Footstep Power Generation Using

Piezo Electric Transducer

Department of Electronics and Communication engineering

SESSION (2019-2020)
SUBMITTED TO - Dr. Rakesh Roshan
By-Subhakanta Achary (201610602),Sourabha Ranjan Mishra
(201618364)
,subhakantaachary123@gmail.com,mishrasourabharanjan@gmail.c
om,
National Institute of Science and Technology,Berhampur,Odisha

ABSTRACT
In day today life the utilization of power turns to be necessary for each work .The power
delivered in this paper will not contaminate the surroundings and it is also will not to rely
upon the climate conditions. The paper proposes a novel technique for the creation of power
utilizing piezoelectric sensors kept along the footpaths which can ready to charge the battery
and ready to supply the force at whatever time of our prerequisite. The footstep power
generation technique through piezoelectric sensors produces electrical force by changing
mechanical energy of the development of individuals on the floor to electrical energy. The
benefits of piezoelectric force generation framework is that it is sheltered and secure to utilize,
it doesn't make any issue or distress for the general population strolling through footpath, and it
is absolutely chance free strategy. Footstep power generation technique has mechanical part
and in addition electrical part, however the electrical and mechanical losses are negligible.
This framework additionally has the ability to store the electrical force away battery. The power
produced by this technique can be utilized for helping up the road lights, additionally for
activity reason, sign boards of streets. At long last the force which will be abandoned can be
given to national grid for power reason.

Introduction
At present, electricity has become a lifeline for human population. Its demand is
increasing day by day. Modern technology needs a huge amount of electric power for its
various operation. Electricity production is the single largest pollution in the whole world.
At one hand, rising concern about the gap between demand and supply of electricity for
masseshas highlighted the exploration of alternate sources of energy and its sustainable
use. This technology is based on a principle called piezoelectric effect, in which certain
materials have the ability to build up an electrical charge from having pressure and strain.

Hardware Required
 Aurdino board
 LED
 1 MΩ resistor
 Battery
 Piezo electric pressure sensor
 Hookup wire
 Capacitors
 Diodes
 PVC sheet

Block diagram
 Footstep power generation system

Circuit Diagram

Footstep power generation by piezo electric micro controller based circuit

Working
Here in this system at first, the output from an array of piezoelectric sensor is fed into
voltage booster. In the system two voltage booster are used to boost the voltage to get the
desired output. The output from piezoelectric sensor is in the range of 3v to 4v. It has to be
boosted to a range of 9v to 12v with the help of voltage booster. A constant output voltage
irrespective of fluctuation will be maintained by voltage regulator. This regulated voltage is
stored in the battery and is fed to the microcontroller. The LCD which is interfaced with
the microcontroller in turn displays the amount of charge stored by the battery. In this
system the power generated has been used for some applications like mobile charging,
lighting a street light etc.Whenever force is applied on piezoelectric sensor, then the force
is converted into electrical energy. In that movement, the output voltage is stored in the
battery. The output voltage which is generated from the sensor is used to drive DC loads.
Here we are using AT89S52 to display the amount of battery get charged.

Conclusion
In this project, we are generating electrical power as non-conventional method by
simply walking and running on the footstep. Non-conventional energy system is very
essential at this time to our nation. Non-conventional energy using footstep is converting
mechanical energy into the electrical energy.