Man’s unique creation inspired by load shedding

But thanks to Kenneth Phenga, who created a mini power generator that uses gas and batteries as a form of power, all those problems might soon fade away, Witbank News reported.

This creation does not only act as a generator, but it also happens to be a heater, a 2-in-1 design running on 12 Volts with the aim of converting it from a Direct Current to an Alternating Current.

The 31-year-old is a technician by profession and holds a Mechanical Engineering qualification from the then Cape Technikon (now Cape Peninsula University of Technology). The project started in February with the help of his welder friend Smangaliso Nyathi, which saw them working on weekends due to their tight working schedules on weekdays. These gentlemen in the past few months have been able to see the labour of their hard work bear fruit.

Phenga said he had been thinking of this project from as early as 2007. “The reason why I created this was because of the electricity problems that I saw the area was facing when I moved to eMalaheni in 2013. I thought it would be ideal to create something that will help people’s lives to be much better and also create something that would be able to cut costs and yet be effective,” said Phenga.

He also added the other main motive for his creation was because he wanted to be part of a group of people in the country that use their skills to curb youth unemployment, as this project will aim to see that the youth get involved because of the high number of people with skills needed in the venture.

Phenga began inventing when he was still a high school pupil at Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, in Johannesburg. In 2001 when he was a Grade 10 pupil, he competed with matric students, where he created a toy car that used remote wires. In 2002 his group, named Kenneth Sello Themba (KST), appeared on SABC News when they created a drain moving on wires. On his inventions list is also a robot that he created years back.

This 2-in-1 creation is a one-of-a-kind invention that has never been seen before on the market and will serve as a stiff competition for the petrol generator. “My dream is to see my invention be on the shelves like the petrol generator,” said Phenga.

– Caxton News Service