Keep it rolling: The convenience of

an installed charging port on a

bicycle from mechanical generated
supply.

Leader
BELTRAN, JHENARD JOHN L.
Assistant Leader
ARANTE, EMMANUEL JUNIE C.
Members
ASUNCION, AARON COLLIN T.
GATUS, BIENVENIDO III M.
MIRANDA, JOVEN J.
NAGUIT, CHRIS JACOB D.
NAGUIT, PATRICIA ANN T
OCAMPO, SWEET ABEWIN B.
PEREZ, EPHRAIME ROD T.
SOLIMAN JR., ENER, G.
Introduction

Cycling has its own heritage and culture. In the Philippines, – given now in
times of pandemic – cycling became a norm as a mode of transportation.
People who cannot afford to own motorized vehicles use bicycle as their
commuter option. Some uses it for their leisure time, adventure, and for
exercise purposes. Since it has its own huge community, many people
encounter different problems from technicalities, safety, navigation, etc.
These problems can be backed up when you have a smartphone. But on
heavy loads of usage, the backing up power of a smartphone is limited
through its battery. According to Carroll (2010), High-end devices tend to
consume more electricity when using additional features. These includes
using GPS, high brightness on daytime, and using mobile data. Leisure
cyclist can go from isolated places where the supply of electricity is
unavailable. Having a 0% battery charge is one of the last thing every
cyclist wants.

Who doesn’t own a gadget? In these times, it is more of a necessity than

luxury. People bring them wherever they are. People who use bicycles see
gadgets as an essential piece of cycling. They can use it as communication
in times of need, for navigation, for tracking their progress, for their leisure
time on stops, and for overall emergency. Majority of these gadgets are
portable. Portability in a sense that these gadgets have their own batteries.
Of course, having a gadget that people can bring anywhere is a good relief.
The problem is that these batteries have their limitations. Power banks are
the best option that cyclists have on this matter. But same with gadgets,
they also have their limitations. They just function as a spare battery.
According to Guo (2017), batteries on utilization are so unpredictable even
on the right math calculations.

The thing that cyclists need is a self-sustaining supply of energy for their
rechargeable devices. Motorized vehicles have their stators and alternators
to supply the electric needs but a bicycle does not have this feature. But
still it runs mechanically. According to Zhou (2021), collecting mechanical
wasted mechanical energy will solve our problem on powering different
systems. The main power source to run the bicycle are the very own legs
of the cyclist. There is a part of energy that is wasted when exerting force
to run the bicycle. According to Roy (2006), convenient electric supply is
hard to find but we have loads of renewable energy that are wasted. The
circular motion of the bicycle’s wheel can act as a turbine to generate a
small portion of electricity. The electricity then is connected to a battery
and that battery will supply power to the charger port outlet. Just like
power banks, this can also use as spare batteries. The only difference is
you can plug the devices while the bicycle is running even when the
battery is in full charge. It is free, convenient, and less hassle to use. It
also has a low maintenance because it only uses three main sector: the
generator, battery, and the outlet charger port. The aerodynamics on
cycling can provide proper ventilation on the generator and charger to
avoid it from overheating. A proper casing can also provide protection from
extreme environment like rain, direct sunlight, etc.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the problems of cyclists on their
rechargeable devices. By knowing this, we can also identify how a portable
generator installed on a bicycle can help cyclist on their problems
particularly on times of emergency. This study also aims to know if the
cyclist are willing to try the portable generator to be installed on their
bicycles. Using renewable energy such as this can be a huge step on this
innovative world while simultaneously preserving the environment. The
researchers also want to identify if the portable generator is more efficient
and convenient that the traditional power banks.

Review of Related Literature

Cellphones are the most common energy consumers. And in this

research bicycles can offer mechanical energy for us to generate friction
and expended heat. This wasted energy from the bicycle can be used to
create this bicycle-powered charger system. The system is composed by a
trainer and the charging system itself. The bicycle shaft is connected to its
generator to provide an AC output. This generator is also connected to the
removable battery that can store charges after the operation. The
prototype’s goal is to develop and enhanced the usual or normal product.
This product can also help in our physical, environmental and economic
aspect. It also encourage the users to use their personal strength to
quickly charge their gadgets. The product also helps us to lessen our
expenses in terms of electricity. Consumers are not force to buy certain
amount of electricity from commercial providers. This may also help to
reduce the pollutions in our environment by eliminating some conventional
power source such as coal, petroleum and gasoline by encouraging people
to use this kind of bicycle. Some large cities choose bicycle as their
alternative form of transportation to reduce emissions. The overall goal of
the battery powered charger is to use the mechanical energy coming for a
stationary bicycle that is controlled by a trainer to store power and can be
used in our electric devices. But this product has also specific objectives
such as ensure system integrity, reduce overall cost, increase user
desirability, and provide charge capabilities. ( Howell 2016 )

Our mobile phones are an essential part of our lives, it is so useful

nowadays that most of us need to charge it more often, but our electricity
bills will suffer. A typical mobile phone charger is rated at anywhere
between 3-7 (Berkely, 2016) while charging. Which means even if your
phone takes 2 hours for charging it will just consume 0.006 to 0.014 units
or kWH of electricity to charge. Which means even if you charge your
mobile phone every day you will spend only 2-5 units in the whole year!

The time required for your device to be fully charged greatly

depends on the charger that you have, and some other factors. chargers
vary a great deal in size, shape, and quality. But one of the most
important, and often unnoticed, differences is in how much charging power
they provide.All chargers take your line voltage – typically 120 or 220 volts
– and convert it to 5 volts. It’s that 5-volt side that is then connected to
your device to charge it. 5 volts is not only the same on all chargers, it’s
actually part of the USB standard. Power provided over USB cables is 5
volts, period.
 Where things differ is in the amperage that the charger provides.
That’s a measure of how much electricity, or “current,” can actually be
provided through the wire at 5 volts. As it turns out, amperage makes all
the difference. L. Notenboom (2015)

Cycling is not just a casual activity. Most of the cyclist have a goal
that they want to achieve through riding bike. The goal might be to lose
some weight, to have a perfect body shape, to be physically fit and etc.

Aside from the goal the cyclist wants to achieve, setting a plan before
riding is important. The plan composed of how many km you will and how
many times you should ride every day. This will help you fit to your
schedule for you to stay committed to your goal. Before riding a bike or if
you want to become a cyclist you need to know your medical condition and
what is your age because this is important to know how many Km you can
or should ride. A younger person can ride up to more than a Km than a
older person assume that they are all healthy. Knowing your age you can
start riding in slow until you can increase the distance. As far as medical
condition is concerned, you need to consult to your doctor first. For the
people have serious medical condition don’t push yourself to much without
the approval of your doctor. How Long Have You Been Riding? A cyclist
who ride everyday can easily clocking 100 Km a day. But for the riders who
ride slow, on rare occasions, you should not try it. For the first timer just
try to ride in slow until you can do higher. The more you ride the more
your body become strong and for that you can push yourself more.Where
Are You Riding? Riding on the flat road is different in riding in an inclined.
If your body is not properly trained for sure riding in an inclined is difficult
so that this is not the starting point for you. First you need to strengthen
your body to ride on the inclined. (By David 9 October 2020)

Jeff Hines a teacher that served as the first windsenator in Arizona

who inspired to pursue bicycle generators in 2010. an NAU student,
Matthew Petney built a double-bike generator, which included a battery for
energy storage and a inverter and a 120-volt outlet. The bike generator is
a tool that explains the concepts of energy, electricity, power and energy
conversions. It uses Physical hands-on when using bike generator In order
to understand the concepts. Students tries different activity with the use of
this generator, keeping the ball in the air with a leaf blower, hair dryer and
light a bulb.

In 2012 students from NAU’s Green Fund design and create a bicycle-
powered charging station. It is an alternative source of power for charging
different devices called “Eco-Pedaler”. The system generates electricity
when you start to pedals the bicycle, which allows to charge their devices
that relies on electricity. the system gives educational information
discussing the significance of renewable energy. The users can see the
amount of power produced and can be compare to the amount they are
using. This provides a way to understand the power or energy amount
needed to supply an electronic device like cell phones.
Statement of the Problem

This study is designed to know if cyclists specifically from Pampanga are

willing to use a portable and manually generated power source rather than
a traditional power bank in their course. The researchers desires to answer
the following questions; What are the advantages of having a device when
using or riding a bicycle? What would happen if the device of the cyclist
lose its battery? What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of using
manually generated power source? Which is more efficient and effective a
portable generator or traditional power banks? Do cyclists willing to use the
portable generator and be installed in their bicycles?

Methodology

Research Design

This study will use survey approach on gathering information. It uses

descriptive method to address the problem and to know the limitations
before creating the product. The main objective of this study is to identify
the problems of cyclist regarding their rechargeable devices, to find ways
on how to reuse the wasted mechanical energy from the bicycle, and the
willingness together with benefits of the proposed products to the cyclist of
San Luis, Pampanga.
Respondents of the Study

The researchers chose the cyclists from San Luis, Pampanga as the
respondents of the study. These includes all the recreational cyclist from all
ages. The respondents use bicycle as their main proponent for their activity
and travel for longer distances that is why they can provide the best and
applicable responses as data for this research.

Instrument of the Study

The instruments that will use on this study are observation forms and
questionnaires. The observation forms are designated to the recreational
cyclist in San Luis, Pampanga. These contains some problems on their
devices when travelling. It also includes their willingness to use and try the
power supply coming from installed generator.
Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

First, the researchers will determine the background and profile of the
cyclist of San Luis, Pampanga. The researchers will create a prototype that
converts the mechanical energy from rotary motion of bicycle into electrical
energy. It will include all the calculations needed together with the
troubleshooting process. These includes a generator, a battery, and an
outlet charging port. When the output is finished. The researchers will
determine its efficiency, stability, and the magnitude of electricity that can
be generated from a specific amount of work that is exerted on the bicycle.
The researchers will gather data with use of chosen instruments to the
respondents. Lastly, presenting installed electric generator on a bicycle to
the respondents for their approval.
 Input

 Bicycle
 Power Bank
 Generator
 Outlet

Process

 Continuous cycling to supply energy

 Converting mechanical energy into
Electrical energy.
 Battery supplying electricity to the
Charging port.

Output

 Free energy
 Easy access power supply for the
accessories of a bicycle
Schedule of Activities

The following are the schedules of activities by the researchers on

creating their Research Proposal.

List of Activities Targeted Date

From To
Formulation Of
Research Topic June 20, 2021 June 30, 2021
Background Study of
the Chosen Topic July 2, 2021 July 5, 2021
Collecting Related
Literature July 8, 2021 July 18, 2021
Creating Introduction July 19, 2021 July19, 2021
Formulating Problem
Statement July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021
Arranging and
Paraphrasing Related July 21, 2021 July 23, 2021
Literature
Choosing Methodology July 23, 2021 July 23, 2021
Finalizing Research
Proposal July 24, 2021 July 28, 2021
The list below is the targeted schedules of activities of the researchers on
the research proper. It includes every activities that are need to be done to
end the papers together with the prototype by the end of the semester.

Activities Allocated Time Description

Revising and 15 days Collecting, Gathering,
Gathering Data and Sharing of Ideas
and revising chapter
I,II,III
Finding Participants 5 days Find Participants by
Purposive Sampling
Doing the Calculations 5 days Calculating every math
of the Prototype on the prototype.
Including the
materials, and sources
of energy
Finding Materials to do 5 days Finding reliable
the Prototype materials to use
Creating the actual 15 days Assembly of parts and
Prototype make the actual
product run
Testing the Prototype 10 days Test the product for its
reliability and
effectiveness. Includes
troubleshooting and
maintenance
Distribution of Distribution of
Instruments of the 5 days Questionnaires and
study surveys
Collection and 5 days Running the data
calculation of data
Results and Discussion 5 days Analyzing the results
from the data collected
Finalizing Chapter IV 2 days Finalized all the
calculation on data
Additional Revision 5 days Simple revision from all
chapters
Writing Chapter V 5 days Writing summary,
conclusion and
recommendation
Finalizing the Research 2 days Correcting all the
Paper technical mistakes
before submission
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