Here is my latest contribution for consideration.
Smudge
I believe you are looking at this device from the perspective of conventional electrodynamics, and I believe this may be incorrect.
Thanks for the mapping of the magnetic field of the pointed magnet. This is very helpful.
I don't expect coils with a ferromagnetic core to work in this device, or any ferromagnetic material in the working area aside from the central magnet.
Imaging that the zero point energy, aether, space... is caused to rotate around magnetic field lines, and can condensed.
The shaped magnetic field changes in concentration as Smudge shows, getting denser at the magnet.
Keep in mind that the collector coils will also generate a magnetic field
Thus it flows along the funnel coils once started by the one funnel coil.
The pancake coil spreads out this slower, condensed, rotating field, which is now rotating through the collector coils. No longer a vortex, but more of a rotating cylinder.
Collector coils have to be
around the magnet, so a large magnet is beneficial in this respect.
According the what Uwe says in his patent, this device's output is largely what is termed "cold current". There is a mountain of hearsay about what that is, but the important part is that it produces the results of a much larger electron-based current than is actually flowing in the conductor. I posted Peter Lindeman's "Secrets of Cold Current" somewhere on this sight.
With these thoughts in mind, I have some Styrofoam cones, and the wire. I just need some time to put it together.
Still need to get a large rod magnet, but might try a proof of concept with a smaller magnet.