Racket and klanc drums
Amelia is a big music fan, her favourite band is Queen, she especially loves Bohemian Rhapsody. The Racket and klanc drums will make charging phones fun, instead of a chore, whilst also being sustainably powered. Magnifico!!
Keep scrolling to see the story of this amazing invention!
Invention Story
"Every time you hit the drum kit, the turbines spin, which makes energy to charge your phone."
Amelia
Amelia joined the first session at Preston Park Museum where all the Pioneers met and talked about how they came up with their ideas and how they could be developed further.
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Amelia has been busy using her Inventor's Log at home to explore her idea further and has written about how she came up with her idea.
Over a video call Amelia met maker Marek and found that they were both inspired by an interest in drumming. Marek showed his ideas for bringing her idea to life.
First thoughts
I thought the turbine could be put to good effect by connecting up all of the drums and feeding all of the air generated to the generator.
Generator
I have been researching micro wind turbines and I found an inexpensive nicely designed and efficient model turbine.
Air holes
Many plastic skinned drums like in a drum kit have holes in them to let the pressure out when you hit them and this helps to make the drum sound good. When you hit a drum the air escapes in a puff and I thought we could use this to drive a turbine and generate electricity.
I thought the turbine could be put to good effect by connecting up all of the drums and feeding all of the air generated to the generator.
I found away to secure the turbines onto the underside of the drums using spring loaded plate hangers. I used galvanised steel builders strapping to create a bridge mount for the turbines at the correct distance and placement from the hole in the drumskins with a special adaptation for the bass drum using some rope
The frame was cut out to accommodate the drums. To complete the project, the rotating music notes needed to rotate in keeping with the ...
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Amelia seems to be fully charged when it comes to thinking up new invention ideas - how fun are these? Keep them coming Amelia...
