GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY USING SOUND, VIBRATIONS AND PRESSURE

OLAJUYIGBE OLUWANIFEMI FAVOUR

EEE/16/7914
PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING,
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (B.ENG) DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE
INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY RESULTS CONTINUED
•Electricity is essential for modern society and is used in
almost every aspect of daily life. Due to the increasing
demand for electricity from various sectors, it is pivotal that
another method is provided to generate electricity.
•One of the most common types of pollution is noise pollution.
It exhibits itself in sound, vibration and pressure, which are
forms of unconventional mechanical energy that is often lost
and not put to good use.

•Despite the impracticality of curbing noise, it is possible to

harness it into something useful, such as electrical energy.

AIM

This research aimed to design and fabricate a system that

generates electricity using sound, vibrations, and pressure to
power streetlights.

OBJECTIVES
The accomplishment of the following objectives is essential to
accomplish this aim:
To develop an alternate method for the generation of
electricity that is free, abundant, and economical;
To design a power generation system that converts sound
energy, vibrations, and pressure to electrical energy to power
streetlights;
To monitor the voltage generated from sound and vibrations,
and pressure; and
To provide reliable and affordable electricity supply.
•The pressure sensor is made up of 16 piezoelectric
sensors connected in series which converts the exerted
pressure to voltage.
•The sound sensor is a transducer that converts the sound
waves and vibrations to voltage.
RESULTS
CONCLUSION
The research has demonstrated that sound, vibrations,
and pressure can indeed generate some amount of
electricity when properly harnessed.
The power generation system is more applicable in high-
traffic roads, where many cars moving simultaneously
can generate more noise and exert sufficient pressure
on the piezoelectric sensors.
Continued innovation in this technology would play an
important role in meeting the world's energy needs,
curbing the problem of inadequate power supply and
putting noise pollution in the country to good use.