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Nature gave
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Human Powered Energy -
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Human Powered – includes
Foot Power / Pedal Power
Human Powered Energy - Inventions, Research, Innovations,
Breakthroughs
- Human Powered Energy Devices - Using power of human
activity for electrical and other power needs. An interesting list of
updates and products @ Free Energy
News
- Human Powered Energy Generator (HPEG) - by Ben Erickson.
Components Needed to Build a 12 volt Pedal Powered Generator - A Pedal
Powered generator provides a method of generating electricity by means
of a modified exercise bike for use in energy storage and running
household appliances. Human/mechanical energy is converted into
electrical current by means of a Direct Current (DC) generator that is
connected by a fanbelt to an exercise bike flywheel. This article
explains how to construct one
- Foot Powered Generator from Freeplay Energy - Freeplay
Energy has released a human-powered electricity generator for commercial
sale. Power is generated by pushing up and down with your foot on a
step-action treadle. The FreeCharge can be re-charged by any 110v to
240v wall sockets and power input from other sources such as solar and
wind. See this Alternative Energy News article
for more
- East Japan Railway has improvised the Marunouchi North
exit of Tokyo Station, a busy thoroughfare, for an experiment about
generating power. In mid-October (2006), officials installed sensors in
the floor under ticket turnstiles to absorb energy from the millions of
footsteps of the 700,000 commuters who pass through each day. The
devices convert the vibrations from each step into power by using
piezoelectric elements that produce tiny quantities of electrical charge
when weight is applied. Executives dream of one day using commuters’
footsteps to power information boards, lights and other devices
throughout stations. The initial results from this experiment were not
apparently very encouraging, generating minimal power, but it is a
creative start, to say the least.
- The Human Power section of Alternative Energy News site provides
various updates on the use of human power as an alternative energy
source
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- OSU Students Design Human Powered Potable Water Stills -
Nov, 2006 - Mechanical engineering students at Oregon State University
have designed and built stills capable of heating polluted water to
boiling then condensing the steam into purified water using only human
mechanical power. This design challenge was inspired in part by the lack
of potable water available in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
Thousands of residents were stranded on rooftops surrounded by vast
amounts of water, but the water was unfit to drink because it was either
brackish or contaminated by biological and chemical pollutants. Had
these people had access to human powered stills, they could have
produced their own clean drinking water. Read more from this Oregon State
University press release
- Power-play, for the people - Jan 2006 - Chandrakant
Pathak in India has invented power-generation gadgets tailored
especially for rural energy needs. He has invented power-generation
gadgets that can be operated manually or by bullock power, and even
installed into bullock-cart wheels. He has modified power-consuming
gadgets of every-day use, like motor pumps, flour mills and even
electric vegetable shredders to run on manual power, tailored especially
to suit rural energy needs - read this inspiring
article from India Together, Jan 2006
- Stationary Bicycle Powered Electric Generator for
Personal Electronics - Inventor: Heather Logas - Abstract: A generater
powered by a stationary bicycle for the purposes of generating
electricity for personal electronics. A generator is connected to a
stationary bicycle in such a way as the circular rotation of the front
wheel rotates the coils of wires inside the generator between the poles
of the magnets inside the generator. The resulting direct current (DC)
is channeled to the attatched power strip, into which a number of
electrical appliances could be connected. See more about
this from here
- Pedal-a-Watt
Stationary Bike Power Generator - The Pedal-a-Watt bike was designed
to keep the user aerobically fit while creating some extra power that may
be sent to a bank of batteries. These batteries may then be tapped
at a later time, after dark for example, when the energy is needed to
power lights or appliances. The Pedal-a-Watt bicycle is an
excellent addition to an existing battery system that may already be
charged from the photovoltaic panels, 120 VAC grid power or wind
power. The concept behind the Pedal-a-Watt bicycle is that
electricity can be created from human effort and then stored in
batteries.
- Pedal Power – A
How-to Guide - The web site explores the details of pedal power and
provides a flexible "cookbook" for the enthusiastic
hobbyist. Multiple configurations are used in pedal power devices,
depending on the application. Hopefully by the time you finish
reading this you will be able to choose the configuration and design
parameters that apply to your situation.
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Pictures
Human
powered bike – the fender blender
European
all-weather human powered vehicle
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