Bushwalk Australia

This is an entrant in the Sir James Dyson Award. Charges via wind power. http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/Projects ... Winindex=0

"Xarius is a portable energy generator that allows to charge electrical appliances by the use of windpower in areas without electricity. Its lightweight and compact design makes the wind turbine to a perfect companion on backpacking trips with little luggage. It is composed of a foldable three-wing-system and an internal energy generator. The integrated rope makes it easy to adapt to any environment."

I thought it was a very clever idea. Hope he wins something and gets the money to progress it further.


About the James Dyson Award
The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to inspire young people about design engineering.
THE BRIEF
Design something that solves a problem.
THE PRIZES
International Winner:
- £30,000 the student or student team
- £10,000 to their university department
- A James Dyson Award trophy
Two International Runners-up:
- £10,000
- Certificate of Excellence
National Winners:
- £2,000
- Certificate of Excellence

The question is, is it lighter than an equivalently powerful solar charger?

Really nice concept especially the guy and cord lock functioning as the power cable and micro USB plug. It seems this could easily be scaled down to an appropriate size. It could also be easily adapted to use the darius folding rotor system shown in the last two slides.

A potential benefit is that it can charge over night when it can be set up in an optimal location for 12+ hours. Solar systems have the problem of trying to generate a charge as one walks and can only be set up optimally at rest stops.