This is just the first, very basic, simple, do this at home, "proof of concept" design.
From here onwards, obviously there are many possibilities.

But here is the key design specification that we have discovered and want people to know about:

ALL OF THE MAGNETS
--with the sole exception of the traveling magnet--
have their poles oriented exactly the same:
PERPENDICULAR to the direction of travel of the traveling magnet.

(Say, all of the stacks of magnets have their North pole facing up.
 Then the traveling shuttle magnet has its North pole facing down.
  And it moves, is pushed along, on an "East-West" plane of travel.

For centuries, people have been trying to find a design that made use of the obvious very strong push-pull of the North South poles. The insight genius of this design is that, counter-intuitively, it does NOT try to use this main axis of magnetization as its direction of travel, but instead runs along on the energy in the far weaker  (but-still-able-to-be-added-onto, cumulatively, indefinitely...)  "East-West" plane  (perpendicular to North-South axis).


We have oriented the stacks at about 60 degrees to the direction of travel.
And this will demonstrate the effect nicely.
For an even more dramatic effect, build a trackway where the stacks which are at sixty degrees to the direction of travel
alternate with
stacks that are placed flush up against and parallel to the direction of travel.

But further experimentation will be needed to prove what exactly are the optimum angles
( a few degrees more here, a few degrees less there... )
at which the stacks should be placed
(and whether having the alternate stacks parallel to the track, really is the best design for which uses.)

Again, there are many many variables to work out,
but this is the core finding here is this:
that we can tap into and make use of the surprising power in the "East-West" plane.







That said,
here are some of the variables that we know could be varied
that would need to be experimented with in a lab with better calibrated equipment
to find out which are the optimum designs
for which uses:



>>> Magnets:

What sizes - scales up, or down, to?

What shapes - both for the fixed "stacks", and for the traveling shuttle

What materials -- We've used neodymium (shown in the video) as well as ceramic... they all work. What is the best tradeoff between power output, life of the system, and cost?




>>> Track design:

How high should the stacks be?
We have a 7:1 ratio between the height of the stacks relative to the height of the travel magnet -- are there advantages to it being this high?
Perhaps a larger sized travel magnet (or of different materials) would be more effective?
How about lowering the ratio of magnet height to stack height?  from 7:1 to say, 3:1?
Is the lower ratio more cost effective?
Optimum shape of the travel magnet? A round shape obviously rolls if the design of the track is such that it drops out the end.

Best angles of the stacks (relative to the trackway's direction of travel)?
Should they all be the same? Should you alternate angled ones with stacks that are parallel to the track?

How close should these stacks be to each other?

How close should the two sides of the track be to each other, what's the optimum tolerance beyond the width of the travel magnet? Should they be as close as possible?
When should the distance between the two sides of the trackway be varied to produce different effects? Is it easier for a travel magnet to get "out" of the trackway, if the two sides at that point are made of weaker ceramic magnets, or are slightly diverging?
When is it best to mix magnets of different materials?

What is the optimum thickness of the "guard" or "shield" which runs along the stacks, keeping the travel magnet from just jumping to the top of the nearest stack?

Perhaps alternate what moves with what stays in the same position?
Perhaps the "stacks" be now mounted on a wheel, rotating around...
while the "travel magnets" -now plural- and fixed in place.




>>> How to get power/work OUT?  optimum ways to tap into this motion?

• circular, drive shaft, power take off, leather belts with embedded magnets?

• raise the travel magnets high, bend the track around and drop them out the end,
and then collect the potential energy as they fall back down ("the Lenz effect")
(and roll towards the mouth of the system  -- where they are sucked up again)?