Intelligent Footstep Power Generation System

Power assumes a critical part being developed of the country. Power is characterized as set of physical wonder connected with the stream of charge. Day by day, the population of the country is increasing and the requirement of the power is also increasing. At the same time the wastage of energy is a

Project Title

Intelligent Footstep Power Generation System

Project Area of Specialization

Internet of Things

Project Summary

Power assumes a critical part being developed of the country. Power is characterized as set of physical wonder connected with the stream of charge. Day by day, the population of the country is increasing and the requirement of the power is also increasing. At the same time the wastage of energy is also increasing in many ways. So, reforming this energy back to usable form is the major solution. In this footstep power generation project, we are generating power with the help of human’s footsteps; this power is then used to charge battery. The power is stored in a battery that can be used to charge a mobile phone using RFID card. This system is powered by At-mega 328 microcontroller; it consists of Arduino IDE, RFID sensor, USB cable and LCD.

This technique for intelligent footstep power generation is extremely prudent and is anything but easy to produce. It can be utilized as a part of rural zones additionally where accessibility of power is less or exceptionally low. It can be utilized to drive both AC and in addition DC load. In developing nation like India we can utilize this strategy for power generation with a specific end goal to uncover the heaps from Renewable and non-Renewable wellspring of energy. At present, electricity has become a lifeline for human population. Its demand is increasing day by day. Modern technology needs a huge amount of electrical power for its various operations. Electricity production is the single largest source of pollution in the whole world. At one hand, rising concern about the gap between demand and supply of electricity for masses has highlighted the exploration of alternate sources of energy and its sustainable use. On the other hand, human population all over the world and hence energy demand is increasing day by day linearly. Accordingly, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a method of electrical power generation from this ever-increasing human population that does not negatively impact the environment. This technology is based on a principle called the piezoelectric effect, in which certain materials have the ability to build up an electrical charge from having pressure and strain applied to them. Piezo electricity refers to the ability of some materials to generate an electric potential in response to applied pressure. Harvesting of energy which means energy is already available, but is going to waste if not utilized. Embedded piezoelectric material can provide the magic of converting pressure exerted by the moving people into electric current.

Project Objectives

In this foot step, power generation project is to convert foot step, walking and running energy into electrical energy. It is used to generate electricity from by walking on foot step. The need of electrical energy is increasing day by day. But power generation conventional resources are not enough for a total demand of electrical energy. Therefore many researchers are working on nonconventional ways of electrical power generation. Footstep power generation system is also a non-conventional electrical energy production system. It converts mechanical energy of footsteps into electrical energy by using transducers. This power generation system can become very popular among countries like Pakistan, china, India. It can be implemented on roads, bus stations, and many public places.

The aim of our project is to design and implementation of energy harvesting system by converting energy due to human locomotion to usable form with the help of piezoelectric sensors. Due to excessive use of electricity there is a need for more energy production.

• Exploration of new source of invention to produce renewable energy.

• Production of renewable electricity from footstep using piezoelectric disk placed along a pathway.

• Synchronization of piezoelectric sensors.

• To reduce the cost for power generation besides increasing the efficiency of power generation.

Project Implementation Method

The working of the foot step power generation system involves:

1. Interface and transducing

? Consists array of piezoelectric sensor

? Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy

2. Processing

? Here the generated degraded vibrating voltage will be fed to different blocks of a circuit element to get a proper output.

3. Storage

? Resultant output will be stored in battery

4. This wastage of energy can be converted to usable form using the help of piezoelectric sensor

5. The piezoelectric sensor is a device which can convert pressure into voltage.

6. We know that energy can be neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another. 7. By using this energy conversion theorem and Piezo theorem sensor we are proposing a new method for power generation.

Benefits of the Project

1) Simply walking on the step it generates power.

2) No need fuel input.

3) This is a Non-conventional system.

4) The battery is used to store the generated power

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Utilization of wasted energy is very much relevant and important for highly populated countries in future. The proposed work portrays the concept of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and the results obtained after the implementation are very encouraging. Future work of the proposed idea encompasses further amplification of the crystal output to a greater extent.  A study could be carried out from the variety of piezoelectric crystals and after comparing the results, the choice of the optimum material for the best performing crystal could be devised.

Flooring Tiles: Japan has already started the use of piezoelectric effect for energy generation. They implement piezoelectric effect on the walking tiles. Thus, every time people steps on the tiles; they trigger a small vibration that can be stored as energy. The flooring tiles are made up of rubber which can absorb the vibration. This vibration generates when people are walking on it. Under these tiles piezoelectric material are placed. When the movement is felt by the material, they can generate the electricity. This generated energy is continually stored into the battery.

Dance Floors: Some countries have started to experiment the piezoelectric crystals in night clubs. The floor will be compressed by dancer’s feet and piezoelectric materials make contact there by generating power. The generated power can be in the range of 2 W to 20 W. The scope of our project is to build an Android application that helps the people, who used to live alone at home, in case of fall, the main feature of our system is to detect fall and inform relatives of the fallen about the fall incident, so, that in time help can be provided to fallen.

Gyms and Workplaces: Some researchers are also working on the idea of utilizing the vibrations caused from the machines in the gym. At workplaces, while sitting on the chair, energy can be stored in the batteries by laying piezoelectric crystals in the chair. Also, the studies are being carried out to utilize the vibrations in a vehicle, like at clutches, gears, seats, shock-ups, foot rests.

Mobile keypad and keyboards: The piezoelectric crystals can be laid down under the keys of a mobile unit and keyboards. With the press of every key, the vibrations created can be used for piezoelectric crystal and 1hence can be used for charging purpose.

Power generating Boots or shoes: In United States Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) initiated an innovative project on Energy harvesting which attempts to power battlefield equipment by piezoelectric generators embedded in soldiers' boots. However, these energy harvesting sources put an impact on the body. DARPA's effort to harness 1-2 watts from continuous shoe impact while walking were abandoned due to the discomfort from the additional energy expended by a person wearing the shoes.

Our system can be used in all these things to facilitate users.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

IT

Other Industries

Agriculture

Core Technology

Internet of Things (IoT)

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI)

Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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