by the fluid when the flywheel accelerates in the direction of rotation, thus allowing the fluid to flow through the apertures in the bulkheads and reduce start-up inertia of the flywheel, and whereby the gates are closed by the fluid when the flywheel decelerates, thus preventing the fluid from flowing through the apertures, and causing the flywheel to maintain angular momentum like a solid flywheel. 8. A fluid-powered energy conversion device for converting energy in a moving fluid into mechanical energy, said device comprising: a rigid cylindrical frame forming an annular chamber centered around a longitudinal axis, the chamber having: an annular top surface with a central aperture therein; sides that are open to allow entry of the moving fluid in a direction approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; means for creating in the annular chamber, a rotating drive vortex when the moving fluid enters the chamber through the chamber's open sides; and a floor that slopes toward the top surface as the floor approaches the central longitudinal axis of the device, said floor causing the drive vortex to flow toward the top surface and pass through the central aperture; a longitudinal drive shaft centrally mounted along the longitudinal axis and passing through the central aperture; a turbine mounted on the drive shaft in the central aperture; and a fluid-filled flywheel that rotates with the drive shaft in a direction of rotation, said fluid-filled flywheel comprising: a hollow disk-shaped shell filled with fluid; and a plurality of radial bulkheads that separate the interior of the shell into separate sections, each of said bulkheads having at least one gate pivotally mounted thereon to open in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation, said gate covering an aperture in the bulkhead when the gate is pivoted to a closed position, and said gate opening the aperture when the gate is pivoted to an open position; whereby the gates are opened by the fluid when the flywheel accelerates in the direction of rotation, thus allowing the fluid to flow through the apertures in the bulkheads and reduce start-up inertia of the flywheel, and whereby the gates are closed by the fluid when the flywheel decelerates, thus preventing the fluid from flowing through the apertures, and causing the flywheel to maintain angular momentum like a solid flywheel. 9. A turbine for use in a fluid-powered energy conversion device for converting energy in a moving fluid into mechanical energy, said turbine comprising: a central hub mounted on a drive shaft; and a plurality of elongate turbine blades radially mounted to the hub around a perimeter of the hub, each of said turbine blades being cambered to form an airfoil, said turbine blades being mounted at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the drive shaft, wherein the mounting angle of the turbine blades and the camber of the airfoil are selected to cause the cambered airfoil to generate a lift vector in the direction of rotation of the turbine when fluid flows over the turbine blades. 10. The turbine of claim 9, wherein the turbine blades are mounted to the hub so that a longitudinal axis of each blade, extendi ng radially from the hub, forms an acute angle with the drive shaft, thereby forming the turbine in a shape of a hollow cone with the hub at the vertex of the cone; and wherein the conically shaped turbine is oriented on the drive shaft in a direction such that the fluid enters the turbine through the base of the cone, and exits the turbine through the acutely angled upper side of the cone. 11. The turbine of claim 10, wherein each of the turbine blades increases in width at greater radial distances from the hub. 12. The turbine of claim 11, wherein each of the turbine blades has an approximately constant camber throughout the length of the blade. 13. The turbine of claim 9, further comprising a circular outer rim to which an outer end of each turbine blade is connected. 14. A fluid-powered energy conversion device for converting energy in a moving fluid into mechanical energy, said device comprising: a rigid cylindrical frame forming an annular chamber centered around a longitudinal axis, the chamber having: an annular top surface with a central aperture therein; sides that are open to allow entry of the moving fluid in a direction approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; means for creating in the annular chamber, a drive vortex rotating in a direction of rotation when the moving fluid enters the chamber through the chamber's open sides; and a floor that slopes toward the top surface as the floor approaches the central longitudinal axis of the device, said floor causing the drive vortex to flow toward the top surface and pass through the central aperture; a longitudinal drive shaft centrally mounted along the longitudinal axis and passing through the central aperture; and a turbine mounted in the central aperture on a hub on the drive shaft, said turbine comprising: a plurality of elongate turbine blades radially mounted to the hub around a perimeter of the hub, each of said turbine blades being cambered to form an airfoil, said turbine blades being mounted at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the device, wherein the mounting angle of the turbine blades and the camber of the airfoil are selected to cause the cambered airfoil to generate a lift vector in the direction of rotation of the turbine when fluid flows over the turbine blades. 15. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 14, wherein the turbine also includes a circular outer rim to which an outer end of each turbine blade is connected. 16. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 14, wherein each of the turbine blades is cambered so that each blade has a convex side and a concave side, and each blade is mounted in a direction such that the direction of rotation of the drive vortex causes the drive vortex to impact the turbine blades at an angle of attack from the concave side of the blades. 17. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 14, wherein each turbine blade has a leading edge, and the camber of the blade is such that the leading edge of the blade is curved toward the relative wind from the drive vortex. 18. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 17, wherein the turbine blades are mounted to the hub so that a longitudinal axis of each blade forms an acute angle with the drive shaft, thereby forming the turbine in a shape of a hollow cone with the hub at the vertex of the cone. 19. The fluid-powered energy conversion device of claim 18, wherein the conically shaped turbine is oriented on the drive shaft in a direction such that the fluid enters the turbine through the base of the cone, and exits the turbine through the acutely angled upper side of the cone.