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Energy Generation and Implementation of Power Floor (Pavegen)

Shreedhar Patil1, Saurabh Parsewar2, Bodake Pranav3, Sachin Aade4, Suhas Hanmante5
1Professor, Division of Civil Engineering, DYPSOET Pune, Maharashtra, India
2,3,4,6Under Graduduation Student, Department of Civil Engineering DYPSOET Pune, Maharashtra India
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Abstract - India is the developing country and now a days trend towards developing devices embedded in the urban
the demand for energy has been increasing at an alarming environment, and provides the focus of this thesis.
rate and there has been a decrease in the availability of
energy resources. For sustainable development, the need of The generation of electrical energy is inextricably
the hour is to develop more efficient, pollution free and linked to the presence of human activity it follows that areas
renewable energy resources to meet the unending demands. with high human activity will offer the greatest potential for
It is clear that many different sources will be required to electrical energy generation. As such it is expected that such
meet the nation’s energy demands, with much research devices will only be installed where large numbers of people
being carried out into a broad range of technologies in an transit, thus having a negligible effect on an individual whilst
attempt to meet this demand. Our paper is one such attempt still providing considerable potential. Since human activity is
to generate electrical energy from footsteps. The method spread throughout the urban environment it can be
being employed by us is using piezoelectric crystals. considered as a diffuse source of energy.

The idea is to develop a “Power Floor” which is actually a Their relative low impact on the environment makes
floor that can produce electricity when stepped upon. In this them energies of the future that help humanity to face the
paper we have reviewed various concepts and methods of problem of the management of the waste of the nuclear
energy harvesting from a piezoelectric crystal. The energy and the emissions of greenhouse gases. Renewable
generation of electrical energy is inextricably linked to the energies also represent an opportunity for more than two
presence of human activity it follows that areas with high billions isolated people to finally reach electricity. These
human activity will offer the greatest potential for electrical assets, together with increasingly efficient technologies,
energy generation. favor the development of renewable energies, but still very
unevenly depending on the type of resources considered.
Key Words: Piezoelectric material, rectifier, power With energy consumption increasing, it seems unlikely that
generating floor, weight energy. renewable energy will replace other energy resources in the
near future. It is therefore important that each one of us
1. Introduction closely monitors his/her own energy consumption.

Road-based create a unique opportunity to make use 1.2 Objectives of Pavegen

of existing real estate (roads) and a significant, free, and
currently untapped energy through techniques developed by • To generate green Energy with help of “Pavegen.”
men. Their relative low impact on the environment makes • To use the Electricity in Emergency.
them energies of the future that help humanity to face the • For use of Smart Data Sensing.
problem of the management of the waste of the nuclear • Clean, renewable and environmentally friendly
energy and the emissions of greenhouse gases. Renewable energy generation
energies also represent an opportunity for more than two
billions isolated people to finally reach electricity. It is clear 2. METHODOLOGY
that many different sources will be required to meet the
nation’s energy demands, with much research being carried
out into a broad range of technologies in an attempt to meet
this demand.

One alternative source of energy generation could be

human energy harvesting, where the source of energy
generation is energy expended by the human body such as
work in everyday activities such as walking, opening doors
or even typing etc. Much research has been carried out in the
field of personal energy generators, where a device is
attached to an individual and the generated energy used for
portable loads. Recently however, there appears to be a
Fig. (2.0) Block Diagram of Pavegen Process

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2.1 Foot Step Arrangements atoms around a silicon atom. Each oxygen atom has the same
distance to the silicon atom, and the distances between the
When people step on the surface of Pavegen tile, it oxygen atoms are all the same. The change in the position of
deflects by 5mm as shown in figure to generate electricity. the atoms due to applied stress leads to the formation of net
Since UBC is planning to install Pavegen tiles on the stairs in dipole moments that causes polarization and an electric
new SUB, our team did some research to see if this will be a field, respectively. Man-made piezoelectric materials are
tripping hazard. Inspectapedia.com states that “[a variation] crystals that are quartz analogs, ceramics, polymers and
more than 3/8 of an inch (9.525mm) in variation of the composites. There are 32 crystal classes which are divided
height of steps from one step to another is a tripping into the following seven groups: triclinic, monoclinic,
hazard”.Since Pavegen only deflects by 5mm, it is safe to be orthorhombic, tetragonal, trigonal, hexagonal and cubic.
installed on the stairs. These groups are also associated with the elastic nature of
the material where triclinic represents an anisotropic
material, orthorhombic represents an orthotropic material
and cubic are in most cases isotropic materials. Only 20 of
the 32 classes’ allow piezoelectric properties.

Mechanical energy is a standout amongst the most

pervasive energies that can be reused in our environment.
The wellsprings of mechanical energy can be a vibrating
structure, a moving article, and vibration instigated by
streaming air or water. The energies related to incite
vibrations or development by stream of air and water
everywhere scale are wind energy and hydroelectric energy,
separately, which are not inside the extent of this section of
the project. Rather, the mechanical energies here can be
Fig.2.1.: Foot Step Arrangement delegated purported ''low-level'' vibrations and
developments.
It’s creating the electrical energy by utilizing the
Mechanical waste energies for the most part can be
weight energy or the human body mass, one can just stuns
collected by utilizing vibration-to power transformation. The
by knowing how much energy a man can have by essentially
most recognized normal for this sort of waste energy
strolling on the ground with an ordinary speed. As
harvesting is at first distinguished for low power eras. In this
individuals' means (thousands upon thousands a day) use
way, one of the focused on applications is to power little
and channel active energy excessively. At whatever point a
electronic gadgets. In any case, late advancement
man strolls, figures out how to lose energy towards the
demonstrates that it can likewise be utilized for substantial
ground by method for impact, vibration, and sound and soon,
scale applications. Vibration-to-power transformation can be
an aftereffect of the move of overabundance weight to the
acknowledged through three essential components,
floor. That energy might be utilized and changed over into
including electromagnetic, electrostatic, and piezoelectric
electrical energy. The genuine electro-motor ground is truly
transductions.
a way to deal with making electrical energy by utilizing the
active energy of the individual who strolls on the floor. The Among the three systems, piezoelectric transduction
power ground dislike conventional floor. The energy has gotten the best consideration. This is on account of
delivered by this ground will be condition agreeable without piezoelectric materials have bigger power densities and
having exhaust cloud. Delivering this kind of energy will be higher attainability for viable applications than the materials
financially savvy moreover. The power ground does not utilized as a part of the other two systems. For instance,
require any fuel or maybe any kind of energy asset, just voltage yields in electromagnetic energy harvesting are
making utilization of motor energy. Based upon your normally low and accordingly should be intensified to a level
abundance weight from a man proceeding onward the adequately high to charge stockpiling gadgets. Conversely,
ground. nonetheless, piezoelectric energy harvesters yield voltages
that can be utilized specifically. In electrostatic energy
2.2 Piezoelectric Materials harvesting, the materials ought to be liable to an outer
connected voltage to trigger the relative vibratory
Piezoelectric materials can be natural or man-made. movement of the capacitor components, which yields
The natural PEM are crystal materials like quartz (SiO2), elective electrical streams. Such outer connected voltages
Rochelle salt, Topaz, Tourmaline-group minerals and some are required in piezoelectric energy harvesting. Another
organic substances as silk, wood, enamel, dentin, bone, hair, favorable position over electromagnetic gadgets is that
rubber. The unit cell of quartz which has specific atomic piezoelectric harvesting gadgets can be manufactured at
structure of the lattice which is a tetrahedron built of oxygen both full scale and smaller scale, because of the entrenched

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testimony systems for thick-movies and thin-movies 2.4 Battery

piezoelectric

Quartz Power Devices are prescribed for dynamic

power functions. They are not utilized as 'load cells' for
motionless (static) functions. Quick reaction, roughness,
solidness equivalent to strong steel, stretched out extents
and the capacity to likewise gauge semi-static powers are
standard elements related with PCB quartz power devices.

The accompanying data introduces a portion of the

plan and working attributes of PCB power devices to help
you better see how they work, which thusly, will "help you
improve dynamic estimations".

2.3 DC Generator
ICP power devices join an inherent microelectronic Fig. 3.4 Use of Battery
enhancer to change over the high impedance charge yield
into a low impedance voltage motion for recording. ICP Power is generated when a footfall compresses the slab
devices, powered from a different steady current source, by about 5 mm (0.2 in). The exact technology is a secret, but
work over long customary coaxial or strip link without flag Pavegen officials have said it involves electromagnetic
corruption. The low impedance voltage flag is not influenced induction by copper coils and magnets. Pavegen says each
by triboelectric link clamor or contaminants. pedestrian generates an average of 5 watts per footstep at
12-48 volts DC, enough to run an LED street lamp for 30
seconds.

3. CONCLUSION
Electricity is produced due to pressing the piezo material
enough to make the L.E.D. glow. Based on the results
gathered in this investigation, the final prototype design do
fulfil the engineering goal of generating electricity sufficient
to power common electrical devices.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have a great pleasure to express my deep sense of gratitude
and sincere regards to my Guide Prof. Shreedhar Patil. for his
Fig 3.3 DC Generator
guidance and friendly discussion which helped me
immensely in selecting this topic. His generous
Power to work ICP devices is by and large as a minimal
encouragement throughout my dissertation work helped me
effort, 24-27 VDC, 2-20 mA steady current supply. Figure 5
in completing this project work. I would like to thank our
schematically represents an ordinary ICP device framework.
Head of Civil Engineering Department Dr. Nagesh Shelke for
PCB offers various AC or battery-powered, single or multi-
allowing me to do this project. He has immensely helped in
channel power/flag conditioners, with or without pick up
providing all opportunities and facilities for the project
abilities for use with power devices. (See Related Products
work. I would also like to thank Dr. Ashok Kasnale, Principal,
Section of this inventory for accessible models.) Moreover,
Dr. D Y Patil School of Engineering and Technology, for
numerous information procurement frameworks now fuse
providing all facilities at the right period of time. I am
steady current power for specifically powering ICP devices.
thankful to all the faculty members of Civil Engineering and
Since static adjustment or semi static here and now reaction
library staff for helping me in this work. Finally, I would like
enduring up to few moments is frequently required, PCB
to thank all those who directly or indirectly helped me
makes flag conditioners that gives DC coupling.
during my work.

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