An Investigation Into Using Electricity Harvesting Elliptical Machines As A Renewable Energy Source

Barois, Remy; Caverly, Michael; Marshall, Keara

doi:10.14288/1.0108303

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“…The student researchers at Cal Poly Pomona have created an array of energy-harvesting elliptical machines in their recreation center to power the facility [26]. A similar study is also reported from the University of British Columbia, where energy-harvesting elliptical machines reduced the CO 2 production by 0.2 kg/day [27]. Similar efforts have been reported from other parts of the world [28][29][30][31].…”

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Getting Fit in a Sustainable Way: Design and Optimization of a Low-Cost Regenerative Exercise Bicycle

Pham

Bandaru

Bellannagari

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With the increase in demand for more sustainable energy sources, recent researchers have been looking into harvesting energy spent by humans for various purposes. One of the available sources of such energy is exercise equipment. While a few products are available in the market to harvest the power expended during an exercise session, these products are costly, and the cost may prohibit a day-to-day user from purchasing those. Motivated by this challenge, this paper describes a long-running research project that uses a static exercise bicycle to sustainably harvest human energy. A regenerative spin bike that uses the friction between a flywheel and a BaneBots wheel was designed and deployed. For the motor mount, two methods are investigated: linear preloading and rotary preloading. A commercially available indoor static bicycle is modified to incorporate the flywheel and the motor attachment. The generated electricity is converted to DC using a three-phase rectifier. A car charger is used for charging any devices attached to the setup. The resulting configuration is very effective in operating small electronic devices. This setup, which uses only off-the-shelf components, can be considered a replacement for its expensive custom-made counterparts.

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