A Wind Generator That Works Even When The Wind Stops Blowing

[@N1RKW]

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

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

cheers mate

[@herenow2895]

@Kevin Alexanderman - I hope that wasnt meant to be as negative and insulting as it came across ?

[@richardpagan7690]

@@herenow2895 No , he did have the answer. Look at his tower then look at the pyramids . It was a global network..

[@jeremytenorio3099]

This is great! I was thinking of a way to integrate power harvesting into sewage line exhaust vents in homes, I think this is it!!

[@Shyamviswanadhan]

Real heros like you make the world better.

[@pedropenduco9281]

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!

[@MacksCurley]

It would also negate the energy expended to make all the parts, as I am sure it will take a while to pay back all the energy used to make the parts.

[@_g7085]

@@MacksCurley yeah, these sort of low-energy or short-lifespan green energy sources are really a sort of awkward battery: Energy was expended in making the materials or device, you ship it off to some remote location that needs power, and the special catalyst (Sun, Wind, Vibration) slowly "unlocks" the finite amount of energy stored in that device until it's usable lifespan is depleted.

[@Monsieurbricole]

Or hanging in a tree

[@jainin7682]

@@justtinkering6713 maybe a bridge rectifyer would solve that.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

@@_g7085 At the same time, things like this could be made from parts that were destined for the landfill. Then the energy used to produce it for the original purpose was always paid off.

[@flyingbeaver57]

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!

[@therealslamshaky]

I recently bought a small sail boat, the goal is to make it as self sufficient as possible. This channel is a gold mine.

[@jimx1169]

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

[@punkinhaidmartin]

people that get what they deserve go to Hell.

[@scottwinter6117]

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

[@jackallen6261]

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!

[@codedesigns9284]

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.

[@VizXRyRy]

I was also thinking about this for use in the ocean.

[@nah9585]

Highways and train tracks vibrate quite a bit as well

[@jonathandock8416]

Just saw it! Loved the video so much! And I was sitting outside when it was raining, this model could pick up rain drop vibrations also. What an amazing technology!! Thank you so much for paving the way!

[@leoeuden7559]

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!

[@haveagreatday8248]

Speakin gof trees I think that all trees w/in ounty limits be removed . ll they do is dump leves bust up concrete adn fall over during storms and what not killing peopel. It's actually an alarmign number of fatalities all of which coul dhve been prevented. Now unliek the deth of the paper grocery bg tht ws forced out of use by certin "progresive"political actvists who sweore theey hd the perfect eco friednly replcement nd gave us the Plastic Grocery bag..I do have a perfect replacement fo rallthos etrees that beloongin the forest ..fruit trees!. They don't dump aleaves, grow large enough to bust up concreete or grow large enough to kill peope plus if you've ever been hungry and broke let me add it's no joke. There's really no ojective that out weighs to prevent hunger. People especially mom's wil always buy theri fruit from a store. So pro growers have nothign to fer. A detail her e or there to sort out but ala folks don't want peopel grabbing fruit off a tree in their front yard or back yrd. You coul dcollect it dn put tubs on the crne makign it available . I'm sure there;'s enough kids who it wouldn't hurt to maintainthem . If we cn go to mars to live Sm i expected to beleive we can't take a big bit eou tof hunger by replacign danger ou stree w one's tht have fruit on them? Next tiem yo ustep ou tside stop look around dn count how many trees yo ucan see. Way wy befoe my tiem but johnny Appleseed was a thing ??? a century ago??? BTW I bought the worse keyboard I'm gopign smashiinto tiny pieces keys stick so my bd for the typos. Oh liek you r idea I shoul dhav eled w that. rrr I should have led w that.

[@zodsinclair8500]

Could be added to the ones already used on todays ships! the normal motion of the water, swaying, vibration, could possibly be piced up by muitible 'zoom tubes'? & passively transferred to a power bank, along with other combined solar or wind power systems.

[@aphilipdent]

I've seen vids of artificial trees that the branches are basically mounting poles for mini VAWTs. The VAWT blades are crafted to look like leaves or flowers

[@keijimorita1849]

There are phallicly shaped vertical wind generators that work from being vibrated by the wind. Reverse vibrators.

[@jasonmartindale3171]

E.T. basically did this in the 80s, using a line attached to branches when the wind blew, it transferred that mechanical energy and powered his "phone"

[@tomc4304]

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!

[@salehjahursiddiki]

I am researching for the last 4 years on green energy harvesting by using vibrations. Your concept is so simple and more effective I think. great work.

[@aquahoodjd]

It's the smile and your enthusiasm for everything you do is absolutely inspiring amazing you're a wonderful man.

[@Baigle1]

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.

[@chuckthebull]

What if I just stick a whole lot of old speakers outside near the road and absorb the road noise ,,designed more along the lines of not a microphone per say but a loose cone that will capture sub vibrations as well.

[@Scott.Rhymeswithpot]

Per se

[@B0NES1000]

@@chuckthebull speaker cone would not vibrate on it's own without input I would imagine plus if it would then the cone would absorb that energy.

[@davidrobertson1980]

Hmmm you are causing me to think of the "echo chamber" I bought in the 70's which when opened up by damaging the enclosure was just a very thin vibrating spring that was extremely flexible. Also when I "spoke into my turntable needle when recording a record onto tape as it finished AND turned the recording volume up very loud", I could hear my voice clearly on the tape (along with a lot of very loud scratching sound from the vinyl surface and motor hum). Simple vibrations are easily magnified and I'd guess these devices if made correctly could be ramped up to produce much more than seen here (and maybe charge batteries for constant use.)

[@plutokrazo]

I modified this to this with Pi It sounds like you've described a fascinating setup for a simple electromagnetic generator. This device uses the mechanical vibrations of a slinky to produce electricity through electromagnetic induction. Let's break down the components and how they work together: Components Tube: The tube serves as a housing for the slinky and provides a pathway for its movement. It also helps guide the diaphragm's motion. Slinky: The slinky acts as a spring that can vibrate back and forth. When stretched and released, it oscillates, transferring kinetic energy to the diaphragm. Rubber Diaphragm: The diaphragm is attached to one end of the slinky. It moves up and down in response to the slinky's vibrations. Magnets: These are attached to the diaphragm. As the diaphragm moves, the magnets move with it. Copper Coil: The coil is placed around the area where the magnets move. It is stationary and does not touch the magnets. How It Works Vibration Initiation: The slinky is stretched and then released, causing it to vibrate. These vibrations are transferred to the diaphragm. Magnetic Motion: As the diaphragm moves up and down, the magnets attached to it move through the coil of copper wire. Electromagnetic Induction: The movement of magnets through the coil creates a changing magnetic field. According to Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction, this changing magnetic field induces an electric current in the coil. Electricity Generation: The induced current in the coil can be harnessed as electricity. This setup generates electricity passively as long as the slinky continues to vibrate. Applications and Considerations Energy Source: The energy source for this setup is the initial kinetic energy given to the slinky. To maintain continuous electricity generation, an external force or mechanism may be needed to keep the slinky vibrating. Efficiency: The efficiency of this generator depends on factors such as the strength of the magnets, the number of turns in the coil, and the frequency of the diaphragm's movement. Practical Use: While this setup can demonstrate the principles of electromagnetic induction, scaling it up for practical electricity generation would require careful design and optimization. This setup is a creative way to explore the principles of physics and electricity generation. If you're building this as a project, ensure that all components are securely attached and that the magnets and coil are appropriately aligned for maximum efficiency.

[@IAMainvision]

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.

[@msterc0ntr0lpr0grm7]

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!

[@eddierocksteady5740]

I immediately subscribed to your chanell - Robert Murray-Smith " I think things like this Belongs to the Public Domain. You got me Right there because it speaks volumes of your standards, values and intergrity! As a design it is Robost. It is cheap and it works. Cheap is really important. It's got to be simple to make. It's got to be cheap to make or it never gets made." This is a listeners response, and i assure that it increases the conversation, it expands the discussion and thereby spark enquieries into further investigations. AlcoholIsActuallyBadSorry 1 year ago (edited) 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 absorb a certain frequency of oscillation that is left out by the standard design, including using this to absorb 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.* Warie Porbeni Founder and president of Radio Zeater Club [e-mail]*

[@martinbisschoff988]

Well done friend. If only humanity can learn your wisdom. Give freely to your fellow man. The rewards do come, in abundance. Huge respect from me.

[@bowshaftulabluebox1140]

Fantastic easy to construct Just built one works great for a test model used a electromagnet from an old telephone ringer and a guitar string, was thinking of tuning it by hooking it up to a signal generator it and seeing what tone played the loudest while adjusting the tension bar and listen for a good match. Outputs from light taping on the desk as it is now can't wait to put up outside for more tests thank you and the community for all your hard work very helpful ideas for off-grid types.

[@stormy439]

Nice input! Thanks, you got me pondering!

[@iantarbet4000]

I have told the head of technology in a secondary school about your good self - surely tech A level students should be all over this stuff. Much respect.

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

cheers mate - thanks for that

[@MF-le7fp]

Awesome. A couple of things I thought upon seeing this....was to use a thin walled metal pipe. Then use a 1/2" dia metal 8" spring inside, attached to a steel guitar string. Which would be tensioned by a guitar string tensioner. The vibration resonance would increase, I think. The unit would be insulated at the proper points, of course. Then at the top, put a split "fan" type wind catcher mounted on a free wheel. With each side of the fan being offset from each other. In other words, each would catch wind blowing in directions180 degrees from one another. Each fan "handle" (bottom ends, by the top of the the pipe), would have a thin steel rod at it's base about 1 to 3 inches, with a thin section of nylon line (about 12 inches), supporting a ceramic ball. Then when the wind blows, a fan section will tilt, pulling the ball away from the pipe. When it slows down, the ball will strike the pipe (or just touch it), depending on the rate of decrease in wind speed. Regardless, I think that action would create lots of additional vibrations.... Thoughts, anyone? Again, awesome device!

[@john_blues]

I was thinking along the guitar strings and spring idea when I watched it too.

[@noelalexisshaw-nas-noz5142]

You Just Described the Hidden Tech and Truth behind the Last Remaining Great Organs of the Grand Opera Houses...many of these are connected to Deep Natural Subterranean Airflows...👈🏼 another thing they hide from Us 😉🤫 Much Love and Peace 🤜🏼❤🤛🏿

[@stupidscruff]

How about putting a tiny solar panel on top connected to a little motor with some wires to strum the string?

[@Nikosi9]

Electrify a Victorian Aeolian Harp. That way, you'll get music and electricity

[@evanleebodies]

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

[@suki414]

evanleebodies yeah , he reminds me of my teachers in Knaresborough , Yorks , where i grew up, he's old school , i wish more people were like him today .

[@evanleebodies]

@@arkangel8709 I had a go and it works!!

[@chibuzo7746]

Plz share with us when you are done, interesting!

[@MegaPierzak]

Robert, I can't find words to express my gratitude for your effort.

[@theresahartman7465]

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

[@reypolice5231]

You could even make it like an expanding telescope. And have it as a dual functioning unit. Attach the lenses and you have a telescope to see. Take the telescope caps off and install the other part for power. Whole thing would be collapsible and compact inside of carry case. It was brilliant that you came up with this idea for compact use for backpackers and such.

[@clintonrobinson8070]

I was thinking something similar but built into the heels of hiking boots to generate power as you walk.

[@kke]

@@clintonrobinson8070 Or trekking poles.

[@professorfukyu744]

@@clintonrobinson8070 theres some piezo generators worth checking out.

[@stupidscruff]

@@kke or in tent poles!

[@reyescisneros1785]

I see this and think of an electric guitar or bass. The string vibrates and the pick-up which is a magnet with a coil collects the vibration and converts it into an electric signal. You are brilliant sir! Thank you

[@johanbarnard8317]

Thanks for all the interesting content that you share and for the fact that you make it simple and cheap. As an added bonus, you really seem to enjoy doing this, which makes me really enjoy watching it and fiddling with the stuff myself. I'm in the corruption-stricken impoverished South Africa and have been living off-grid now for approximately 7 years, which means that every little bit of information regarding power production helps tremendously.

[@dorriennorth5317]

Hi boet.... Ja, let down by corrupt Nat. leaders.... My hearts grieves for all my brothers and sisters.... I have little but I'm blessed here... Stay safe boet🇬🇧

[@danebecker]

We are better off living off the grid. Eskom's and the country in general's power capabilities are not going to improve. simple hydro generation is also useful, provided you have a source closeby

[@dorriennorth5317]

@@danebecker Hey Dane, the cashless time is nearly upon us.... STOCK UP NOW BOET...

[@simonruszczak5563]

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

[@alpharenz1329]

@@denbecr49 nope he just added more methane gas in atmosphere.

[@Gribbo9999]

When the south wind blows everybody knows.

[@RollinShultz]

Finally a good use for brussel sprouts.

[@tedvanryn1655]

I can relate with sprouts, cabbage and even kale.

[@adewilliams8]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DCJNewsMedia]

Love ❤️ it. Awesome and amazing.. A group effort to help all. God-bless yall and your families 👪

[@nigelwilliams7920]

As with any device extracting energy from a fluid flow, the denser the fluid the more energy to be found. With a good unstable ‘paddle’ containing the trembler all stuck in a stream, this could give a very useful output. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@albertcassler8763]

You've just caused my brain to come up with an additional improvement. Add a series of vortex holes along the length of the pipe to induce vibration... vortex holes of different sizes...I must have a go at it..

[@noelalexisshaw-nas-noz5142]

@@albertcassler8763 Align the magnets, equally spaced in a Circle 👍🏼... Much Love and Peace 🤜🏼❤🤛🏿

[@noelalexisshaw-nas-noz5142]

Wind Doesn't just help to Produce Electric, it is Electric in itself, Scientists in the 1600/1700s knew this...Sadly its become part of the Occult Knowledge that is Kept from Us All...However Times are Changing...🤜🏼❤🤛🏿

[@gravyboat2370]

@@albertcassler8763 wouldn't vortex holes of different sizes reduce vibration ?

[@DavidLouthan]

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

[@kingtv6960]

L

[@fritzwilhelm8258]

"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.

[@leonkane8240]

I get your enthusiasm for human tossing, but I' dunno if that is such a great idea. He does not seem like the kind of guy that shows up uninvited. & have you not read the old testament? :0*

[@james10739]

That's not how heaven works

[@fritzwilhelm8258]

@@leonkane8240 You're right. He might just be too polite.

[@fritzwilhelm8258]

@@james10739 I know. I was just illustrating how unfailingly helpful he is to everyone.

[@leonkane8240]

@@james10739 Allegedly :0)

[@roseericson3828]

We learned in school that successfulness was not one big change that you made but it was a series of small changes changes that walked you up the road of success. I believe you are correct. I’m gonna build one of these. Thanks P.S. they should mount these under train tracks

[@markimarku]

Bloody brilliant. Many years ago I thought of something vaguely similar when I held a flat rubber band in a breeze and saw it vibrate. I thought of gluing some magnets on to the flat band and allowing the wind to vibrate it within a coil. I found the best location was towards one end or the other as putting the magnets in the middle hampered the vibration. I thought of running strips horizontally of these at the top of roofs where they could vibrate with heat rising up the roof or with wind blowing over the roof.

[@nelsonthibeau2050]

Hey that's my design idea 😡 how did you hack into my head..mine comes with an interactive tensioner for frequency optimization

[@pierrenieuwoudt1167]

Really great, entertaining and informative videos Your enthusiasm and openness about the origin of ideas you use makes all the difference

[@chibuzo7746]

All your smile, simplicity make the video worth watching. In fact, I just subscribed to your channel. I believe its worth it. Congrats, lots of love from Nigerian!

[@Mcnish1824]

lots to learn from the words of this man. Subscribed.

[@kelvinsparks4651]

I admire your ethics well done. As you say, everyone is looking for an answer to power in jus one place, but just imagine if every lamp post on the m5 & m6 had one of these, the power would be incredible.

[@johnchisholm7350]

I don,t know where you have been for the last 80years Robert but I have finally caught up with you. What a brain and what enthusiasm. Now I need to pick that brain,how can I communicate with you. John from Oz

[@aWildSteveO]

For probably 8 years, I've been trying to imagine the electrical inverse of a speaker; a generator the works on sound vibrations. This is it. This is a fantastic starting point; thank you very much for sharing.

[@KevinColussi]

Imagine the tube as a fork, with artificial muscle strung in the open air like a guitar, where they are tuned for different vibrations and rates of air flows... Great work love the open mind set! 🙏

[@rogerbarton497]

Has anyone tried hanging an electric guitar up by the machine head in the wind and seeing if you get an output from the pickup? You'd have to bypass the switches & pots.

[@eddierocksteady5740]

I immediately subscribed to your chanell - Robert Murray-Smith " I think things like this Belongs to the Public Domain. You got me Right there because it speaks volumes of your standards, values and intergrity! As a design it is Robost. It is cheap and it works. Cheap is really important. It's got to be simple to make. It's got to be cheap to make or it never gets made." This is a listeners response, and i assure that it increases the conversation, it expands the discussion and thereby spark enquieries into further investigations. AlcoholIsActuallyBadSorry 1 year ago (edited) 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 absorb a certain frequency of oscillation that is left out by the standard design, including using this to absorb 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.* Warie Porbeni Founder and president of Radio Zeater Club [e-mail]*

[@ronaldorme6375]

Thanks!

[@alanthompson2063]

Brilliant, its a Public Domain Resonant Standing Wave Frequency Inertial-Vibrational Atmoshperic Wind Generator.

[@viewer3091]

Catchy ! Energy Catcher !

[@garychandler4296]

Springy Thingie.

[@AB-C1]

Excellent video and excellent design! CANNOT believe no one has come up with this before! (The amount of highly paid so called genius engineers /designers in the energy industry now it amazes me!) Then again someone has to come up with it at some point and YOU have done JUST THAT with your subscribers so WELL DONE! GREAT British resourcefulness and Engineering at its finest! 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@agritech802]

Another great video Robert, keep up the good work, "Lots of little things", well said

[@GEOsustainable]

Linking the videos you mention would be amazing. These things could line highways and generate all the energy a city could want. Love your work. I completely agree, the future of energy is a lot of little things.

[@tulsamason]

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

[@user-fg8hc2km1o]

"...and belongs to everybody" grinning ear to ear! I love this guy, one of the best uplifting things I've seen in a long time.

[@karltaylor7378]

Make a small version that straps to your leg/legs, charge on the go. Cant believe its Christmas day and im in the shed looking for plastic pipe. Excellent video as always. Merry Christmas and a happy New to you all.

[@klaatu-barada-nikto]

The company name is "Vortex Bladeless" from Spain.

[@nickguy8512]

Seems to me the only purpose of the pipe is to tension the two ends of the vibrating coil. Perhaps you could string a few of the vibrating coils on a frame rather like a harp. The wind could then blow directly across the vibrating coils. You could daisy chain the induction coils at the bottom, in series or parallel as you wish to increase the voltage or current as necessary. Maybe/maybe not, just thinking outside the box. Many thanks for the idea, very inspirational

[@raudharealty]

Really really genuine and genious invention that would be a public domain. Great!

[@madazz01]

Awsome, the right spring up the centre would be perfect and probably vibrate constantly. In fact, instead of the tube a row of open springs with each attached to a coil would work really well. Great idea.

[@DePistolero]

I see this beside the roads and highways... Instead of those white posts... On ships. Car antenas... Really everywhere!!! Giving it away, you are a hero!!!

[@petergambier]

What a genius idea and well described thanks Robert. I was thinking that the longer the tube the more sensitive the artificial muscle would be to the surrounding vibration. Also what about having 2 or 3 more of the artificial muscles, that would up the amps. Imagine a sea of coloured tubes on a roundabout island in the middle of traffic or running down the central reservation of a motorway.

[@mjohnhayes]

how about the white barrier tube along every curve bridge crossing etc along most highways in North America or the world they're plastic tubes ... they literally build themselves almost

[@telwood15]

As Robert said there are many ways and combinations that might give significant results.

[@jbrex2007]

@@mjohnhayes If the generators get a reflective surface it would also add a security feature to the posts...

[@kevinbowker2385]

I'm impressed every time I watch this.

[@thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646]

This is very simple to improve. Talk to people who study wind instruments....they know how to make vibrations from wind, also im sure resonance could add synergy to the system.

[@thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646]

@@scrapwomblecreatives6944 from your rant, I might assume you have only begun such ventures into physics. I have about years of study. Some of what you said is correct, just not very accurate. The problem with making any claim right now about quantum mechanics is simple. The people who work on it (most not all) including schrodinger himself, said the equations are obviously missing something. Never forget the wild imprecision of language. Never forget the vast gap of knowledge versus truth. The labels you currently use might one day not hold much water at all.

[@ArchetypalCat]

@@scrapwomblecreatives6944 Madam or Sir, inventors who believe they have created a new thing of value and want to maintain ownership / control of their invention, *ALWAYS* research the previous patents of similar items, and especially building-blocks thereto, at the US and EU patent offices. I appreciate your enthusiasm very much, but it is not fair to others to merely assume your invention(s) are new or unique. Humbly intended: there are certainly a lot of other people smarter than you or I. The problem here specifically is that resonance and vibratory physics is older than you or I - and older too than Quantum Mechanics, which you vaguely reference. (See Hertz, Helmholz, Maxwell, just to name a few.) Also, the video mentions that there might be previously existing, patented devices. Well there are - and it's not dozens, it's hundreds in just the US PTO alone, including resonant tension-release devices of *many* sorts, from nano-scale vibratory EMF generators, to massive commercial-level tidal generators for producing electricity. And, yes (to answer Mr. Murry-Smith's question), this particular device does have related patents. (I don't have more time to list them, but they are easy to find using appropriate key words.) Also I have to say, echoing other posters this thread, we were experimenting with vibratory wire-strings, coils, and magnets to produce micro amperages already in the 1970s. It was a high school electronics teacher who showed us how to do this - and he was 60 years old in 1972. In other words, you, Madam or Sir, are certainly not the first one to come up (or patent) such ideas or devices. Please do us all - and especially yourself - a favor before you post: do your homework first. Thanks -H (P.S. I have been employed previously as a patent researcher.)

[@イエンスヨハンセン]

I make loudspeakers in my goofing off time. My first thought was to use a speaker motor, which will almost certainly be more efficient. But I’ll have a think about what will improve vibration harvesting. I’m usually trying to get rid of weird resonances, but in this application those are what we want, right?

[@nickgrazier3373]

Hi Robert : I’m gob smacked, I used to be an avid sci-fi reader since childhood, since then I’ve transferred to Fantasy. The reason I tell you this is because I can remember vividly from a book I read positing, like you said, the idea of harvesting power from the wind. The methodology was not described so I remember thinking of this off and on for years how this could possibly be done. Now low and behold comes you laughing on screen and saying the same thing has been done. I remember to the representation of this harvesting devise as a large multi strung harp vibrating in the breeze and I’m blown away. It’s Arthur C Clerks satellite communication web coming into being again! Of course what this now needs is to be upscaled enormously for mass generation, on buildings or just outside of villages or even on aircraft to sustain cruising speed , !!! Oh! Oh! speak to the Airlander 10 people for inclusion on their flying buttock maybe. Once in flight there is a sufficiency of vibration surely?? Thanks for the spark of intense interest moment. Cheers Aah Kid.

[@leopayne8766]

I've watched your presentations with interest for some time now and recently subscribed... While I'm not a member, I'd like to throw in and make a suggestion to your design if it hasn't already been suggested. While the hole is placed in the tube wall creating potential additional vibration... my thought would be to utilize slots (lengthwise) possibly almost the entire length of the tube. Even several slots might increase potential, and yet turn the slots along the wall creating possible added turbulence within the interior cavity of the tube...all providing additional vibration ...equaling added energy... my 2 cents,,, thanks for listening. ( p.s. the reason I'm not a paying member is that I've been retired for about 10 years now and find myself building a house - by myself - for the last several years, out of necessity and monies are tight just now)

[@camilozambrano2049]

Thank you very much for this piece of wisdom that you have given to us

[@htannberg]

I think you just made a microphone! Great job thanks for sharing.

[@garychandler4296]

Good catch! Ad a diaphragm and, sing away!

[@hm4253]

Yep, reminds me of a flute

[@tarekahmeed7099]

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[@tarekahmeed7099]

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[@bjorndunderbeck]

I was all down in this rabbit hole a few years ago whilst eating fish n chips watching the standing rigging slap against the masts in the harbour making that lovely racket. I saw vibrating wires everywhere, fencing ,telegraph wires, suspension bridge cables, vibratng in the wind or because of traffic noise or movement and imagined if we put coils and magnets in the right places combined with lower energy usage we could easily combat the energy problem and maybe have extra to run all the aircon units/ flood pumps everyone is going to want as the climate heats up! Ideas are great but you really need to share them! I agree its all about the little gains, greater diversity makes for a more robust system.

[@SolarLantern424]

I really wanted to see it working! Has it been tried in different situations? How much power did it produce over time? looks really interesting!

[@seewaage]

Amazing. I'm just blown away how cool this idea is. I have a bit of electrical engineering in my background and I think this device could really be amazing at scale.

[@toshayonguard4253]

Maybe making a group of these like a big wind chime 🤟🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OldMysticFantasist]

Just watched this again. My father, who grew up in the USA in the 1920s (& by extension me) was a big proponent of the saying "watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves". Completely agree with you that if we multiply the miliamps & milivolts, the amps & volts will be there as we need them.

[@MrAllan9]

That was more than just a good video, that was an eye opener, and it's public domain, thank you Robert, my mind is racing with ideas.👏

[@richardbest3079]

You remind me a lot of a guy that had a group of us working on small projects around his house. Even thou he had really deep pockets he was always looking for the easy way to do the things he wanted done. I was 20 years old at the time and we were stuck on a project. He left and came back with some one that had no ideal what we were doing, I didn't understand at first till he had him start asking a bunch of questions. It would make you think in a totally diffrent direction. Some times a non point of view is just what you need. If you where to make these thiner you could attach a bunch of them to one of the old time trellis, with the single leg in the ground and the pipes attached to the fan part you would get plenty of vibration. If I get some extra time this is certainly worth looking into.

[@rosscathie4154]

This might be a silly suggestion, but wouldn't housing this inside the support structure for traditional offshore and onshore hawt's be an ideal place to capture more energy? The huge blades on the turbine would presumably create enough vibration in that post to create power using this design.

[@hubertwebb9869]

Or Vawts.

[@plutokrazo]

Fantastic! I also love your open source! I will be making one of these using a slinky and long cardboard tubes!

[@Yebamol]

I always have goosebumps when your notifications popup, and it is with joy and immense anticipation that I watch your videos. My brains (my current lab mind you) go sparking every time I watch your posts that I sometimes feel i should just plug a multimeter and do a reading. You have inspired that child in me that grew up noticing missing pieces in science and could not really point them out to others because of the 'education'- luckily I was not considered crazy or people were just shy from mentioning it. Needless to say, my lab will have physical walls soon. Please keep doing what you are doing together with your community. Will hopefully join soon too

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

bless your heart mate - your kind words are much appreciated - and thanks for taking the time to write

[@finddeniro]

Update ? Where are you Located ? Best Wishes ..Build Dreams..

[@terrystephens1102]

A fantastic idea worth further exploration 😃👌👏👏👏👏

[@jasontowns5119]

I really love the ideas u have here. My son 9 yr old son and I r having a blast building some of the stuff we see here, we started with the electromagnet out of the microwave and he was really impressed, thank you. I was curious if a windsock or flag of some kind placed on top of the pole would help with added vibration? The wind sock would let u know the direction the wind is blowing and it may catpure more energy potenially?

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

possibly mate - give it a go

[@robertoarriola-bustamante9169]

It will create some movement for sure 👍

[@jelse2525]

Maybe extensions outside of tube fixed to “muscle”? Rain gutters? Rains a lot where I live but also would work with wind.

[@cybrpypr]

Robert this is fairly similar to a topic which is near and dear to my heart which is a Thermoacoustic generator. It works on a similar principal however the reverberation of a generated soundwave created by a temperature change causes a sound wave to bounce off of the diaphram on the far end of the tube and that continuous wave creates a constant movement of the magnets to generate electricity through the induction coil. This is what NASA uses to power some of the ISS orbiting earth now and what they hope to use for manned missions into deep space as a constant free energy source. I would love to see you pursue this principal as well. Thanks for all your great work. I love your channel.

[@corranmccallum903]

Another great video Robert! This seems like a really versatile device but with a lot of potential for fine tuning for efficiency. Since you have one open end and can put a hole in the side, I could imagine with some playing about you could even replace drainpipes with these and generate electricity from rainwater flowing through them to vibrate the muscle?

[@ChristopherCobra]

​@John Lillbourne The pulse motor has to be driven and if you wire it in a circle and think you can get "free energy" you are wrong. Physics doesn't work that way.

[@ChristopherCobra]

Maybe - it really depends on the voltages he is getting. Devices like this are often only good in groups and for long charge applications - if they are useful at all. To be useful, they will need to produce at least 1 watt. I don't think it is there yet - but at least these devices are true generators and not "free energy" schemes. To me, the point is working toward a solution, not getting one in the first try. I think this is a great example of that. Once he optimizes it, we shall see - for such a simple device, you would be amazed at all the things that could be optimized.

[@keithallbritton1076]

I must say,I personally have never ever seen a prototype of such a unique concept and excellent platform. "Now in my own words ", ' I would have clearly like to have said that it was masterfully 'BADASS.. The creativity to bring forth a much needed alternative power source is HUGE, especially in todays times.! Thank you, and "Kudos" SIncerely, K.A."two-speed"

[@lanep1813]

You could set it up like a wind chime with a few different sizes of tube so when they bang into each other you can see the out put of each tube and adjust accordingly

[@justajohnsmith]

This channel and community are incredible!!

[@grahamh4960]

Great again. I will be having a go at this. Just a side note Robert, you seem to have trouble taking rubbers off.😊

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

lol - always had that problem mate - and you should see the mess I make putting them on!

[@SI-GOD]

The trick is to never put them on. After all...this channel is all about alternative methods. 😊 But, like always, just be safe. BTW...i have only 3 "clones".

[@grahamh4960]

You must refer to the "3W" method!

[@just-dl]

​@@SI-GOD I have 4...two of which are currently for sale. cheap. (definitely not "over worked" in any meaningful sense of the word) ;-)

[@telwood15]

Its always been the simplest ideas in whatever field that turn out the best and most effective.

[@donbangert]

I like the design? It's similar to one I had in mind that I have yet to build. Same tube design, but with a solid pipe cap at the top end through which a car antenna is center-mounted and pointing straight down. The assembly is clamped and fixed to a wall at the bottom like your design. The coil is mounted the same, but the magnet is attached to the tip of the antenna. It's positioned in a similar fashion to yours in relation to the coil. The observation that induced this design concept was I noticed even a slight thump at the base of an antenna creates quite a bit of movement at its tip.

[@charlesfrank7854]

I was thinking put a spring in it.

[@captainKedger]

This is awesome. One could probably get solar energy into thermo acoustic vibration, wind vibration and waves rocking the boat if it was mounted on a sailboat mast.

[@stewartcaldwell5299]

Rob, I have an idea re: rotating a sort of camshaft (light, synthetic,tubular) loosely mounted with a propeller on one end, and a reed on the other. Bearings between the inner "camshaft" ends, and an outer housing ends. Prop and reed being multiple electrical stimuli, so to speak.Various other could be added. The "cam" is covered with many rings of circumferential magnets. Hot melt glued for example. Each ring of magnets on the cam has a corresponding coil or many coils on the outer housing that pulses with rotation (propeller), or vibration (reed) and is fixed in the tube that encloses the cam. It could have as many circumferential "magnets" as you liked, and for each ring added., a single, or array of coils (transducer). It could be small or large, 1 ring or 1000 rings. The only caveat being the cam should be as light as possible. I would mount it horizontally for weather protection. I see some weaknesses already, but basically, it seems like it might work. What think you ?? No rights reserved by author.

[@stephansteyn3197]

Exactly what I thought when I saw the video! 😮

[@ward6356]

just found your channel and enjoyed it very much. You have a very positive attitude that motivates. Hope to see more, thank you for sharing.

[@DarleneYoungartist]

Brilliant! This was so interesting to watch. Congratulations on your invention and thank you for sharing it. This has the potential to make life better for anyone anywhere in the world.

[@gul7809]

how?

[@WmArthur]

This made me think of my first radio, a crystal set that didn't require any batteries. The crystal would pick up, vibrate to different frequencies and created enough current to run the earpiece. I wonder if scaling this up is what Tesla was doing as he harnessed energy from the atmosphere? I've watched street lights, light up during a dust storm as we were installing them, with no conductors terminated, no circuits on. There was enough static in the air to energize those transformers. Plasma is the most abundant state in the universe, free electrons. Matter passing matter strips electrons, like the wind in the atmosphere or rain falling from thunder heads. Study Sprites, Green Elves, Lightning and Telluric Currents in the Earths crust stimulated by the sun and the magnetosphere/plasmasphere. Great example of energy being created by movement, thanks.

[@alexmousley7213]

Inspirational and Robert's enthusiasm is contagious- what an excellent teacher. I'd also love to see it working in situ- maybe powering a LED or something. My house is on a main road, so these could be powering my lighting!

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

You literally stumbled on the easiest way to change the world I volunteer you for humanitarian of the year Sgt z USA engr respect

[@grahambray6909]

Congratulations. It's a remarkable idea. Would the vibrations be lost or constrained by sealing the open ends. I think if it can be sealed, thin tubes attached to a base in large numbers could allow the generator to be constructed like sea weed for use in any tidal or flowing water source which would not be seen with minimal ecological impact on the flora and fauna underwater.

[@katiegreene3960]

Awesome idea and thanks for sharing it. Couple of ideas come to mind. 1. On the idea of vibration capture, what if you took a similar device and strapped it to larger things that vibrate with a much larger kenetic energy like a tree limb, or bridge cables etc. Or even moving water ocean or river, would cause it to vibrate constantly.

[@eddierocksteady5740]

I immediately subscribed to your chanell - Robert Murray-Smith " I think things like this Belongs to the Public Domain. You got me Right there because it speaks volumes of your standards, values and intergrity! As a design it is Robost. It is cheap and it works. Cheap is really important. It's got to be simple to make. It's got to be cheap to make or it never gets made." This is a listeners response, and i assure that it increases the conversation, it expands the discussion and thereby spark enquieries into further investigations. AlcoholIsActuallyBadSorry 1 year ago (edited) 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 absorb a certain frequency of oscillation that is left out by the standard design, including using this to absorb 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.* Warie Porbeni Founder and president of Radio Zeater Club [e-mail]*

[@charlieodom9107]

You built what looks like a crude version of the Vortex Bladeless wind Generator. They have been working on getting one to work for a long time.

[@charlieodom9107]

@@gul7809 never say never!!! People said the mechanical carriages would never be better than a horse and converting sun light into electrical energy would never be possible as well!

[@charlieodom9107]

@@gul7809 efficiency is measured in more ways than power output!!!!!! You would know that if you did some research!

[@charlieodom9107]

@@gul7809 oh...so you claim to be an expert in a field with comments like you have been posting? I would be ashamed to call you an employee!!! You would have been fired 20 years ago!

[@RichardFalkner]

I'd love to see the array of thin ones you mentioned at the end, especially in a decent breeze. Very interesting!

[@mikeladd5880]

Awsum! I can see a bunch of small ones making light up wind chimes in every garden!

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

for sure mate

[@ericf.wolcott4716]

That is just a fun idea. Imagine them twinkling like firefly's as you sit outside in the dusk

[@co1950]

This would be a fun project for the grandkids

[@MrBobWareham]

@@ericf.wolcott4716 No wind at dusk

[@domingodeanda233]

That was pretty damn good, thanks

[@waylonj4078]

This was invented years ago with a different application. It is Exactly the same as a "Spring Reverb" used in guitar amplifiers and for PA systems to add a type of echo to the music. Find a old spring reverb and slide it into your tube and you are done...!!!

[@somuchsillynoise9149]

As I watched this video the 1st thing that came to mind is adding a mini turbine to the top, bottom or both or even have the entire tube a turbine similar to another video you made using a vertical fan to make a wind generator. Combining the two ideas together would remain simple, cheap and increase the energy output pretty significantly I would think. I'm gonna try it anyway!

[@davebeach2343]

Have you tried out your idea yet? If so does it improve energy output? Have you been able to measure what it's electrical output actually is? Just watched the video and I'm curious about some of the improvements people suggested. Thanks

[@kirankakde]

Although Robert Murray Smith discourages comments about his person, I think I ll risk this - the fact that he shared his findings in "public domain" speaks volumes of his attitude to promote scientific thinking and the belief that every advancement is incremental thinking standing on someone else's shoulders. Robert, please make a video of this sort of thinking that you go by so it may help the inventors & thinkers of tomorrow.

[@alpenglow1235]

I'm thinking of a marina, or harbor, full of sailboats. And, all the halyards are banging against the masts. Lots of energy!

[@stormy439]

Wow! I could put a few of these in my house with my large labs running through the house (at all hours depending on the sudden "zoomie" attcks that happen) , near my washer and dryer, and at the ND of my driveway! WOW! Intriguing!

[@BoB4jjjjs]

That is very interesting, I have got a few of those motors around. It needs to pick up a bit more vibration though to make it useful. It might not need a lot to make it vibrate constantly. As you say, a lot of them on a bridge will make enough to charge a battery to light a bridge at night and still be changing the battery at night. It just needs a bit of research. One or two on every suspension cable and the amount of power being generated will soon mount up.

[@ThinkingandTinkering]

Great points mate - cheers

[@dicksargent3582]

@@ThinkingandTinkering It just seems to me that the real problem would be regulating the power. As the vibrations increase and decrease wouldn't the amps and volts produced would be all over the place?

[@Anoyzify]

Dick Sargent Hey friend. It’s fairly simple to keep the voltage regulated, there are whole devices just for that, but even the simple capacitor will do it.

[@eaglegp7]

I would love to have this guy on my team foe new products. He is a genus

[@snoddyification]

K.I.S.Silly. Another excellent post. Thanks. Hey, is the idea of scavenger electrical generation worth looking at? Peltiers on the hot water service, fridge compressor , heater etc. Micro turbines on gutter downpipes, Inline on water taps etc. We waste so much energy, recapturing any could help.

[@MikinessAnalog]

I know a bit about thermal couple devices like Peltier devices. They generate electricity not just from heat, but cold as well as it does this via temperature differences. When you get the hot side hot, you must find a way to make the cold side cold with a very large heat sink to draw the heat away.