A Wind Generator That Works Even When The Wind Stops Blowing

It occurs to me (and probably many other people) that this would be ideal for a flag pole. The constant flutter of the flag would give a large increase of vibration. You could easily power a warning light for the pole top!

"I think this belongs in the public domain" - Epic. Simply epic. That simple statement speaks volumes for your integrity, sir.

Fantastic project. You're not the inventor we deserve, but you're the inventor we need. Very well done, mate!

Robert: A library book about "Helmholtz Resonators" will give a whole bunch of useful information. I had to write a paper about them (I can't believe I'm saying this) 50 years ago. The principles are elegant. Same principle as flute, clarinet, saxophone, etc. and many other objects. Works really well in reverse, too, and will handle a wide range of "input" physical energy. Great to see some real science rather than "chop and bodge." Well Done Sir!

I've got my own wind generator, the best fuel for it is brussel sprouts. I'm 56 going on 12.

Your delivery and enthusiasm is infectious....I'm off to the shed to have a go

You just built the basis of a guitar amp reverb tank. They work on the same principle expect on a reverb tank there is a transducer at the input that vibrates the spring which is attached at the other end of the tank with another transducer. I never would have thought of using that principle to generate electricity, very cool! I work on vintage guitar tube amps by the way. Thanks for the upload!

"Lots of little things to get to one big thing " Outstanding! Humans are indeed a lot of little things. We can do it people

That is incredible! Kudo’s to you and your members that you made this with! When I saw the current jump on the ammeter, I was astonished and thought of this in an array on the ocean over waves crashing, and saw your vision as a reality. Nothing makes more vibration than the waves themselves. I would love to see you take this experiment another step further in the future.

Adding small ones of these to backpacks could give backpackers power to charge their phones or gps devices on the trail!

A musicians flute is a perfectly tuned vibrating tube. If you mounted this like a weather vane, on a bearing, allowing the tube to rotate in the wind thus directing the air over the opening on the side of the tube this would cause the whole tube to vibrate like a flute if constructed to the same specifications. You could stack 10 tubes in a row and use that as your vane. I think your onto something big Bob!

"I think this belongs in the public domain". This guy's going to heaven. If they don't let him in, we'll throw him over the wall.

For whatever the reason, my mind drifts to the concept of something like this being crafted into either a complete artificial tree, where wind energy makes the bulk of it vibrate given the correct combination of core flexibility and strength. On the other hand, grafting (in a kind and non damaging way) onto existing trees to make use of that same energy. It certainly adds to a fascinating arsenal of accumulated energy harvesting techniques Rob, excellent stuff!

Came up with some improvements (about halfway through video): 1. The tube uses air entering through the orifice on the side to shake a diaphragm that generates electricity, and it can vibrate up and down along the length axis of the tube. Using air, it would be more effective and powerful to use a focusing horn to make the pressure vibrations larger. 2. Using different diameters, weights, and elasticity of diaphragms you can adsorb a certain frequency of oscillation that is left out by the standard design, including using this to adsorb bridge vibrations like a dampener or energy recovery from traffic. 3. This is not much different to how an unpowered microphone works. 4. Using materials that have a higher stiffness, or young's modulus, allows energy to transfer into the diaphragm more efficiencly without various substructures flexing, as well as reducing the overall weight. 5. There is not much benefit to using artificial plastic muscles versus a standard spring or pneumatic, unless the flexural energy lost to heat is lower than other materials and methods.

Robert, I was just going to say that! You read my mind! LOL. The world needs more guys like you. I’m impressed.

Absolutely genius ideas. 👏. It is so refreshing to see inventions made in the public light and not kept in the dark. It's so easy to make more than enough power for personal use with very little. Thank you for sharing your discovery with us!

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I just discovered this perfect channel!! Thank you sir and to all the members as well!

I'm impressed every time I watch this.

Fascinating. The principle has been around since sailing ships but I've never conceived of using vibration tension to oscillate a magnet within a coil. Quite Brilliant. I'll have a go at making this. I would suggest the PVC pipe be separated near the base and a portion removed and replaced by a weakly loaded compressive spring. Similar to some warning signs that are often knocked by vehicles but return to an upright position. In fact the pipe could well be dispensed with altogether & a frame work with multiple chords with magnets & coils could be used. You could call it a "Harp Generator". Have you any musically inclined members? My apologies for not becoming a member sooner. I followed your YT channel judiciously 2+ years ago, but life has it's distractions as I'm sure you're aware. At least I now have some 'hobby time', even if it's imposed upon me. Keep up the excellent work & happy inventing to all your members.