BICYCLE POWER GENERATOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF

ELECTRCITY FOR CHARGNG PURPOSES

A Research Paper Presented to the Science Department of Bislig City Division Academic Year

2019-2020

A Science Investigatory Project

RESEARCHERS:

MANLANGIT, ROGELIO JR. D.

PELLAZAR, AARON JOSH S.

RATILLA, JIMSON D.

RESEARCH ADVISER:

CECILIA A. SUPERIO
 I. INTRODUCTION

Electricity is one of the most demanded power source worldwide. It allows people to do

their daily routine easily and comfortably. It deals an important role to our society since we

cannot deny the fact that majority of technology-driven gadgets we use today are electricity

generated. (International Electro Technical Commission)

According to Dr. Adoration Navarro of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies

(PIDS), 16 million of the Philippines’ population has no access to electricity from electric

companies. The country has also an overall electrification rate of 83%. Its urban electrification

rate is 94% which is 21 notches higher than it\s 73% rural electrification rate. According to him,

electricity shortages are much greater in rural areas than in urban areas.

Recently, power generators are demanded worldwide widely produced in order to supply

electricity without interfering and will not pass through the process of electric cooperatives. The

main equipment used in the generators are magnets and DC motors. Permanent magnet

machines are well-known and spreading class of rotating and linear electric machines used in

both motoring and generating modes. They have been use for many years in applications where

its structures are simple and has low-cost. More recently, they have applied to more in demand

applications, which is the result of the availability of low-cost power electronic control devices

and the improvement of permanent magnet characteristics. Generally, modern permanent magnet

machines are competitive in both performance and cost with many types of machines. Permanent

magnet generators form a class of permanent magnet machines. Majority of the power generator

usually focuses on charging gadgets like mobile phones, and specific types of battery.
 This study focuses mainly on charging certain types of devices and regulating the desired

voltage flow for sustaining the right amount of electricity. This study will be tested if it is more

efficient and more precise compared to a standard household electrical outlet.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Can the Bicycle Power Generator supply the needed amount of electricity to sustain the

needed amount of electricity during the charging process?

General Problem

Does the Bicycle Power Generator a more reliable electrical source than commercial

generators?

Specific Problems

 How effective is the Bicycle Power Generator in supplying electricity?

 Up to how many minutes or hours does it take for the Bicycle Power Generator to

charge a standard smartphone?

 How much electricity does the Bicycle Power Generator generate?

General Objectives

 To supply enough and constant flow of electric current during charging process over a

long period of time.

 To give off the desired amount of electricity to charge a standard smartphone.

 To generate great amounts of electricity while being physically active.

Specific Objectives

 To generate between 100-250 volts of electricity over a period of time.

 To effectively sustain electricity supply by 15% per 5 minutes.

 To supply long-lasting electricity supply for approximately 10 minutes higher than the

average commercial generator..

STATEMENT OF THE HYPOTHESES

NULL:

 There is no significant difference between the efficiency of the “Bicycle Power

Generator” and the commercial generator.

ALTERNATIVE:

 There is a significant difference between the efficiency of “Bicycle Power

Generator” and the commercial generator.

 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Electricity is one of the biggest problems that our society is facing, so we will propose a

prototype that will aide in supplying electricity. It helps us when power supply and is low and

this will be a good alternative for electric supply. It will give advantage to the user since it can

supply the desired amount of electricity in a matter of minutes.

We will make this study to supply electricity to appliances and gadgets that we need in

our everyday lifestyle. We noticed that charging a phone in a standard household electrical outlet

takes too long, so we decided to make the Bicycle Power Generator with a battery indicator.

This will have a significant advantage to those people who will be using this device since

the process of producing and supplying electricity is eco-friendly and doesn’t emit greenhouse

gases. It is also lightweight and doesn’t take too much time to manufacture.

Scope and Limitations

This study is limited to the production and efficiency of a prototype that will be a source

of electricity compared to a standard household electrical outlet.

The device will be assembled and manufactured in Bislig City National High School’s

Physics Laboratory where the materials and other tools used are found. The testing of the

prototype will be done inside the laboratory so as the analysing the data. The device that will be

used to both tests is a Samsung J5 with 1.5GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. The procedure

was performed by the student researchers with the help and guidance of a professional or a

guardian.
 II. REVIEW OF RELATD LITERATURE AND STUDIES

RELATED STUDIES

A Vector Controlled Induction Generator Feeding AC motor for different use in isolated

site

The induction machine operating as a generator in isolated areas has receive considerable

attention in recent years, however the main drawback is poor voltage control when speed and

load change. This paper present indirect vector control strategy for both SEIG and induction

motor-(self excited induction generator feeding induction motor for different use) using classical

regulator proportional integral (PI) and Fuzzy controller. The comparison between the two

methods under the same condition is illustrated by simulations. (Rachid El akhrif, Ahmed

Abbou, Mohammed Akherraz, Youssef Majdoub, 2017)

2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), 2016, In Situ

Electrical Parameter Identification Method For Induction Wind Generator

The goal of this work is to present a standstill method to Identify induction generator

parameter typically used in wind generation. The method is based on the frequency domain

identification of direct, quadrature and zero sequence frequency response to identify five

parameters of the machine. These test replace the conventional locked-rotor and no-load test.

The magnetising inductance saturation problem I optimally tackled by means of sensitivity

analysis. The proposed method has been validated using non-linear time-domain simulations of a

660 kW wind generator and the experimental results are validated on a laboratory test bed

whose parameters were already known by conventional test. (I. Zubia, A. Zatarain , C. Alcalde,

X. Ostolaza, 2016, p.669-674).

Control scheme for the wide operation range of induction generator with the vienna

rectifier in wind turbines systems

This paper proposes a control scheme for the wide operation range of an induction generator (IG)

with a Vienna rectifier. A Vienna rectifier has the limited operation range because the sign of the

current should be the same as that of the voltage in the normal operation. For this reason, the

power factor of a Vienna rectifier is also limited. In the IG, the d-axis stator current is necessary

for the self-excitation of the IG. Usually, the d-axis stator current is controlled to the rated d-axis

current, which means that IG can operate in the low power factor. (Jin-Hyuk Park, June-Seok

Lee, Kyo-Beum Lee, 2016).

 RELATED LITERATURE

Power System from 2006 – 2016

Power system restoration has attracted more attention and made great progress of the

power system restoration from 2006 to 2016 is reviewed in this paper such as: black-start,

network reconfiguration and load restoration. Some emerging methods and key techniques are

also discussed in the context of the integration of variable renewable energy and development of

the smart grid. There is a long way to go to achieve automatic self-healing in the bulk power

systems because of its extreme complexity. However, rapidly developing artificial intelligence

technology will eventually enable the step-by-step dynamic decision-making based on the

situation awareness of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and wide area

measurement system (WAMS) in the near future. (Liu; Fan; Terzija, 2016).

Generator and other forms of electricity

It was identified the components needed for the realization of the project such as

inverters, transformer, electric motor, generator. Materials needed have been also identified for

the packaging of the project. The conceptualization of the design has been done by using the

selection process of the components and depending also in the needed flow of the project with

respect to the concepts behind every components. The researcher has come up with the final

design and specifications of the project. (DESTREZA, 2014).

Generator Components

Permanent magnet machines are well-known and spreading class of rotating and linear

electric machines used in both motoring and generating modes. They have been use for many

years in applications where its structures are simple and has low-cost. More recently, they have

applied to more in demand applications, which is the result of the availability of low-cost power

electronic control devices and the improvement of permanent magnet characteristics. Generally,

modern permanent magnet machines are competitive in both performance and cost with many

types of machines. Permanent magnet generators form a class of permanent magnet machines.

These generators have divided into two groups: geared machines and direct-driven machines.
 III. METHODS OF RESEARCH / PROCEDURES

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I. RESEARCH DESIGN

II. PREPARATION OF MATERIALS

Materials that will be used for the experimentation will be prepared that will be needed

for the production of the Bicycle Power Generator with Battery Indicator. Classify and separate

the materials of the two devices that will be assembled later. Prepare also the equipment and

tools that will be used to fix the material in place,

ASSEMBLY OF BICYCLE PARTS

First, assemble the parts like wheels, pedal, chain to the bicycle body and secure it

properly to prevent it from falling apart. Use tools like screwdriver and adjustible to fix bolts,

nuts and screw in place.

BUILDING OF BICYCLE STAND FOR SUPPORT

Second, weld the metal rods that will become the bicycle’s stand. The stand prevents the

bicycle from moving. Thus, it will make the bike neutral when it is used. Make sure that the

bicycle stand will be screwed tightly so it could hold on to heavy-weight materials.

INSERTING DC MOTOR AND OUTLET IN THE BICYCLE

 After the bicycle is set, insert the DC motor into the bicycle to convert mechanical energy

into electrical energy. The outlet will be connected within the DC motor so the electrical current

will flow into the outlet and will be available for plugging in electrical appliances.

DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND WASTE MATERIALS

Lastly, all the waste materials that are accumulated during the production will be disposed

properly according to the kind of wastes and segregate it. The chemicals used in the

experimentation are properly disposed and will not be exposed to other people.
 GANTT CHART

June July

Title June 6, 2019

Background Of The Study June 9, 2019

Objective Of The Study June 16, 2019

Significance Of The Study June 23, 2019

Scope And Limitations June 30, 2019

RRS July 7, 2019

RRL July 14, 2019

Methodology July 21, 2019