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UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

Caloocan Campus

A THESIS PROPOSAL ON PEDAL-POWERED GENERATOR

Submitted by:

Espinosa Ad!ian"o!edo Ca!l #osep$ C%

EN & 'C

Au(ust ' )*+,


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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of !" Sud#

Today -it$ t$e $ea.y use o/ automobiles combined -it$ t$e bu!nin( o/

/ossil /uels inc!easin( p!oblems a!e a//ectin( $uman $ealt$ and climate c$an(e

as a !esult o/ ai! pollution% 0edal po-e! ene!(y $as been in use since t$e

nineteent$ centu!y% Aside /!om t!anspo!tation pedal&po-e! ene!(y can be

applied to a t!emendous .a!iety o/ 1obs t$at cont!ibute to less pollution and

conse!.e ene!(y in t$e $ome% 0edal po-e! uses t$e most po-e!/ul muscles in

t$e body: t$e 2uads $amst!in(s and cal.es con.e!tin( ninety&/i.e pe!cent o/

e3e!tion into ene!(y%Studies $a.e been conducted in pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato!% A!ndt 4)*+56

modi/ied mi3 sin(le&!ate7alte!ed !i((in( bicycle t$at /unctioned admi!ably

because o/ its capacity to $old a co( on eit$e! side o/ t$e bac8 -$eel% T$e c$ain

on t$e !i($t is d!i.en by t$e pedals -$ile an included c$ain t$e le/t t-ists t$e

en(ine% As an a/te!t$ou($t t$at is d!i.en by t$e pedals s$e utili9ed a /!ee-$eel

-$ic$ tu!ns t$e -$eel -$en s$es accele!atin( yet pe!mits it to continue tu!nin(

/o!-a!d -it$out t$e c$ain mo.in( -$en s$es d!i/tin( o! accele!atin( in !e.e!se%

On t$e le/t $al/ o/ t$e -$eel s$e connected an alte!ed mac$ine (ea!&piece

-$ic$ tu!ns to-a!d t$e c$ain t$e len(t$ o/ t$e -$eel is tu!nin(%T$e use o/ pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! is not a ne- tec$nolo(y $o-e.e!

connectin( it into a bicycle to p!oduce t$e elect!icity is 1ust !ecently bein( able to

inte!est some !esea!c$e!s% T$is tec$nolo(y is bein( si(ni/icant because o/ t$e

bene/its /!om it% C!eatin( t$is tec$nolo(y ma8es a lot o/ sense in p!oducin(

elect!icity%


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T$is study aims to p!oduce elect!icity on pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato!% T$e

study is simple yet it is $elp/ul /o! us% T$e pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! can p!oduce

by as muc$ as +** -atts o/ continuous output by a no!mal pe!son% An at$lete

can p!oduce as muc$ as ;**&5** -atts o/ continuous output% T$is study can also

ma8e a pe!son usin( t$is tec$nolo(y to be p$ysically /it%

B. Sa"$"n of !" Pro%&"$

T$is study aims to desi(n a pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato!%

Speci/ically t$e /ollo-in( 2uestions -ill be ans-e!ed:

+%


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T$is tec$nolo(y is $elp/ul in conse!.in( elect!icity% No-adays -e

e3pe!ience a s$o!ta(e in elect!icity and t$is mac$ine can be $elp/ul in p!oducin(

a !ene-able ene!(y% T$e mac$ine can be used in po-e!in( some $ome

appliances at t$e same time youll be e3e!cisin(%>lobal -a!min( is one o/ ou! ma1o! conce!ns suc$ as (!een$ouse (asses

t$at a//ect ou! o9one laye!% T$is p!o1ect can !educe t$e use o/ .e$icles t$at emits

(!een$ouse (asses and let us sto!e ene!(y -$ile t!a.ellin(%

E. Sco," and L($(a(onT$e main ob1ecti.e o/ t$is study is to desi(n a pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato!%

T$e po-e! t$at -ould be p!oduced can po-e! up some $ome appliances% A

pe!son can p!oduce about +** -atts o/ continuous output% ?y t$is -e could li($t

up a +**&-att incandescent bulb /o! an $ou!%Ho-e.e! t$e po-e! t$at it can p!oduce is limited% Some appliances t$at

use mo!e elect!icity cant po-e! up by t$is mac$ine%

C!a,"r

R")(" of R"&a"d L("raur" and Sud("*

A. R"&a"d L("raur"


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bicycle%B I/ -e can ma8e use o/ t$is ene!(y -e -ould be able to po-e! many elect!onic

de.ices% No-adays -e 8no- t$at many o/ people -$o (o to t$e (ym uses stationa!y

bi8e as a means /o! losin( -ei($t% Also t$e!e a!e 2uite a numbe! o/ people $e!e in t$e

0$ilippines t$at uses bicycle as a mode o/ t!anspo!tation% T$ats -$y (ene!atin( po-e!

/!om t$e ene!(y -e !elease can ma8e 2uite a di//e!ence to t$e -o!ld instead o/

continuin( -astin( ou! limited !esou!ces%

0o-e! (ene!ated by pedalin( can be con.e!ted /!om mec$anical to elect!ical

ene!(y by usin( eit$e! dynamo o! alte!nato!% Small po-e!ed li($tin( de.ices can be

c$a!(ed usin( dynamo and can be used in t$e ni($t by students /o! study pu!poses%

T$is p!inciple can be e3tended to po-e! mobiles i0ods laptops etc%

0o-e! can be also (ene!ated /!om t$e !otation o/ t$e -$eels o/ alte!nato!

.e$icles li8e bi8es and ca!s -$e!e t$e!e is a possibility o/ (ene!atin( mo!e po-e!% T$e

(ene!ated po-e! can be eit$e! used in t$e same .e$icle o! can be sto!ed in a batte!y

/o! po-e!in( some ot$e! de.ices% Ridin( bicycle $elps in maintainin( a (ood p$ysic and

alon( -it$ it po-e! can be also (ene!ated 4@atoc$ )*+)6%

T$e!e a!e .a!ious !ene-able ene!(y sou!ces suc$ sola! -ind $yd!opo-e! etc%

e.elopin( and e3ploitin( !ene-able ene!(y sou!ces usin( mode!n con.e!sion

tec$nolo(ies can be $i($ly !esponsi.e to national and inte!national policy (oals

/o!mulated because o/ en.i!onmental social and economic oppo!tunities ob1ecti.es

and conce!ns% T$e /ollo-in( a!e t$e enume!ated ad.anta(es o/ !ene-able sou!ces o/

ene!(y%


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D i.e!si/yin( ene!(y ca!!ie!s /o! t$e p!oduction /uels elect!icity and $eat

en$ancin( ene!(y secu!ity and !educin( t$e lon(&!un p!ice o/ /uels /!om

con.entional sou!ces

D Reducin( pollution en.i!onmental emissions and sa/ety !is8s /!om

con.entional ene!(y sou!ces t$at dama(e $uman $ealt$ natu!al systems c!ops

and mate!ials

D "iti(atin( (!een$ouse (as emissions do-n to le.els t$at can be sustained

D Imp!o.in( access to clean ene!(y sou!ces and con.e!sion tec$nolo(ies

t$e!eby $elpin( to meet t$e "illennium e.elopment >oals 4">s6 -$ile ta8in(

ad.anta(e o/ t$e local a.ailability o/ !ene-ables and

D Reducin( dependence on and minimi9in( spendin( on impo!ted /uels

4Tu!8enbu!( )*++ p% 6%

In t$e abo.e enume!ated e3amples o/ ad.anta(es t$at can be d!i.en /!om

!ene-able sou!ces o/ ene!(y -e can in/e! t$at t$e bottom line o/ it is t$at -e can $elp

sol.in( en.i!onmental p!oblems t$e most not to mention t$at by doin( so in t$e lon(

!un t$e one -$o -ill !eally bene/it is t$e $uman population% ?ut -$ile !ene-able

sou!ces a!e basically /!ee and unlimited it $as its disad.anta(es% T$e /i!st disad.anta(e

is t$e cost% Alt$ou($ t$e ene!(y /!om !ene-able sou!ces is most o/ten a.ailable /o!

/!ee !ene-able ene!(y con.e!sion tec$nolo(ies a!e o/ten 2uite capital&intensi.e%%%B

4Tu!8enbu!( )*++6% T$is can ma8e !ene-able sou!ces less att!acti.e especially -$en

$i($ discount !ates a!e applied dependin( on t$e le.el o/ in.estments needed as -ell

as (o.e!nmental inte!.entions% T$e ma!8et /o! !ene-able sou!ces a!e also /e- t$us

ma8in( it $a!d to ma!8et unli8e non!ene-able sou!ces%


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Fo! e3ample people use /ossil /uels -$ic$ a!e non&!ene-able sou!ce o/ ene!(y%

T$ese !esou!ces a!e .e!y e3pensi.e but many people in.est on e3t!actin( t$ese /uels

because t$e!es a ma!8et o/ it% T$e p!oblem -it$ non!ene-able sou!ces -ould also

contain ma!8et acceptance since many people a!e not yet used to t$e idea o/ usin(

!ene-able sou!ces% Fo! instance in t$e use o/ sola! panels many people belie.e in t$e

idea t$at e.e!y panel costs a lot but only p!oduces a small .olt o/ ene!(y -$ic$ is t!ue%

Fu!t$e! study is needed to de.elop t$e tec$nolo(y so t$at itll cost less but -ill p!o.ide a

la!(e! 2uantity o/ .olt o/ ene!(y% E.en a/te! it is de.eloped it $as to be ma!8eted to

eliminate t$e belie/ t$at its costly but not t$at useable% I/ t$at can be imp!o.ed many

people /!om t!opical count!ies li8e ou! count!y -ill bene/it because -e 8no- t$at -e

$a.e a $i($ tempe!atu!e in $e!e but since e.e!y s2ua!e inc$ o/ sola! panel is still costly

and many people a!e not yet !eady to in.est /o! it -e!e still usin( costly /uels and ot$e!

non!ene-able sou!ces to $a.e an elect!icity% T$ats -$y people $a.e to be p!actical and

-ise% T$e!e is a need /o! c$eap !ene-able ene!(y sou!ce t$at -ill not cont!ibute to t$e

pollution%

As lon( as -e a!e pedalin( and t$e system is -o!8in( /ine -e can (et t$e po-e!

-$ene.e! needed% 0o-e! (ene!ation usin( bicycle is .e!y c$eap and eco&/!iendly% E.en

t$ou($ people $a.e been usin( pedal po-e! /o! .a!ious day&to&day c$o!es (ene!atin(

elect!icity /!om pedalin( -as not in .o(ue until /e- decades bac8% Today dynamo

e2uipped bicycles a!e common -$ic$ po-e! t$e incandescent $eadli($ts du!in( ni($t%

T$e !otational ene!(y t$at is (ene!ated -$en t$e ti!e !otates because o/ t$e

application o/ /o!ce on t$e pedals can be used in t-o -ays% T$is ene!(y can also be

used in dynamo7alte!nato! -$ic$ is t$en con.e!ted to elect!ical ene!(y% Rotational


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ene!(y o/ t$e ti!e can be used to pump -ate! out /!om t$e -ell to d!i.e a -as$in(

mac$ine to ope!ate blende!7(!inde! etc% T$ese applications can be o/ .e!y (!eat use in

un&elect!i/ied places% Re/!i(e!ato!s can also be po-e!ed by pedalin( -$ic$ a!e used to

p!ese!.e t$e /ood du!in( a bicycle t!ip% 0edal po-e!ed pump can pump -ate! /!om -ells

and bo!e -ells -$ic$ a!e .e!y deep and can be used /o! i!!i(ation and d!in8in( -ate!

pu!poses% In pedal po-e!ed -as$in( mac$ine t$e plastic ba!!el !otates as -e pedal%

T$us -ate! consumption can be also !educed% Usin( e3e!cise bi8es also po-e! can be

(ene!ated% 0a!ticula!ly /o! people li.in( in cities it is an added ad.anta(e t$at no

sepa!ate time is needed and alon( -it$ e3e!cise ou! e//o!t -ill not (o -aste 4@oc$

)*+) p% ,& '6%

T$e concept o/ t$is study is /!om t$e idea s$o-ed abo.e on 1ust $o- muc$

ene!(y people a!e -astin( unconsciously% It -ould $elp t$e p!oblem !e(a!din( t$e

sca!city in t$e ene!(y !esou!ces i/ -e could in ou! o-n -ays p!oduce ou! o-n ene!(y

because time -ill su!ely come -$e!e -e -ill /ind ou!sel.es limited to t$e !esou!ces -e

a!e usin( no-% Abo.e e3ample also s$o-s $o- t$e pedalin( -o!8s to (ene!ate po-e!

/!om t$e system% As it is t$e po-e! (ene!ated may not be as la!(e and may not be used

in !unnin( a tele.ision o! an elect!ic /an but su!ely an $ou! -o!t$ o/ pedalin( can p!o.ide

us ene!(y t$at can at least c$a!(e a p$one into /ull batte!y% Su!ely i/ t$e amount o/

ene!(y -ill be accumulated it can p!o.ide enou($ po-e! to !un a small system% Fu!t$e!

study and !esea!c$ a!e needed /o! t$e de.elopment o/ !unnin( a la!(e! system /!om

pedal%

In p$ysics -e de/ine po-e! as t$e !ate o! doin( -o!8%


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and displacement !esultin( /!om application o/ /o!ce%B 4Sil.e!io )*+; p% +)G6% S$e also

stated t$at t$e de/inin( e2uation o/ po-e! is -o!8 done o! /o!ce applied to t$e ob1ect

multiplied by displacement o.e! timeB 4p% +)6% Fo! e3ample t$e po-e! !atin( o/ a

pe!son !e/e!s to $o- /ast c$emical ene!(y can be t!ans/o!med by t$e body into

mec$anical ene!(y% Valde9 4)**'6 also stated $o- t$e unit used /o! po-e! -as de!i.ed:

In t$e En(lis$ system po-e! is e3p!essed as /t% 3 lb%7 s and is e3p!essed in

$o!sepo-e! 4$p6% Ho!sepo-e! is -idely used to e3p!ess t$e po-e! o/ la!(e mac$ines%

T$e ea!liest use o/ steam en(ines -as to pump -ate! /!om mines% T$is -o!8 $ad

p!e.iously been done by $o!ses so t$e po-e! o/ any en(ine -as estimated as e2ual to

t$at o/ many $o!ses% T$e con.e!sion /acto!s /o! t$e units o/ po-e! in t$e En(lis$ system

a!e: + $p 5' -atts + $p ,,*/t% 3 lb7s + 8


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also s$o-ed t$at total /at combustion is at a ma3imum du!in( mode!ately intense

e3e!cise and becomes nil du!in( .e!y $ea.y e3e!cise% 4Valde9 )**' p% ++& +)6%

In li($t -it$ t$is pedal po-e! (ene!ato! can se!.e a dual pu!pose /o! an

indi.idual% Not only a pe!son can p!oduce po-e! /o! simple uses but an indi.idual -ill

also bene/it /!om because at t$e same time t$ey also bu!n calo!ies -$ile pedalin( t$at

-ill $elp t$em maintain a $ealt$ie! and lon(e! li/e%

B. R"&a"d Sud("*

T$e p!oponents p!ima!ily c$ose t$e topic because o/ t$e abundant !esou!ces a!ound

us and !esou!ces a!e one o/ t$e most impo!tant /acto!s to conside! be/o!e conductin( a


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!esea!c$ o! study% T$e p!oponents -e!e able to /ound out t$at t$e!e a!e a lot o/ studies

be/o!e t$at is !elated to t$e one p!esented no-%

Facelli 4)**6 conducted a !esea!c$ on $o- to c!an8 (ene!ato!s to p!oduce

elect!ical ene!(y% On t$at time one o/ t$e ma1o! p!oblems o/ U%S%A% -as ene!(y% And its

still one o/ t$e ma1o! conce!ns o/ t$e -o!ld% He stated t$at t$e!e must be anot$e! option

t$an clean coal tec$nolo(y and in.estment in !ene-able ene!(y sou!ces suc$ as -ind

and $yd!oelect!ic po-e!%


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call cent!e alone could po-e! t$e -o!ld i/ out/itted -it$ pedals%


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T$e pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! cant p!oduce as muc$ as a -ind tu!bine o! a

p$oto.oltaic a!!ay it can c!eate usable /o!ce t$at adds to you! (ene!al .itality needs% On

t$e o// c$ance t$at you utili9e less po-e! in t$e /i!st place t$e sum c!eated by pedal

/o!ce can meet a bi((e! pe!cent o/ you! ene!(y needs%

a.id ?utc$e!Ks e3pe!ience is a .alid e3ample% Eac$ mo!nin( $e (oes out to $is

ca!po!t and pedals a stationa!y bicycle /o! no less t$an a $al/ $ou!% T$e e3e!tion $e puts

into $is -o!8out isnKt s2uande!ed on (!atin( as it is in many -ellness cent!e% Eac$ pedal

st!o8e ma8es po-e! t$at is sent do-n a lin8 to $is o//ice in t$e $ouse to cont!ol a /e-

little elect!ical (ad(ets% 0edal po-e! ene!(i9es $is elect!ic !a9o! and $is mobile p$one

!uns a 0C sc!een and occasionally !uns t$e comp!esso! t$at /inis$ o// t$e (aseous

tension in t$e /eels sic8 o/ $is .e$icles% a.id li8e-ise !uns t$e bicycle (ene!ato!

speci/ically to a -ate! pump at -$ate.e! point .ital /o! ci!culatin( ai! t$!ou($ and

sepa!atin( t$e little patio /is$pond%

"ost o/ us a!e pay ou! elect!icity /o! 5%Gp$p pe! 8ilo-att&$ou! includin( ta3es and

su!c$a!(es% ?y usin( t$is pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! -e could sa.e 5%Gp$p% Not as muc$

as it loo8s li8e but ima(ine it doin( it ; $ou!s a day /o! a mont$% ulland also pointed out on t$e /act t$at t$is (ene!ato! can be used /o! e3e!cisin(% He

(a.e an e3ample about a man -$os !eally dedicated on $uman&po-e!ed elect!icity%

T$is man $as all o/ t$e $uman&po-e!ed mec$anisms a.ailable% He uses t$is

mec$anisms /o! e3e!cisin( and usin( all t$e elect!icity t$at $e (at$e! /!om t$e!e to


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po-e! up all o/ $is appliances in $is $ouse% T$is sto!y inspi!es >ulland to !esea!c$ mo!e

about $uman&po-e!ed elect!icity% T$e elect!icity t$at it output maybe little but $e still

t$in8s t$at t$e!e could be a $uman&po-e!ed mec$anisms t$at can be made to p!oduce

$i($ amount o/ ene!(y to be mo!e meanin(/ul in ou! daily li.es%

At t$e point -$en !esea!c$e!s be(in contemplatin( pa!asitic .itality (at$e!in(

t$ey ta8e a (ande! at t$e body in an une3pected -ay t!uly loo8in( at it /!om stem to

(ud(eon% T$ey atomi9e it pic8in( t$!ou($ it as t$ou($ /o! mine!al !i($ts% T$ey pee! at

ou! o!(anic c$emist!y and biomec$anics attemptin( to (u!e out e3actly t$e amount o/

can be tapped and -$e!e% T$ad Sta!ne! 4)**6 a scientist in >eo!(ia Tec$ disco.e!ed

t$at t$e!e a!e ;* me(a1oules o/ ene!(y sto!ed in t$e body /at o/ t$e a.e!a(e pe!son

4t$e e2ui.alent o/ ; +,* calo!iesJabout t$e amount in )G; 1elly dou($nuts6% I/ only

you could (et t$at ene!(y out and sto!e it and dist!ibute itJbatte!ies pe! se could be

eliminated%B T$ats -$en $e sta!ted ma8in( a !esea!c$ about t$is $uman&po-e!ed

ene!(y% He -ants to come up -it$ a p!ototype t$at can con.e!t all o/ ou! -asted ene!(y

into a !ene-able ene!(y and sto!es it li8e a batte!y%

A (!eat e3ample o/ t$is !esea!c$ is done in >!een "ic!o(ym in 0o!tland O!e(on

a stationa!y bicycle 4, -atts6 supply t$e elect!icity to $elp !un t$e place li8e ceilin(

/ans C TVs and ste!eos a!e all people po-e!ed% T$ats t$e /utu!e o/ people&po-e!ed

tec$nolo(y i/ -e /ocus on t$is studies% 0eople&po-e!ed $as a lot o/ /utu!e in ene!(y t$is

could also be pa!t o/ !ene-able ene!(y i/ -e could build some bi((e! studies in.ol.in(

people&po-e!ed tec$nolo(ies%


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• Human BicycleMotor DiodeGeneratorBattery Inverter

Input

• Pedaling

Process • Pedal

PowerGeneratorOutpu

t

C. Conc",ua& /ra$"ork

T$e necessa!y input in ma8in( a pedal po-e!ed (ene!ato! a!e $uman bicycle

moto! diode (ene!ato! batte!y and in.e!te!% T$!ou($ pedalin( t$e input -ill be able to

p!oduce mec$anical ene!(y t$at -ill be late! con.e!ted into elect!ical ene!(y% T$e output

o/ t$is -ill be a pedal po-e!ed (ene!ato!%


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Law ofConservati

on ofnergy

lectromec!anical "!eory

Mec!anical nergy

lectrical

nergy

Pie#oelectric $ect

D. T!"or"(ca& /ra$"ork

a- o/ conse!.ation o/ ene!(y PIn p$ysics t$e la- o/ conse!.ation o/ ene!(y

states t$at ene!(y cannot be c!eated o! dest!oyed 1ust t!ans/o!med /!om one /o!m to


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anot$e!P 4Valde9 )**'6% T$e meanin( o/ t$is is -e can only con.e!t one /o!m o/ ene!(y

into anot$e! to c!eate anot$e! 8ind o/ ene!(y% Fo! e3ample a bu!nin( candle p!o.ides a

li($t ene!(y but t$e li($t ene!(y can be con.e!ted to $eat ene!(y% Heat ene!(y can be

con.e!ted to anot$e! /o!m li8e elect!ical ene!(y%

Elec!t!omec$anical Con.e!sion T$eo!y Elect!omec$anical con.e!sion t$eo!y

allo-s to establis$ e3p!essions /o! to!2ue in te!ms o/ mac$ine elect!ical .a!iables

(ene!ally t$e cu!!ents due displacement o/ t$e mec$anical system 4@!ause )*+;6%

"ec$anical Ene!(y "ec$anical ene!(y !e/e!s to t$e sum o/ potential ene!(y and

8inetic ene!(y associated -it$ t$e motion and position o/ an ob1ect 4Aut$o! yea!6% In t$e

study mec$anical ene!(y -ill be p!oduced by pedalin(%

Elect!ical Ene!(y Elect!ical ene!(y is t$e ene!(y t$at is caused by mo.in( elect!ic

c$a!(es denoted by .olta(e -$en it is pe! unit 4Sil.e!io)*+;6% It is also a /o!m o/ 8inetic

ene!(y and t$e /aste! t$e /lo- o/ c$a!(es t$e $i($e! t$e .olta(e%

0ie9oelect!ic E//ect T$e pie9oelect!ic e//ect !e/e!s to t$e ability o/ ce!tain

mate!ials to P>ene!ate an elect!ic c$a!(e in !esponse to applied mec$anical st!essP

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T$is c$apte! p!esents t$e desi(n p$ases o/ a p!o1ect and t$e $a!d-a!e

components o/ it% T$ose t$at -e!e included in t$is c$apte! $elps in unde!standin( $o-

t$e mac$ine -o!8%

A. Pr"&($(nar# D"*(gn

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B. R"2u(r"$"n* D"f(n((on*

?e/o!e c$ec8in( $o- t$e pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! -o!8s one s$ould

unde!stand t$e components t$at ma8e it up%

T$e /i!st component t$at is !eally needed is t$e bicycle% T$e bicycle -ill be

used as t$e main sou!ce o/ ene!(y% It is -$e!e t$e elect!icity -ill came /!om%


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body is con.e!ted into mec$anical ene!(y t$en it -ill be con.e!ted a(ain into

elect!ical ene!(y in t$e moto!%Second -ill be t$e moto!% Ampe!es a- states t$at an elect!ic c$a!(ed

passin( t$!ou($ a looped ci!cuit p!oduces a ma(netic /ield% Inte!action o/ t$e

inte!nal elect!oma(net -it$ a su!!oundin( /i3ed ma(net p!oduces t$e att!acti.e

and !epulsi.e /o!ce associated -it$ t$e poles o/ t$e ma(net and causes !otation%

T$us t$e moto! uses elect!ical ene!(y to c!eate !ational motion but t$e pedal&

po-e!ed (ene!ato! uses mec$anical ene!(y and con.e!ts it into elect!ical ene!(y%

T$e moto! can (o about as a (ene!ato! i/ t$e indi.idualKs accele!atin( con2ue!s

t$e elect!omoti.e /o!ce o/ t$e batte!y%T$i!d -ill be t$e iode% A diode is a pa!ticula! elect!onic se(ment -it$ t-o

te!minals called t$e anode and t$e cat$ode% An anode is a te!minal t$!ou($

-$ic$ con.entional cu!!ent st!eams into an en!aptu!ed elect!ical (ad(et% A

cat$ode is t$e te!minal /!om -$ic$ an o!dina!y cu!!ent lea.es an en!aptu!ed

elect!ical (ad(et% An diode allo-s cu!!ent to /lo- in only one di!ection 4/!om

anode to cat$ode6% ene!ato!s (i.e almost t$e ma1o!ity o/ t$e /o!ce /o! elect!ic po-e! (!ids%

"ic$ael Fa!!aday disco.e!ed t$at i/ an ob1ect o! mate!ial t$at conducts elect!icity

passes t$!ou($ a ma(netic /ield t$en an elect!ic cu!!ent -ill be(in to /lo-

t$!ou($ t$at mate!ial% As suc$ t$e !otatin( ti!e causes t$e moto! s$a/t to !otate

-$ic$ p!oduces a cu!!ent t$!ou($ t$e leads%


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?atte!y is a mec$anism t$at con.e!ts sto!ed c$emical ene!(y into

elect!ical ene!(y% T$e elect!icity (ene!ated /!om t$e pedal&po-e!ed (ene!ato! can

be sto!ed in a batte!y%


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/i3ed co!!ectly in o!de! to come up -it$ t$e best !esults -e could e.e! ma8e%

T$e!e s$ould be a (ap7space bet-een eac$ component t$ese (aps -ill ma8e

su!e t$at t$e!e -ill be no -i!in( p!oblems in t$e p!ototype% 0!ope! spacin(

bet-een components is a must% In t$e desi(n -e -ill $a.e a )cm o/ (ap bet-een

eac$ component%T$at -ill be t$e -$ole p!ocedu!e in ma8in( t$e desi(n o/ ou! pedal&

po-e!ed (ene!ato!%

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• Climate p!oo/ o! e//o!tlessly mo.eable /o! ensu!ed sto!a(e

• It $as a ma!8e! /o! t$e !emainin( limit o/ t$e batte!y

• It $as a pointe! t$at t$e bicycle is bein( accele!ated su//iciently 2uic8 to c$a!(e

t$e batte!y

• ?ein( able to e3pand to ot$e! +) VC applications t$!ou($ ci(a!ette attac$ment

connecto!s

• Coo!dinated and /le3ible lo- po-e! li($t sou!ce o/ no less t$an ,** lumens

(ene!ally

In desi(nin( t$e p!ototype -e $ad so many /acto!s to conside!% In o!de! to come

up -it$ t$e best desi(n t$at t$is p!ototype can be in ma8in( t$is desi(n -e conside!

some 8ey /acto!s: con.enience compatibility and stability%


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T$e desi(n o/ t$e p!ototype also deals -it$ t$e con.enience o/ t$e one -$o -ill

use it% So -e $ad decided t$at -ell ma8e t$e desi(n mo!e com/o!table so t$at it -ill be

easily used% T$e pu!pose o/ t$is study is to desi(n t$e most e//icient pedal po-e!ed

(ene!ato! t$at can be used in ou! daily li.es to suppo!t us /!om consumption o/

elect!icity%

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