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FOOT STEP POWER GENERATION FOR

RURAL ENERGY APPLICATION TO RUN A.C.
AND D.C. LOADS
1Kethavath Gopal, 2Adaikkalam Daniel Praneet, 3M Narsimha, 4Faiz Ali
1,3,4
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,Mahaveer Institute of Science and
Technology,Hyderabad,TS,India.
2
Assistant Professor,Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,Holy Mary Institute of Technology and Science,
Hyderabad, TS, India.

ABSTRACT:
Now a days, the population of the country increased and the requirement of the power is also increased.
At the same time, the wastage of energy also increased in many ways. This paper presents the production of
electric power from the foot step movement of the peoples and the pressure exerted during walking which is
fritter away, is the main theme. electrical power is achieved by transforming the mechanical power as the
pressure exerted by the footstep and by using transducers is basically called as "Foot step power generation
system". Power is produced by the power generating floor and it is basically the production of electrical energy
from kinetic energy. In present days electricity demand is increasing and it is unable to overcome this global
issue by using the traditional power generating sources. The main aim is to overcome the power crisis
throughout the world although it is not enough to fulfill over excessive demand of electrical energy but it will
be able to change and decrease reliance on old method of generating electricity. To overcome this problem,
the energy wastage is converted to usable form using the piezoelectric sensor. This sensor converts the pressure
on it to a voltage. By using this energy saving method, foot step power generation system we are generating
power.

Keywords: Piezoelectric Transducer, PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride), Foot step power generation.

1. INTRODUCTION
Man has needed and used energy at an increasing rate for his sustenance and wellbeing ever since he
came on the earth a few million years ago. Primitive man required energy primarily in the form of food. He
derived this by eating plants or animals, which he hunted. With the passage of time, man started to cultivate
land for agriculture. He added a new dimension to the use of energy by domesticating and training animals to
work for him. With further demand for energy, man began to use the wind for sailing ships and for driving
windmills, and the force of falling water to turn water for sailing ships and for driving windmills, and the force
of falling water to turn water wheels. Till this time, it would not be wrong to say that the sun was supplying all
the energy needs of man either directly or indirectly and that man was using only renewable sources of energy.
Other people have developed piezo-electric (mechanical-to-electrical) surfaces in the past, but the
Crowd Farm has the potential to redefine urban space by adding a sense of fluidity and encouraging people to
activate spaces with their movement. The Crowd Farm floor is composed of standard parts that are easily
replicated but it is expensive to produce at this stage. This technology would facilitate the future creation of
new urban landscapes athletic fields with a spectator area, music halls, theatres, nightclubs and a large
gathering space for rallies, demonstrations and celebrations, railway stations, bus stands, subways, airports etc.
like capable of harnessing human locomotion for electricity generation.

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1.1 Literature survey

Binoy Boban (2013).et.al...,presents In this research work a system is designed which generate power
through non-conventional energy source technique such a walking on the gardens, grounds, and floors etc.
This system is established in heavy populated areas [1].
Muhammad Aamir Aman (2018).et.al.., reverse electro wetting technique is used wherein the flow
of liquid on dielectric material coated. Electrical energy is produced by conductive substrate. Due to human
locomotion if there is any vibration on above platform that will be cause to produce electrical energy[2].
Muhammad Aamir Aman (2018).et.al..,Electric power will be generate in form of electric current by
the striking of piezo plate on the floor. Power generated by the footsteps is used for the additional features
pedstrain for the energy which they produced[3].
1.2 Project overview:
Proposal for the utilization of waste energy of foot power with human locomotion is very much relevant and
important for highly populated countries like India and China where the roads, railway stations, bus stands,
temples, etc. are all over crowded and millions of people move around the clock. This whole human/bioenergy
being wasted if can be made possible for utilization it will be great invention and crowd energy farms will be
very useful energy sources in crowded countries. Walking across a "Crowd Farm," floor, then, will be a fun
for idle people who can improve their health by exercising in such farms with earning. The electrical energy
generated at such farms will be useful for nearby applications.

Fig.1.1 Line diagram

Fig.1.2 Power generation by using speed breaker

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3: HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
3.1 Foot step arrangement
WORKING OF FOOT STEP GENERATOR:
Step1: when force is applied on the plate by virtue on stamping on the plate the force spring gets compressed
Step2: the rack here moves vertically down
Step3: The pinion meshed with the rack gear results in circular motion of the pinion gear
Step4: for one full compression the pinion Moves 1semicircle
Step5: when the force applied on the plate released the pinion reverses and moves another semi-circle
Step6: the generator attached to the pinion hence results in the sinusoidal waveform (for single Generator)

3.2 Rack and Pinion and chain sprocket arrangement

Fig.3.1 Rack and pinion

3.3. PMDC Generator

Fig.3.2 PMDC GENERATOR

Working:
The commutator rotates with the loop of wire just as the slip rings do with the rotor of an AC generator.
Each half of the commutator ring is called a commutator segment and is insulated from the other half. Each
end of the rotating loop of wire is connected to a commutator segment. Two carbon brushes connected to the
outside circuit rest against the rotating commutator. One brush conducts the current out of the generator, and
the other brush feeds it in. The commutator is designed so that, no matter how the current in the loop alternates,
the commutator segment containing the outward-going current is always against the "out" brush at the proper
time. The armature in a large DC generator has many coils of wire and commutator segments. Because of the
commutator, engineers have found it necessary to have the armature serve as the rotor(the rotating part of an
apparatus) and the field structure as the stator (a stationary portion enclosing rotating parts)

3.4. Battery
RECHARGEBLE BATTERIES:
A rechargeable battery or storage battery is a group of one or more electrochemical cells. They are known as
secondary cells because their electrochemical reactions are electrically reversible. Rechargeable batteries come
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in many different shapes and sizes, ranging anything from a button cell to megawatt systems connected to
stabilize an electrical distribution network. Several different combinations of chemicals are commonly used,
including: lead-acid, nickel cadmium(NiCad), nickel metal hydride (Nigh), lithium ion (Li-ion), and lithium
ion polymer (Li-ion polymer).

Fig 3.3: Rechargeable Batteries

3.5. Light Loads

A bulb is a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. The leaves often function as food storage organs
during dormancy. A bulb's leaf bases generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the
plant to survive adverse conditions. The leaf bases may resemble scales, or they may overlap and surround the
center of the bulb as with the onion. A modified stem forms the base of the bulb, and plant growth occurs from
this basal plate. Roots emerge from the underside of the base, and new stems and leaves from the upper side.
Other types of storage organs (such as corms, rhizomes, and tubers) are sometimes erroneously referred
to as bulbs. The correct term for plants that form 0underground storage organs, including bulbs as well as
tubers and corms, is geophytes. Some epiphytic orchids (family Orchidaceous) form above-ground storage
organs called pseudo bulbs that superficially resemble bulbs.

4. ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATIONS

Advantages
1.Reliable
2.Economical
3.Eco-Friendly
4.Less consumption of Non- renewable energies.
5.Less floor area.

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Applications
1.Foot step generated power can be used for agricultural, home applications, street-lightening.
2.Foot step power generation can be used in emergency power failure situations.
3.Metros, Rural Applications etc.,

CONCLUSION
The project “Foot Step Power Generation For Rural Energy Application To Run A.C. And D.C. Loads”
is successfully tested and implemented which is the best economical, affordable energy solution to common
people. This can be used for many applications in rural areas where power availability is less or totally absence.
As India is a developing country where energy management is a big challenge for huge population. By using
this project we can drive both AC as well as D.C loads according to the force.

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