  This work deals with the overdamped motion of a particle in a fluctuating
one-dimensional periodic potential. If the potential has no inversion symmetry
and its fluctuations are asymmetric and correlated in time, a net flow can be
generated at finite temperatures. We present results for the stationary current
for the case of a piecewise linear potential, especially for potentials being
close to the case with inversion symmetry. The aim is to study the stationary
current as a function of the potential. Depending on the form of the potential,
the current changes sign once or even twice as a function of the correlation
time of the potential fluctuations. To explain these current reversals, several
mechanisms are proposed. Finally, we discuss to what extent the model is useful
to understand the motion of biomolecular motors.
