Development of a footstep power generator in converting kinetic energy to electricity

Ang, Chun Kit; Al-Talib, Ammar A.; Tai, Sook Meng; Lim, Wei Hong

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20198002001

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“…Ang et al [19] experimented the conversion from kinetic energy to electricity energy by placing a mechanical footstep power generator on the hind foot region using 45 individuals and compared the experiment results with the theoretical results. The result showed that generated power increased proportionally with the mass of an individual and that the actual power generated from experiments were higher than the theoretical results.…”

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“…With advancement in technology, and the growing quest for more sustainable sources of energy, research has shown that mechanical energy could be converted to electrical energy for use in buildings and other outdoor and indoor centres through the human foot beats [18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. This is in an effort to complement the existing sources of energy.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Electricity Generation from the Foot Beats of Dancers at Club Centres in Awka, Anambra State

Nworji¹,

Okoye²,

Okpala³

2020

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The study designed and developed a system of generating electricity through the beats of human feet using piezoelectric materials. The system made use of mechanical deformation occasioned by the foot beats of dancers when stepped on a platform in which piezoelectric materials were installed at dance club centres to cause piezo films to generate electrical density that was stored in a rechargeable lead acid battery for future use. The study shows that human pressure due to human weight when applied in the system could be converted to electrical energy for later use. The study shows that it would require 1802 foot beats for a 50kg dancer to increase a unit voltage in a battery; foot beats for a 60 kg dancer; and 1194 foot beats for an 80kg dancer respectively. The system is suitable where there are high volumes of human traffic such as markets, worship centres, shopping malls, bus stations, and parks. It can also be used in powering small electrical appliances and electronic gadgets such as cell phones, radio stereo, television, fan, and street lights. Based on this, research into this kind of electricity generation should be expanded in large scale and sponsored by the government or corporate organisations. The system should be incorporated in the design and construction of building including new material development as a means of achieving sustainable construction and minimisation of conventional energy consumption in building use.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Electricity Generation from the Foot Beats of Dancers at Club Centres in Awka, Anambra State

Nworji¹,

Okoye²,

Okpala³

2020

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“…The obtained energy is stored in a battery. The developed system in [6] places the mechanical footstep power generator at the hind footstep region. The experiments were conducted using 45 individuals.…”

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Footstep Power Generation using Piezoelectric Sensors

Dweik¹,

Badareen²,

Zayed³

2022

IJETAE

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The energy demand is on the rise in all over the world; at the same time, the wastage of energy is also increasing. Footstep Power Generator “FsPG” is developed to help finding ways to utilize human force in most usable ways by generating a power that depends on footsteps. In this paper, we built a noise free power generator that depends on human foot force applied on the” piezoelectric” sensors which are placed bellow the platform. The force is converted to electrical energy. The produced electrical power is then stored in 12V rechargeable battery which helps the users to charge specific loads with a USB cable that is attached to the system. The system is successfully tested to generate a maximum voltage of 23.6 V across the cells when a maximum average weight of 75 Kg is applied on the system plates.

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“…Liu et al [18] designed an energy harvesting paver which experimentally harvests 1.8J of energy per step. Ang et al [19] designed a footstep power generator from kinetic energy capable of generating 0.2900W of energy, shown from experimental results. Dibin et al [20] designed an in-shoe energy harvester.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%