Footstep Energy Generation Project: Design, Methodology, and Safety

This project focuses on generating electricity using the force exerted by footsteps. The project utilizes piezoelectric sensors to convert mechanical pressure into electrical energy. The generated electricity is stored in a lead acid battery, which is then connected to an inverter to convert direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) for use in electronic appliances. The project details the required resources, including piezoelectric sensors, batteries, rectifiers, voltage regulators, and a unidirectional current controller. It also discusses the safety measures to prevent electrical hazards and estimates the project's cost. The conclusion emphasizes the non-conventional nature of the project and its ability to generate electricity without relying on natural resources.

ELECTRICITY PRODUCER USING FOOTSTEP

IMPORTANCE OF GENERATING ENERGY USING FOOTSTEP
 Simpler technologies used for power generation
 Distinct and sensitive.
 No natural resources required for generation of electricity
 Immobile parts makes the span of the technology high.

GENERATING ENERGY BY USING FOOTSTEP
 Describe the designing of a electricity generator using footstep .
1. Describe the methodology of the project for generating energy by using Footstep.
2. What are the facilities and resources needed to construct a electricity generator?
3. What are the safety measures that must be taken in order to stay protected from the
problems created by the Energy generator ?

METHODOLOGY
 Force is put on Piezo crystal, which gets translated into electrical energy. The minute
voltage that the electrical energy produces is stored in the lead acid battery (Choi, et al
2017). The battery is connected to the inverter. The inverter is used to convert the 12 volt
D.C to 230 volt A.C which is used in the electrical and electronic appliances.

FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
 Piezoelectric Sensors- Uses piezoelectric effect to measure the temperature or acceleration of the by
virtue of converting them into electrical energy.
 Battery- Cell that is initially charged and is used for external power supply. On getting discharged the
cell can be charged again to enjoy the benefit.
 Battery Connectors- used for connecting batteries in series or in mesh in order to get better power
sources.
 Rectifier- the main job of the rectifier is that it functions as the easiest way of converting AC into DC.
 Voltage Regulator- provides a stable DC voltage irrespective of the input that is provided.
 Unidirectional Current Controller- Acts as an electrically controlled switch used for switching the system
On and Off.
 Voltage Sampler – Used for extracting samples from the signals that are continuous in nature (Fu, et al
2016)

SAFETY MEASURES AND BUDGET
 Too much voltage must not be applied in order to stop the project from exploding (Ahn,
2015)
 Too much pressure must not be put on the project as dismantling of a wiring of the project
will lead to short circuiting of the product (Kim, et al 2015)
 Approximate cost of the project is $300

CONCLUSION
This project is a non conventional process of converting the power produced by the Piezo
electron and the inverter connected to the power stored in the battery converts the direct
current to high amplitude Alternate Current without using any kind of natural sources

REFERENCES
 Fu, H., Xu, R., Seto, K., Yeatman, E. M., & Kim, S. G. (2015). Energy harvesting from human motion using
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 Choi, A. Y., Lee, C. J., Park, J., Kim, D., & Kim, Y. T. (2017). Corrugated textile based triboelectric generator for
wearable energy harvesting. Scientific Reports, 7, 45583.
 Zhou, T., Zhang, C., Han, C. B., Fan, F. R., Tang, W., & Wang, Z. L. (2014). Woven structured triboelectric
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