Plant power lamp

ByD. Priyanka

13JT1A0404

TOPICS:Renewable energyGenerationDesignWorkingUse’s

Renewable energy:

Renewable energy

•Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that is collected from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale.

Examples: •Ex: sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Generation:Power for the plant lamp is obtained from the

nutrients and bacteria that are contained within the soil that houses the plant.

The energy-generating system designed by the UTEC team is able to harvest these soil-based plant nutrient materials and convert them into a usable form of electric energy.

Access to electricity has always been sketchy for the 173 residents of Nuevo Saposoa , a remote village in Peru , S America. However, things went from bad to worse in March 2015 after a flood damaged the few power cables in the area.

The villagers were forced to turn to kerosene lamps which are not only expensive but also dangerous because of the toxic fumes they emit.

Fortunately, the researchers and students at the Universidad de Ingenierlly Technología (UTEC) in Lima, Peru   heard about their plight and came up with an ingenious solution.

Design:They designed a lamp that can be powered by

plants and soil, both of which can be found in abundance in the Amazonian rainforests where the village is located. Called Plantalámparas or 'lamp that runs on plant power', the Wall-E look-alike draws energy from a plant growing in a wooden box and uses it to light up an LED bulb.

Working:

Use’s:The plant lamp is able to provide up to two

hours of light each day.

For a single charge can light an LED BULB that has the equivalent output of a 50watt.

This equipment can be carried to different places within a house.

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