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A Halbach array is radially disposed in an environment optimized for efficiency and controlled for efficient generation and use of power in order to generate, establish, and maintain a desired level of rotational energy with enhanced efficiency.

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What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic fields, the apparatus comprising: a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial po

What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic fields, the apparatus comprising: a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial points, a permanent magnet array, said permanent magnet array comprising one or more mounted permanent magnets of sufficient quality to maintain and radiate a steady magnetic field following repeated exposure to alternating magnetic fields, said permanent magnet array further adapted to travel radially within a circular track housed within a stator, said rotational energy generator further being adapted with transmission means for output rotational energy power to be delivered to a target consumptive facility; said circular track being adapted to provide housing and electrical communication for an electromagnet array, said electromagnet array comprising one or more electromagnets which may be regularly spaced so as to be proximate to the permanent magnets of said permanent magnet array as it rotates about said shaft and radially about said track; each said electromagnet being adapted with an electromagnetic core, each said electromagnetic core being further adapted with material and dimensions so as to permit said electromagnetic core to rapidly develop, sustain and enhance a magnetic flux created when an electric current is passed through an inductive coil about said electromagnetic core, and then to rapidly lose said magnetic flux when said electric current is switched off from said inductive coil, and to further be capable of rapidly reversing said magnetic flux orientation when said electric current is reversed through said inductive coil or passed through an alternative reversing electric coil; each said electromagnet being in electrical communication with a power supply, said power supply further comprising an electrical storage component capable of storing and releasing small bursts of electrical current as may be directed from one or more switches, said power supply being selected from any component known to have the capability of reliably storing and releasing said electrical energy in small and precise bursts, said power supply further being adapted to receive electrical energy in small amounts and to reliably and efficiently store said electrical energy for release, and said power supply further adapted to receive and transform said power from said power generator output for any other desirable source into a proper form for power supply storage; and controlling means for managing and controlling the storage and release of electrical energy to achieve optimal timing and quantity of the delivery of electric current from said power supply to each said circumferential electromagnet, said controlling means further comprising sensors detecting and communicating the rate of rotation of said generator shaft, the position of each said permanent magnet, and any other data useful in determining the optimal times for release of said bursts of electric current and the amount of current to be released in each said burst of electric current, receivers to receive input signals from said sensors, and relays and switches adapted to facilitate said current release. 2. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which each said permanent magnet is made of ferrite or ceramic or some ceramic and ferrous compound. 3. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said power supply further comprises one or more combination of capacitors adapted to receive and store small increments of electricity and release electrical energy in precise bursts of current as directed by a source of controlling logic. 4. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 2 in which said power supply further comprises one or more combination of capacitors adapted to receive and store small increments of electricity and release electrical energy in precise bursts of current as directed by said control means. 5. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and the positions of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays; said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM, logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 6. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 2 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays; said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM, logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 7. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 3 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays; said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM, logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 8. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 4 in which said controlling means further comprises a CPU, said CPU further comprising a computer ROM within which is stored permanent or non-variable dimensional parameters of the rotor and of said permanent and electromagnetic arrays; said CPU further comprising a computer RAM with input means by which the data retrieved from said sensors may be received by said RAM, logic means by which said data may be interpreted used to determine the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 9. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 5 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 10. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 6 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 11. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 7 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 12. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 8 which is further adapted with sensors for measuring variable ecosystem factors and in which said CPU RAM is adapted to receive and process said ecosystem factors in the process of determining the rates and levels at which said electromagnets should be energized and de-energized; and control means by which said electromagnets may be energized and de-energized as necessary for the effective operation of the radial energy generating apparatus. 13. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points. 14. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 2 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points. 15. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 3 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points. 16. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 4 in which said rotor further comprises a disk which is mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said disk rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon said disk rotor with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points. 17. Apparatus for generating rotational energy by means of manipulation of magnetic fields, the apparatus comprising: a rotational energy generator in which a central shaft is integrally joined with one or more rotors, each said rotor having, at or near its most distant radial points, an electromagnetic array, said electromagnetic array comprising one or more mounted electromagnets, said electromagnetic array further adapted to travel radially within a circular track housed within a stator, said rotational energy generator further being adapted with transmission means for output rotational energy power to be delivered to a target consumptive facility; said circular track being adapted to provide housing and electrical communication for an permanent magnet array, said permanent magnet array comprising one or more permanent magnets of sufficient quality to establish, maintain and radiate a steady magnetic field following repeated exposure to alternating magnetic fields which may be regularly spaced so as to be proximate to the electromagnets of said electromagnetic array as it rotates about said shaft and radially about said track; each said electromagnet being adapted with an electromagnetic core, each said electromagnetic core being further adapted with material and dimensions so as to permit said electromagnetic core to rapidly develop, sustain and enhance a magnetic flux created when an electric current is passed through an inductive coil about said electromagnetic core, and then to rapidly lose said magnetic flux when said electric current is switched off from said inductive coil, and to further be capable of rapidly reversing said magnetic flux orientation when said electric current is reversed through said inductive coil or passed through an alternative reversing electric coil; each said electromagnet being in electrical communication with a power supply, said power supply further comprising an electrical storage component capable of storing and releasing small bursts of electrical current as may be directed from one or more switches, said power supply being selected from any component known to have the capability of reliably storing and releasing said electrical energy in small and precise bursts, said power supply further being adapted to receive electrical energy in small amounts and to reliably and efficiently store said electrical energy for release, and said power supply further adapted to receive and transform said power from said power generator output for any other desirable source into a proper form for power supply storage; and controlling means for managing and controlling the storage and release of electrical energy to achieve optimal timing and quantity of the delivery of electric current from said power supply to each said circumferential electromagnet, said controlling means further comprising sensors detecting and communicating the rate of rotation of said generator shaft, the position of each said permanent magnet, and any other data useful in determining the optimal times for release of said bursts of electric current and the amount of current to be released in each said burst of electric current, receivers to receive input signals from said sensors, and relays and switches adapted to facilitate said current release. 18. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 17 in which each said permanent magnet is made of ferrite or ceramic or some ceramic and ferrous compound. 19. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 1 in which said rotor further comprises a one or more balanced radial arms which are mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon each said disk rotor arm with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points. 20. The rotational energy generating apparatus described in claim 17 in which said rotor further comprises a one or more balanced radial arms which are mounted integrally upon said shaft with said shaft at the rotational center of said rotor and in which said permanent magnets are positioned upon each said disk rotor arm with radial regularity about the disk rotor at its most distal points.