Portable, collapsible wind turbines WindPax will not remain without recharging in the woods

Maintaining the charge level of the mobile electronic devices may become a nontrivial task for the modern tourist and the traveler. Production of electricity from mother nature in the form of energy from wind and solar is the simplest and preferred option for many — in the market there are many portable solar and wind generators that can meet the need for charging gadgets. The latest development is a device Windpax — fold system of wind energy, is convenient because it does not take too much space in your backpack or Luggage.

According to the statement Windpax, the beauty of the system lies not only in its portability, but the fact that it is collapsible, lightweight, flexible and, importantly, inexpensive. At the moment, the creators of the system are trying to raise $50 000 via the system of collective funding Kickstarter. System Windpax can generate electricity when solar charging station is powerless, for example at night or on cloudy days. However Windpax is also useless when there is no wind.



Windpax system has a turbine of the vertical type, which by means of vertical bowl forces to rotate the turbine, which in turn generates electricity using accommodated in the housing of the generator. Gadgets, like mobile phones or any other devices with charging option via USB can be charged directly from the turbine or from the removable battery.

According to the creators, their system can be installed in working condition in less than two minutes and has the ability to accommodate, for example on a tree or to be hung upside-down by being attached to any object and can be attached to a table or vertical surface thanks to the detachable clamps with swivel ball mechanism. This gives various interesting accommodation options.

For security purposes, Windpax developed a system with flexible plastic vanes to reduce injury in case of accidental impact or subjects the turbine blades. And in the case of strong wind, the blade flying from the main part of the turbine, become flat, which makes them too far.

Windpax wind turbine can be assembled in less than two minutes and is able to be secured to various surfaces

This device is designed to fit easily in a backpack. It weighs 4 lb (1.8 kg), and in the folded state has a length of 14 inches (355 mm) and 3 inches (76 mm) in circumference. After Assembly, the dimensions of the turbines increased to 24 inches (610 mm) in length, and to one foot (304 mm)in diameter. The total height of the structure including the support, is 6 feet (1.83 m).





The device is able to produce 25 W when the average wind speed and the company claims that the design can provide enough power for simultaneous charging of six mobile phones. Battery, which is equipped with a system that also has a built-in led allowing it to be used as a flashlight or external light, and can simultaneously charge three mobile phone being fully charged.





The elder brother, called Breeze, is designed more for long-term travelers or for camping. Weighing in at 9 pounds (4 kg), covered with camouflage turbine assembled have a vertical height of placement of a 10 ft (3 m), of which elements, exciting wind accounted for 24 inch (610 mm). According to Windpax, the wind Breeze can generate 100 watts of energy with an average wind and comes with a 12V adapter in addition to the standard USB connectors.

Campaign for collective to raise funds for the service Kickstarter will run until June 17, 2014. Minimum participation cost is $120 for the simplest version of the wind turbine. A more powerful version of Breeze requires a minimum Deposit of $245. If all goes according to plan, the wind turbines must come first customers in September of this year.


Wind turbine from the company Windpax in action

Source: aenergy.ru