DISCUSSION

METHODOLOGY

This section includes the materials, preparations of the treatments, and the procedures

used in the conduct of the study.

I. Materials

Aluminum foil, Teflon sheet, and conductive adhesives, were all procured from a local

merchandise store in Upper Bonifacio, Baguio City. Wires were bought from an electronics shop in the

same area.

Preparing the Treatments:

Four treatments were used in the experiment including the control variable and were replicated

three times.

To: Untapped, Unrubbed, Untouched

The control variable in entirety is any of the setup untouched and still in position with the

Teflon sheet resting beneath the aluminum sheet. This configuration was utilized to see if the Teflon

sheet will still generate electricity.

T1: Tapped

The first setup is composed of one layer of pre-charged Teflon sheet (rubbed on a piece of

paper) placed between two layers of Aluminum sheets which served as the conductive sheets for the

path of the current generation. The top aluminum sheet is placed above the Teflon sheet with a distance

of 8 millimeters.

The negative electrode of the multimeter is connected to the lower aluminum sheet while the

other electrode is connected to the upper aluminum sheet. Tapping is then done to the upper aluminum

sheet making it touch the lower aluminum sheet for a period of time. The potential difference produced
was measured in the analog multimeter connected to the setup. Three trials were done on the setup and

potential differences were measured and recorded.

T2: Rubbed

The second setup is composed of aluminum sheet connected to the negative probe of the

Multimeter and a precharged Teflon sheet (rubbed on a piece of paper). The positive electrode is

connected to the users hand serving as the common ground.

Rubbing is done to the aluminum sheet using the precharged Teflon sheet and the potential

difference is measured in the analog multimeter connected to the setup. Three trials were done on the

setup and potential differences were measured and recorded.

T3:Touched

In this setup, the aluminum foil was touched without the Teflon sheet to determine the amount

of electricity produced. The setup is composed of the same setup with that of the third treatment

without the Teflon sheet being rubbed to the aluminum foil.

Touching was simply done on the aluminum foil while it was connected to the negative probe of

the analog multimeter and the positive probe connected to the users hand. The potential difference

produced was measured in the analog multimeter connected to the setup. Three trials were done on the

setup and potential differences were measured and recorded.

RESULTS

The accuracy of the measured voltage is not high enough due to human error, accuracy of the

analog multimeter, and other factors such as conductance of the conductors and the quality of the

continuity of the circuit. As expected, T0 yields no output voltage. Treatment 1 (tapping) showed

insignificant results and only obtained an average voltage value of 0.023V. Treatment 2 (rubbing) had

significant output voltages having an average of 0.20V while Treatment 3 (touching) obtained the

highest output voltage average of 0.25V but still not high enough to power a Light Emitting Diode. For

every treatment, higher voltage output is expected if silver-coated polyester is used instead of
aluminum foil, a thinner Teflon sheet is procured and utilized, and if digital multimeter is used for the

measurement of output voltages.

Table 1. Output voltage measurements of the different treatments per trial.

Treatment Trial Output Voltage Average Value

1 0V
T0 2 0V
0V
3 0V
1 0.03V
T1 2 0.01V
0.023V
3 0.03V
1 0.15V
T2 2 0.25V
0.20V
3 0.20V
1 0.20V
T3 2 0.25V
0.25V
3 0.30V