Pressure Simulation for Footstep Energy Harvesting Paver

Aneesh A Chand; Kushal A Prasad; Shivneel Singh; F R Islam; Maurizio Cirrincoine; Kabir A Mamun; Sumesh Narayan

doi:10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940093

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Pressure Simulation for Footstep Energy Harvesting Paver

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Pressure Simulation for Footstep Energy Harvesting Paver

Aneesh A Chand, Kushal A Prasad, Shivneel Singh, F R Islam, Maurizio Cirrincoine, Kabir A Mamun and Sumesh Narayan

2019 IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, pp.1-4

IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, 2019 (Penang, Malaysia, 24-Jul-2019–25-Jul-2019)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940093

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Abstract

footstep

fluid bag

fluid based energy harvester

non-conventional renewable energy and pressure

Amongst all the energy sources from human motion, footstep has the potential of producing electrical energy as an alternative source to non-conventional renewable energy. Researchers have shown that human footstep kinetic energy can be converted to electrical energy by devised mechanism for low power application such as powering lights, radio and charging phones. Eventually, a novel fluid based energy harvesting paver was developed and tested to contribute towards sustainable development. The paver uses mini hydro generators to produce energy as fluid is forced through these mini hydro generators upon human stepping. This paper presents the pressure simulation of fluid bag system when subjected to an applied human force and the quarter ellipsoid shaped proved to be the best performer which can produce upto 1.4J per step. The pressure simulation provides a relation between pressure and output power.

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Title: Pressure Simulation for Footstep Energy Harvesting Paver
Authors: Aneesh A Chand (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Kushal A Prasad (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Shivneel Singh (Author) - University of the South Pacific
F R Islam (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
Maurizio Cirrincoine (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Kabir A Mamun (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Sumesh Narayan (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Publication details: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, pp.1-4
Conference details: IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, 2019 (Penang, Malaysia, 24-Jul-2019–25-Jul-2019)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019.8940093; 10.1109/SENSORSNANO44414.2019
ISBN: 9781538656198
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99482293902621
Output Type: Conference paper

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