CHAPTER – 1

INTRODUCTION

This is a stigma about a soccer ball or football by which energy can be generated. So, the
kids can play with the ball in the daytime and later that ball can power up their nighttime.
This ball can be used as a portable generator. Thirty Minutes to an hour of in the day can
give up to three hours of light in the night. Here, the electricity can also be stored and used
even after few weeks. So, it can be said that the Rotational Motion Of the ball is used in
order to generate the electricity.

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 CHAPTER - 2
Constituent Parts Of the ball

These kinds of balls are usually generated by a company named “The Uncharted Play”,
which produces these balls under the flagship named “The Soccket”. The construction of
these balls are quite simple and not so head tweaking.

FIGURE 1

The major parts of these balls are as Follows:-

 EVA Foam
 Rechargeable Battery
 Motor
 Pendulum
 Recyclable Plastic

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2.1 EVA Foam
The EVA stands for ‘’Ethylene Vinyl Acetate”. EVA is used as the outer shell of the ball.
They are used for the following reasons:-
 Odor Proof
 Water Resistant
 Shock Proof
 Lightweight
 Easy to form
 Glossy
 Cheaper compared to the Natural Rubber
These were the few reasons which makes the use of the EVA foam far most suitable for
the desired application.

2.2 Rechargeable Battery

The battery used here is the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. They are used because of
their high energy density, tiny memory effect and low self- discharge.

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 CHAPTER 3
How it’s made?

In the previous chapter, we seen about the constituent parts of the ball.In this chapter, the
manufacturing will be seen.
3.1 Starting phase
The first is to get all the requied materials on the worktable. The pendulum along with its
cap is placed one half of the recyclable plastic. The other parts such as the battery is
engulfed using a bracket. All these parts are in one half of the recyclable plastic. In the
other half of the plastic, the circuit board of the system is being placed. Jack point are is
also installed in the plastic.
3.2 Assembly Phase
Here, all the parts are being assembled in the proper sequential order. First of all, the two
halves of the recyclable plastic are joined by making all the connections neat and tidy, these
halves screwed all together.
The joined plastic structure is being placed in the cut out of the upper shell of the ball which
is of the EVA foam. This upper halve is joined to the lower shell of the ball using the
special type of the glue. Hence, the ball is ready to be tried and tested.

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 CHAPTER 4
How it Works?

Working of the ball is pretty simple physics. The working of this ball stem from the simple
concept of Faradays Laws of Electricity which all of us must have learnt in at some point
of time during our High School. The ball is designed to have an internal inductive coil in
its interior core. The kicking of the ball causes a motion kind of like an oscillating one.
This motion even if it originates from a mild kick is significant from the physics standpoint.
This Movement of the ball during playing forces a magnet through the coil that produces
voltage which in turn is tapped through a capacitor to store electricity.

FIGURE 2

The generated electricity could be tapped if we are discharging this capacitor. You can then
simply take the ball to home or to work and plug in a lamp to do work that you might
otherwise struggle to do without a reliable and efficient light source.
It’s pretty simple like yet extremely effective. The electricity generated in the ball could be
stored for weeks with not a very significant drop in the voltage.

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In simple words, as the ball rolls or move along the ground the pendulum inside the ball
starts oscillating in to and fro motion. This pendulum motion turns the DC motor linked to
it.Then, the motor charges the Rechargeable battery and thus the charged battery can be
used to give the electricity.
As soon as, the LED Lamp is plugged in the Jack which has been provided it illuminates
and thus the generation of the electricity is successful.

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 CHAPTER 5
Trends in Design

One of the very first trials of the ball were done in 2012 and there has been a lot of changes
in the design of the ball. The ball which is available now a days have very significant
features which is a massive improvements from its earlier design.
Let us compare the different trends in design of the ball using a table.

Primary Design New Design

 Powers one LED lamp  Powers multiple LED lamps

 Inductive coil Mechanism  Gyroscopic technology

 Material Color used to Fade  No such effect

 Durable up to few months  Can last up to 3 years

 Not efficient  Efficient

 Slightly Heavy  Same as a regular size football

 Has to be a DC plug  Improvement in the power

Source

 Used only for LED lamp  Different apparatus like water

purifier can be charged

TABLE 1

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 CHAPTER 6
ISSUES

During the trial and testing of the ball, various issues came to the light. One of the earlier
issues of the ball was that, while the internal mechanism of the ball was pretty robust, the
ball itself was not able to withstand the rough terrain of some of these resource-poor areas.
The other few significant issues with the ball are as follows:
● Material color fades and scuffs quickly
● Not used to charge other electronics fully
● Not efficient
● Expensive
● Has to be a DC plug
There were many issues which were resolved after their initial testing and trials. Now, a
new G-Kick Gyroscopic technology is being used as the basic principle for the energy as
it is free from flaws and other such arising issues.

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 CHAPTER 7
FEATURES

These are the features which makes this a innovation to look forward to. They are as
follows:
• Non Flattening
There is no requirement to deflate or inflate the after as it is made up of the EVA
foam.
• Light Weight
The weight of this ball around the weight of the regular sized football, which is
really impressive.
• Long Life up to 3 years
Earlier, the life of the ball was around few months, but after the investment of the
new technology the life extended to approximately three years.
• Water Resistant
The materials used in the ball are water repellent, so does not have any significant
effect on the ball.
• Eco Friendly
95% of the materials used in the ball is recyclable, so ball is environment friendly
and safe to play.
• Electricity can be stored for weeks
Electricity once generated can be stored in the battery and can even be used after
few of the energy generation.
• Creates Light
• Portable
This technology is not so heavy, it is user friendly and can be thus easily carried
around.

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 • Educational Tool
This football can be used as an educational venture to teach the kids about the
energy uses and the use of different technologies to create the electricity more
effectively and more efficiently.
• Kids are able to stay up during dark hours and be productive
Day time play for kids can give them some light in the night, which they can use to
study their curriculum and get some additional studying minutes.
• Physical activity
Playing football requires vigorous physical strength and develops other qualities
like leadership skills and time management techniques.

These were few of the various impressing features of the soccer ball. These features make
the ball worth a buy for the NGOs and governments and later distributing it to the kids of
the less developed countries of Africa, Asia and South America.

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 CHAPTER 8
Goals/Improvements

● Durability of Materials Inside the ball

The material used in the manufacturing of the ball was not dependable but as the
technology progressed and durability of the material used in the ball was effectively
enhanced.
● Make the same technology for other sports
The goal is reach the maximum parts of the globe, but one hurdle is that football or
soccer is not as popular in the parts of North America and Asia, so the region wise
development is required. Therefore, technology would come in basketball and baseball
for the countries in the North America and in the Jump Ropes for the parts of Asia.
● Revise the DC socket so that other plugs may be used.
Earlier, the DC sockets plugs were installed which was used for the DC appliances but
the socket was revised later and other appliances implying on the other energy genres
can be used now.
● Buy one, give one
The initiative here is that a person can buy this ball and can donate it to the NGOs and
governments and then ball can be transported to the least developed parts of the world
where electricity is far of the grid.

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 CHAPTER 9
Scope

There is a wide scope for these type of technologies in the coming future as it apprehends
the current generation problems and a possible sympathetic way to solve these problems,
which is not going to be an easy task.
This innovation has really opened the doors for other such new innovations which may
include different types of other such sports equipment. Different kind of equipment may
include basketball, baseball, jumping ropes etc. depending upon the popularity in that part
of the world.
The foremost scope of this ball is to reach that unfortunate parts of the world, where kids
do not have the basic amenities to survive their life, so football can be a medium by which
the kids can enjoy this beautiful game in the day time and can have some lights to enlighten
their future by studying and providing with the better future for them and their families
who doesn’t have sufficient to provide them, when they needed the most.
The idea is to far most remote parts of the globe like Liberia, Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Bolivia, Venezuela, Philippines and
so on, where surviving life is not the easiest thing to do.

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 CONCLUSION

A soccer ball here has been used in order to harness electricity. The mechanism is quite
simple as the pendulum, motors, batteries etc. has been considered as the constituent parts
that are installed inside the football to generate the electricity.
As the rolls on the ground, the pendulum starts oscillating and it turns the motor which in
turn charges the Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, from where the electricity can harnessed
using the Jack invested in the soccer ball.
The most important initiative of this innovation is to create the awareness about the energy
crisis which the world is under. Even a slightest of energy saving of the fortunate ones can
light up the lives of those unfortunate ones residing in the deserted places of the world.
Sports or should say football is the source of happiness and jubilation for millions in this
world. One percent world population play football and millions other are passionate about
this game, so energy generation using their beloved game would not only increase their
affectionate towards the game but would make them save the energy, thus creating a better
place to live for the less fortunate ones. Energy is not the right to be captivated but the
freedom to be distributed.

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