SSET’s

S G BALEKUNDRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SHIVBASAVA NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590010

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PROJECT TITLE:
“POWER GENEARTION USING FOOTSTEP ”

PROJECT GUIDE:
Prof Mounesh Badiger

RAJAT SHINDE 2BU15ME079 ABHISHEK YALLUR 2BU16ME005

ARUN.M.K 2BU16ME016 CHANDRASHEKAR.S 2BU17ME408
 Index
1.Introduction
2.Block diagram
3. Design
4. Methodology
5. Calculation
6. Advantages
7. Applications
8. Conclusion
9. References
 INTRODUCTION
• The kinetic energy of motion of a person is actually absorbed by the floor
which in turn is capable of generating power.
• This power can be used in various applications and can be converted to
different forms.
• The process of acquiring the energy surrounding a system and converting it into
usable electrical energy is termed as ambient energy harvesting.
• This energy can be stored and used to power up electrical and electronics
devices.
• Usually this is used in energy harvesting for low power and small autonomous
device.
• Day by day the requirement of energy is increasing and we are finding it difficult
to reach the required energy. So, focus on alternative sources of energy comes into
picture.
• The picture shows the increase of energy usage from 1973 to 1998.
• The alternative sources may include solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy etc.
 BLOCK DIAGRAM

FOOTSTEP RACK AND PINION DC

ARRANGEMENT ARRANGEMENT GENERATOR

CONTROL
BATTERY
SWITCH

LIGHT
 PARTS
• Frame
• Pinion
• Battery
• P.M dc motor
• Rack
• Rod
 PINION
Material - Cast Iron
Outside Diameter - 25mm
Tooth depth - 3mm
Inner Diameter - 22mm
Tooth thickness - 2mm
 RACK

Material - Cast Iron

Length - 127 mm
Cross Section -15*15
Tooth depth 3mm
Tooth thickness - 2mm
 BATTERY
Battery Capacity - 4V 1Ah
Type - Rechargeable
No of Batteries used - 3
Connection Type - Series connected
 SPRING
Height - 120 mm
Outer Diameter - 25 mm
Inner Diameter - 29.4mm
Wire Diameter - 0.3 mm
Total number of turns - 12
 MOTOR
Type - PMDC(permanent Magnet
Direct Current )
Capacity - 1V to 12v DC

FRAME
Cross section -15*10 Inch
Material -M S Steel
Cross section Of Pipe -16*16 mm
 METHODOLOGY
•Pushing power is converted into electrical energy by proper driving
arrangement.
•The rack and pinion arrangement is fixed at the foot step. Pinion shaft
is connected to end bearing .
•Two sprocket are used one is larger and another is smaller both are
coupled with the help of chain.
•The larger sprocket is used to transfer the rotation force to the smaller
sprocket.
•Fly wheel and gear wheel is coupled to the smallest sprocket shaft.
•Gear wheel is coupled to the generator shaft with the help of another
gear wheel.
• Inverter is used to convert the 12V DC to the 230V DC.
•This 230V AC voltage is used to activate the light , fan,etc
Calculation
• DESIGN AND CALCULATION
• Specification of Pinion Material: cast-iron
• Outside diameter: 25mm
• Circular pitch: 3.14/25 = 0.1256mm
• Pressure angle: 21
• Pitch diameter: D=N/P = 0.8mm
• Circular tooth Thickness: 1.57/25 = 0.628mm
• Design of Rack Pitch circle diameter of the gear is =25
• Circumference of the gear is = 3.14
• Pitch circle diameter= 3.14x25 = 78.5mm
• Specification of Rack Material: cast iron
• Width:1.5mm
• Height:130mm
• Generator Speed: 300RPM
• Type: DC geared motor
• Battery Capacity: 12V Output Power
• Calculation : Let us consider, The mass of a body = 60 Kg (Approximately)
• Height after step = 13 cm
• ∴Work done = Force x Distance
• Force = Weight of the Body = 60 Kg x 9.81 = 588.6 N
• ∴Output power = Work done/Sec
(588.6 x 0.13)/60 = 1.27 Watts
 ADVANTAGES
• Power generation is simply walking on the step.
• Power also generated by running or exercising on the step.
• No need fuel input.
• This is the non conventional system.
• Battery is used to store the generated power.
 APPLICATION
•Footstep power generation can be used in emergency power failure
situations.
•It can be used for Agricultural, Home applications, Street lighting ,etc.
•Metros and rural applications
•Colleges
•School
•Shopping Complex
•Cinema Hall
Conclusion
• Our work show that in foot step power generation there is no need of fuel to
generate the electrical energy.
• This is also an eco-friendly method for energy production, there is no huge land
required to install the as like other energy plants.
• There is no pollution, no sound, no smoke so this is a best method to install this in
public place area.
• There is no maintenance cost and installation cost is also less as compared to
other.
• We can further design it for a different size as requirement of energy to full fill.
References
• Bhosale, P. P. A. et al. (2017) „Design of Foot Step Power Energy Generation
Machine
• Dhanalakshmi, G. et al. (2017)Footstep Power Generation System International
Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science.
• Gothane, A. V and Gosavi, A. R. (2018) Foot step power generation