Group# TH5 Members:

CALICA, KARLO

CORPUZ, JOVELITO REY R.

GALAMGAM, ANGELA

MONES, JIME CARL

PAGADUAN, PRAULINE

RAMOS, MAY FLORABELLE

ROSETE, LLOYD

Promoter: ENGR. MICHEAL CAGAOAN

TITLE: Footstep Power Generation Using Piezo Electric Transducers

Background information

(what is known)

Electricity an important form of energy that is found in nature

it has become a lifeline for human population. Its demand is

increasing day by day. Modern technology needs a huge

amount of electrical power for its various operations. At one

hand, rising concern about the gap between demand and

supply of electricity for masses has highlighted the

exploration of alternate sources of energy and its sustainable

use.

Background information

(what are the gaps)

Some cause of Energy shortage crisis has been the

steady increase in the world’s population and its demands for

fuel and products. In most parts of the world, people do not

realize the importance of conserving energy. Due to this a lot

of energy resources have been exhausted and wasted.

Energy is already available, but is going to waste if not

utilized.

Objective of the study To provide an electrical power generator from this ever

increasing human population based on a principle called the

piezoelectric effect, in which certain materials have the ability

to build up an electrical charge from having pressure and

strain applied to them. Piezoelectricity refers to the ability of

some materials to generate an electric potential in response

to applied pressure.

Proposed system A street light powered by piezoelectric material that converts

the pressure applied to it into electrical energy. The source of

light can be taken from pressure from the weight of the

moving vehicles or from the weight of the people walking over

it.

References:

http://www.ijeit.com/Vol%203/Issue%2010/IJEIT1412201404_51.pdf