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in fig.1.1. The energy required to obtain these fuel is Question that every time comes before every country
much less than what they can produce by combustion i.e. the need of non conventional energy sources or
or nuclear reaction. systems. Why we need these systems and the answers
The supply primary fuel is limited .It are the growing consumption of energy has resulted in
becomes very essential to use these fuel sparingly. the country becoming increasingly dependent on fossil
Example: Coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear energy. fuels such as coal, oil & gas. Rising prices of oil and
gases and their potential shortages have raised
uncertainties about the security of energy supply in
future, which has serious repercussions on the growth
of the national economy. The main factor is increasing
use of fossil fuels also causes serious environmental
problems.
Hence there is primary need to use renewable energy
sources like solar, wind, tidal, bio-mass and energy
from waste material.
walking, running and swimming. However modern relevant and important for highly populated countries
technology has led to machines to enhance the use of like India and China where the roads, railway stations,
human-power in more efficient manner. In this bus stands, temples, etc. are all over crowded and
context, pedal power is an excellent source of energy millions of people move around the clock. This whole
and has been in use since the nineteenth century human/bio-energy being wasted if can be made possible
making use of the most powerful muscles in the for utilization it will be great invention and crowd
body. Ninety-five percent of the exertion put into energy farms will be very useful energy sources in
pedal power is converted into energy. Pedal power crowded countries. Walking across a "Crowd Farm,"
can be applied to a wide range of jobs and is a floor, then, will be a fun for idle people who can
simple, cheap, and convenient source of energy. improve their health by exercising in such farms with
However, human kinetic energy can be useful in a earning. The electrical energy generated at such farms
number of ways but it can also be used to generate will be useful for nearby applications.
electricity based on different approaches and many The creation of new source of perennial
organizations are already implementing human environmentally acceptable, low cost electrical energy
powered technologies to generate electricity to power as a replacement for energy from rapidly depleting
small electronic appliances. resources of fossil fuels is the fundamental need for the
Now let us come to its some working survival of mankind. We have only about 25 years of
principle, this device if embedded in footsteps of oil reserves and 75 – 100 years of coal reserves. Resort
railway platforms, city malls, city footpaths etc. can to measure beginning of coal in thermal electric stations
convert the weight impact of people into electrical to serve the population would result in global elementic
energy. When a pedestrian will step on the top plate of change in leading to worldwide drought and
this device, the plate will go down and this downward decertification. The buzzards of nuclear electric-stations
motion results in rotation of the shaft of the alternator are only too will. Now electric power beamed directly
which produces electrical energy. After removal of by micro-wave for orbiting satellite. Solar power
force the top plate returns to its original position due to stations (S.P.S) provide a cost-effective solution even
springs. though work on solar photo voltaic and solar thermo
electric energy sources has been extensively pursued by
II. EXISTING SYSTEM many countries. Earth based solar stations suffer certain
basic limitations.
Other people have developed piezo-electric IV. OBJECTIVES
(mechanical-to-electrical) surfaces in the past, but the In this project we are converting Mechanical
Crowd Farm has the potential to redefine urban space energy into Electrical energy. We are trying to utilize
by adding a sense of fluidity and encouraging people to the wasted energy in a useful way. By using Rack
activate spaces with their movement. The Crowd Farm and Pinion arrangement we are converting to and fro
floor is composed of standard parts that are easily motion of the steps into rotational motion of the
replicated but it is expensive to produce at this stage. dynamo.
This technology would facilitate the future creation of In first foot step we are using rack and pinion
new urban landscapes athletic fields with a spectator arrangement directly to rotate the dynamo. But in
area, music halls, theatres, nightclubs and a large second step we are using gear mechanism to obtain
gathering space for rallies, demonstrations and better efficiency.Through Dynamo the rotational
celebrations, railway stations, bus stands, subways, energy is converted into electrical energy. This
airports etc. Like Capable Of Harnessing Human electrical energy output will be shown by glowing the
Locomotion For Electricity Generation. LEDs. The output power is expected to be 3 to 4V in
prototype.
III. PROPOSED SYSTEM
Depending upon the above Literature Survey of
different papers we have decided to moved forward
Proposal for the utilization of waste energy of
to take this project in practical means.
foot power with human locomotion is very much
For this purpose we have aimed to construct a invention provides 95 volts and 50 mA from one coil
prototype for footstep mechanism by using rack and and this generated power can be used to light LED
pinion motion. And also the storage system along array and to run DC fan after rectifying the AC or can
with inverter circuit is arrangement in order to use charge batteries. For high efficiency in the axel of the
the produced alternative energy for daily application second gear, they fitted a strong magnet vertically, so
by converting the DC to AC. that when the gear will rotate due to human body
At last the prototype is assembled with a display unit weight the magnet also rotate. The magnet is placed
who main aim is to show the exact amount of power in a loop type copper coil. When the magnet start
available in battery. rotating according to the Faraday’s law of
electromagnetic induction, there will be induced emf
V. LITERATURE REVIEW in the coil.
gearbox shaft which builds it 15 times (1:15) then its The basic working principle of this project is
movement is smoothen by the help of fly wheel based on the piezoelectric sensor. To implement this
which temporary store the movement, which is we adjust the wooden plates above and below the
convey to the DC generator (it generates 12V 40 amp sensors and moveable springs. Non-conventional
at 1000 rpm). energy using foot step is converting mechanical
[6] “Power Generation from Steps” by Ramesh energy into the electrical energy. When the pressure
Raja R, Sherin Mathew is applied, the rack and pinion will convert
This research paper attempts to show how mechanical energy into electrical energy. This
energy can be tapped and used at a commonly used electrical energy will be storing in the 12v
floor steps. The usage of steps in every building is rechargeable battery connected to inverter. We are
increasing day by day, since even every small using conventional battery charging unit also for
building has some floors. A large amount of energy is giving supply to the circuitry.
wasted when we are stepping on the floors by the
dissipation of heat and friction, every time a man
steps up using stairs. There is great possibility of
tapping this energy and generating power by making
every staircase as a power generation unit. The
generated power can be stored by batteries, and it
will be used for slighting the building.
[7] "Electricity Generation from Footsteps; A
Regenerative Energy Resource” by Tom Jose V, Fig: 6.1 Arrangement Of Foot Step
Binoy Boban, Sijo M T
In these research paper author manufactured In this project we are converting Mechanical
a model made from stainless steel, recycled car tires energy into Electrical energy. We are trying to utilize
and recycled aluminium, also includes a lamp the wasted energy in a useful way. By using Rack
embedded in the pavement that lights up every time a and Pinion arrangement we are converting to and fro
step is converted into energy (using only 5 percent of motion of the steps into rotational motion of the
the generated energy). The average square of dynamo.
pavement produces about 2.1 watts of electricity. In first foot step we are using rack and
And according to author, any one square of pavement pinion arrangement directly to rotate the dynamo. But
in a high-foot traffic area can see 50,000 steps a day. in second step we are using chain drive mechanism to
Based on this data, only five units of Pavegen obtain better efficiency.
pavement can be enough to keep the lights on at a bus Through Dynamo the rotational energy is
stop all night. converted into electrical energy. This electrical
VI. METHODOLOGY energy output will be shown by glowing the LEDs.
The footstep arrangement is used to generate the The output power is expected to be 3 to 4V in
electric power. Now a day’s power demand is prototype.
increased, so the footstep arrangement is used to
generate the electrical power in order to compensate VII. COMPONENTS USED
the electric power demand. In this arrangement the
mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy. The footstep arrangement is used to generate
the electric power. Now a day’s power demand is
increased, so the footstep arrangement is used to
generate the electrical power in order to compensate
the electric power demand. In this arrangement the
mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
This section is constructed by of rubber or other
Fig 6 .schematic representation of foot step
material which is placed within the surface areas.
This section is mainly placed in the crowed areas. is mounted on base. Spring system is used for return
This footstep arrangement is attached with spring mechanism of upper plate after release of load. The
section. Footstep section consists of shaft along with pinion is supported by end bearings.
Springs A gear is provided there also. A gear is coupled to the
Foot – step shaft. The gear wheel which is provided in shaft is
Gearwheel arrangement coupled to the Dynamo. The dynamo capacity used
Rack and Pinion section here is12V. From the dynamo the wires are taken.
DC Generator These wires are connected to a LEDs, to show the
LEDs output power. The generator is used here is 12Volt
Shaft permanent magnet DC generator. The terminal of DC
Battery generator is connected to lightning LEDs.
The rack & pinion, spring arrangement is In the first step the footsteps is directly
fixed at the inclined step. The spring issued to return connected to the Rack & pinion arrangement. To the
the inclined step in same position by releasing the pinion shaft dynamo is provided and LEDs are
load. The pinion shaft is connected to the supporter coupled to it. Thus Mechanical energy is converted in
by end bearing. The gearwheel arrangement is to Electrical energy.
connected to the shaft which in turn is connected to
the DC generator. The DC generator is connected to With the help of block diagram as show in the block
the battery and the LEDs diagram the working procedure is explained in step
by step manner.
VIII. WORKING PRINCIPLE Step 1: When force is applied on the plate by virtue
The upper plate is mounted on two springs; the weight on stamping on the plate the force spring gets
impact is converted into electrical power with proper compressed.
control unit. Step 2: Due to this the rack moves vertically down.
Step 3: The pinion meshed with the rack gear results
The spring and rack & pinion arrangement is fixed in circular motion of the pinion gear.
below the foot step which is mounted on base. Spring Step 4: For one full compression the pinion Moves
system is used for return mechanism of upper plate one semicircle, when the force applied on the plate
after release of load. The shaft along with pinion is released the pinion reverses and moves another semi-
supported by end bearings. One end is connected with circle.
small belt pulley system and on the other end a Step 5: The intermediate gear with more number of
flywheel is mounted. The dc generator is rotated with teeth will rotate as a result of motion of pinion.
the help of this belt & pulley arrangement. The Step 6: The generator attached to the intermediate
terminal of DC generator is connected to lightning will obtain the rotating motion, hence results in the
LEDs sinusoidal waveform (for single Generator).
WORKING PRINCIPLE: The complete diagram of Step 7: The obtained voltage is passed through Ac
the footstep power generation is given below. neutralizer in order to reduce the ripples that are
Only one step is inclined in certain small angle which produced due to uneven motion of generator.
is used to generate the power. The pushing power is Step 8: From here the power is stored directly in 12v
converted into electrical energy by proper driving lead acid battery .
arrangement. Step 9: So the 12v DC is connected to the inverter to
convert it into 230AC.
WORKING Step 10: Now the voltage obtained is used for small
The complete fabricated model picture of Foot Step is applications.
shown below. The upper plate is mounted on two Step 11: The display unit takes signal from battery
springs; the weight impact is converted into electrical and converts it into digital signal by ADC and
power with proper control unit. The spring and rack & transfers its data to microcontroller.
pinion arrangement is fixed below the foot step which Step 12: The voltage signal thus obtained will be
displayed in LCD display about how much voltage of
cannot be used for real applications, but the concept is [6] Leonard Evans, “Antilock Braking
near to the real working system, to make it more Systems and Risk of Different
realistic, higher rating power generator with suitable Types of Crashes in Traffic”, Paper
gear mechanism is essential to produce more energy. No. 98-S2-O-12. B. L. Thareja,
This concept falls under the subject of non- A.K.Thareja, A text book of
conventional energy resources, out of the many electrical technology
alternative energy resources one dependable source
is solar energy, but it is quite costliest affair. [7] G. R. Nagpal, Power Plant
Therefore alternative cheapest source is to generate Engineering, Khanna Publishers,
electricity from foot step. This technology proven Delhi
here is the ultimate inexpensive source of all known
forms of energy. When it is implemented practically, [8] T. Nejat Veziroygal , Alternative
depending up on the size & traffic flow, each foot Energy Sources-iii, Hemisphere
step may produce tens of kilowatts power every day, Publishing Co
this power can be utilized for many applications. If
[9] V. Jose Ananth Vino, AP,
we are used this project at very busy stairs palace
Bharath University,(2011), “Power
then we produce efficient useful electrical for large
Generation Using Foot Step”,
purposes. One important advantage of producing
International Journal of Engineering
energy through this technology is that it does not
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pollute the environment.. Hence these foot step can
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be altered with this technology, there by all the street
lights belongs to a particular city can be energized. [10] Ramesh. R, Udaya Kumar, K.
Anandakrishnan Renewable Energy
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