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It’s fair to say that mobile phones have been in widespread use for about two decades, give or take a few years. And as long as we can remember, there hasn’t been a single person who hasn’t had problems with them, such as not getting reception, running out of credit (or worse, running out of credit halfway through a phone call) or the battery deciding to kick the bucket at the most inconvenient time. And how likely is it for someone to be driving in their car when they need to charge it?
Mobile phone battery dramas have plagued mankind since what seems like the dawn of time. With all the problems associated with mobile phones, one would think such an advanced civilisation such as ours would throw in the towel, admit defeat and just give up on the damn things. Aren’t mobile phones more trouble then they’re worth?
Clearly, humans are addicted to the drama. But, thankfully, as well as naturally being drama queens, people are also stubborn little brats and as long as there are issues with mobile phones, there will be someone who will try to remedy them.
One such person is N Satyanarayana, a graduate from India. He miniaturised windmill technology to enable it to charge mobile phones. The simple fan blade is connected to a generator and the clever little thing is even waterproof, so we’re not exactly sure if you could take it scuba diving, it will be able to withstand a little rain. The small blade produces a DC flow of one ampere with a potential difference of 12 volts which should be enough to power almost any portable electronic device.
And you’re sure to be the coolest kid on the block with one of these very fashionable windmills to compliment your outfit.
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