Uganda's Story:
Pictures being updated this week
Here are the first set of image slide shows of our work in progress. On this next trip, we will have more professional pictures which include all the devices working. Please have patience with us. We are almost there and when we arrive at our goal, watch out because (1) we will teach other technical institutes and polytechnics how it can be done and (2) we will build these devices for the market and start selling them. Please click on the arrows to see all the images in the six slide shows.
The first slide show is about teaching, learning, modeling and designing electricity generating devices.
Bicycle Generators
The second slide show contains snap shots of the bicycle generators. This design has been now built in MPala Wildlife Foundation in Kenya with Peter Muhoro and the villagers are using it everyday to charge their batteries.
Merry-Go-Round Generators
The third slide show contains snap shots of the merry-go-round generator. This design has been designed for schools which do not have access to electricity or cannot afford to pay the high electricity bills.
Vertical Wind Turbine
The fourth slide show contains snap shots of the vertical wind turbine. This design will not work with the car alternator and a special "well-matched" generator is being built with permanent magnets and coils. The rewinders are very excited to finish this project. Next trip we are going to start the horizontal wind turbine design.
Microhydroelectric Generator
The fifth slide show contains snap shots of the microhydroelectric generator. This design was machined at the technical school from beginning to end (not using parts from vehicles). This design will not work with the car alternator and a special "well-matched" generator is being built with permanent magnets and coils. The rewinders are very excited to finish this second "alternator" project as well.
Surgical Lamp with Hand-Crank Generator
The sixth slide show contains snap shots of the surgical lamp with hand-crank generator. This design will be finished in November and tested at a hospital where the grid goes off during surgery (theatre) and at a health clinich which is not connected to electricity.