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WALKING
By
Santhosh. R
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION....................................................................1
PRINCIPLE..............................................................................1
MATERIALS REQUIRED....................................................2
PROCEDURE..........................................................................2
CIRCUIT....................................................................................5
RESULTS..................................................................................8
APPLICATIONS......................................................................8
REFERENCE............................................................................9
INTRODUCTION
Whenever we walk we waste our energy.
There are many ways to recover some of this
energy in the form of electricity. The easiest and the
space saving way is to produce electricity from
piezoelectric property of certain crystals.
PRINCIPLE
Piezoelectricity is the ability of some
materials to generate an electrical potential
response to applied mechanical stress. This may take
the form of a separation of electrical charge across
the crystal lattice. If the material is not short
circuited ,the charge induces a voltage across the
material. The word is derived from the Greek piezo
or piezein, which means to squeeze or press.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED
PROCEDURE
The picture to the right is the first
prototype before building my project
It contains two sheets of cardboard
with a piezotransducer wired
between the two. The readings as I stamped on it
are pictured below,
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The pictures of the soldering on the piezoelectric
transducers are,
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Take a reel of insulated copper wire and mark the places and
strip off the enamel on the copper wire. Cover the stripped
piece of wire with solder.
Solder a end of diode with one of the electrodes of the
transducers. Join other electrodes of the transducers
commonly.
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CIRCUIT
To the circuit for
smoothing
Voltage stabilization
From piezoelectric and
AC to DC
transducer regulation
Step up to AC to run
Battery charging
appliances
Finished pictures
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The cardboard with transducers covered with a layer of
sponge.
The pictures of my project displayed in an SCIENCE FAIR are
below,
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RESULTS
➔ The output power is directly proportional
to the pressure applied.
➔ No constant output is seen unless a high
frequency of stepping on it and off it is present.
➔ It has certain dis-advantages of heavy
weights or loads.
➔ When the area of the cells are increased
the power output is also increased.
APPLICATIONS
✔ Can be implemented in heavy crowded areas as
a type of floor.
✔ Can be implemented in the boots of the soldiers
and the power generated can be used for their
equipments and thus it reduces the load of
battery backups carried by the soldiers.
✔ Research has been going on by scientists for the
above mentioned item.
✔ It has been implemented in a disco in
Netherlands and in sub-ways in Japan.
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REFERENCE
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectricity
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