Michael Oyekunle, a graduate of computer science from Interlink Polytechnic, has invented a noiseless and fuel-less generator. The Oyo State indigene, who has some other inventions to his credits, said he had over 15 failed attempts before he finally got it right in 2022.
In a clip shared on Twitter, the young, man who rides okada for a living, demonstrated the use of the generator which took him 13 years to create due to financial constraints.
Oyekunle discussed the generator’s power in an interview with Legit.ng, citing its strength, ease of use, low maintenance needs, and environmental friendliness.
He said: “It’s very effective just like normal petrol and diesel generator. The one I built now has 900 watts capacity of the ‘I Better Pass My Neighbor’ gen and can power home appliances like TVs, fan bulbs, depending on size.
“I can build from 1kva up to 20kva to power a whole building and offices, with help and support”.
Oyekunle said it all started about 13 years ago when his parents separated.
He narrated: “It all started 13 years ago. My mum and dad got separated and things becomes hard for me and my mum. She had to send me to Ibadan to stay with my dad’s elder brother in a very remote area.
“We trekked miles to go to school. No light, to read, iron clothes, watch movies and all. People that managed to on gen then, trek miles to get fuel.
“I thought of building a generator that will work without fuel 24/7 so everyone can have a steady alternative power supply. I told my physics teacher about it and he said it’s possible if I can build my engine to drive the alternator”.
“I started working on it. I told my guardian and he liked the idea but there weren’t funds to assist me in making one as he is a civil servant and a farmer.
“From my earnings, I finance my ND in computer science and still saved money to build a prototype of the fuelless generator. I had over 15 failed experiments before I finally got it right last year 2022, and spent close to N250,000 to get it done aside from those failed experiments”.
He is now seeking support to mass produce the generator and can do even bigger capacity generators if money is provided.
Watch the video:
Meet the young Talented Nigerian Inventor @Bannarboi1 who Builds, a Fuelless Generator, from Scraps & local materials, he gets around, says it Supply Electricty for at least 20hours per day, Self powered, without fuel. easy to use and low maintainance pic.twitter.com/7XhMvgYrYV
— B.O.D (@bod_republic) February 6, 2023
This is a good development coming from a Nigerian.
