H
SECTION H — ELECTRICITY
 H02
GENERATION, CONVERSION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
 H02N
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
 H02N

Note(s)

  1. This subclass covers:
    • electrostatic generators, motors, clutches, or holding devices;
    • other non-dynamo-electric generators or motors;
    • holding or levitation devices using magnetic attraction or repulsion;
    • arrangements for starting, regulating, braking, or otherwise controlling such machines unless in conjoint operation with a second machine.
  2. Specific provision for generators, motors, or other means for converting between electric and other forms of energy also exists in other subclasses, e.g. in subclasses H01L, H01M, H02K, H04R.
 H02N 1/00
Electrostatic generators or motors using a solid moving electrostatic charge carrier
 H02N 1/04
·  Friction generators
 H02N 1/06
·  Influence generators
 H02N 1/08
·  ·  with conductive charge carrier, i.e. capacitor machines
 H02N 1/10
·  ·  with non-conductive charge carrier
 H02N 1/12
·  ·  ·  in the form of a conveyer belt, e.g. van de Graaff machine
 H02N 2/00
Motors or generators using piezo-electric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations with piezo-electric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction B06B 1/06, B06B 1/08; piezo-electric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive devices per se H01L 41/00)  [4]
 H02N 3/00
Generators in which thermal or kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy by ionisation of a fluid and removal of the charge therefrom (discharge tubes functioning as thermionic generators H01J 45/00)  [3]
 H02N 6/00
Generators in which light radiation is directly converted into electrical energy (solar cells or assemblies thereof, per se H01L 25/00, H01L 31/00)  [4]
 H02N 10/00
Electric motors using thermal effects  [3]
 H02N 11/00
Generators or motors not provided for elsewhere; Alleged perpetua mobilia obtained by electric or magnetic means (by hydrostatic pressure F03B 17/04; by dynamo-electric means H02K 53/00)
 H02N 13/00
Clutches or holding devices using electrostatic attraction, e.g. using Johnson-Rahbek effect
 H02N 15/00
Holding or levitation devices using magnetic attraction or repulsion, not otherwise provided for (electric or magnetic devices for holding work on machine tools B23Q 3/15; sliding or levitation devices for railway systems B61B 13/08; material handling devices associated with conveyers incorporating devices with electrostatic or magnetic grippers B65G 47/92; separating thin or filamentary articles from piles using magnetic force B65H 3/16; delivering thin or filamentary articles from magnetic holders by air blast or suction B65H 29/24; bearings using magnetic or electric supporting means F16C 32/04; relieving bearing loads using magnetic means F16C 39/06; magnets H01F 7/00; dynamo-electric clutches or brakes H02K 49/00)  [3]
 H02N 15/02
·  by Foucault currents  [3]
 H02N 15/04
·  Repulsion by the Meissner effect (superconductors or hyperconductors in general H01L 39/00)  [3]