Abstract
The Earth, as proved by extensive scientific research, is at a critical juncture. With our rising Carbon Footprint and depletion of resources, the long-term future of the planet is in danger of an energy crisis and massive environmental changes. One of the primary culprits for this predicament is the burning of non- renewable sources of energy, which are drying up and results in massive carbon emissions. As a result, the world has been turning to renewable sources for a solution. Some of the most popular solutions are hydro, solar and wind power. The need for humankind to step up in order to prevent the damage to and save the environment is becoming more prominent, every second, because, it is the only solution available. Every day, billions of people place billions of footprints everywhere in the world, at their homes, transportation hubs, shopping malls: the list goes on. One of the facts that has been neglected is that these footsteps are a waste of potentially billions of mega joules of energy. This paper will describe a conceptual approach and a design on how to convert this wasted kinetic energy into electrical energy, providing a source of inexpensive electricity that can be utilized in low-power applications in our daily lives, as a solution to the rising carbon footprint of the Earth.
Highlights
Energy is an important day to day source that every living being consumes
A prototype design was developed to showcase the functionality of an Energy Harvesting Tile
The prototype was successful enough to light up a LED strip per each footstep
Summary
Energy is an important day to day source that every living being consumes. Since the beginning of time various methods of energy has been tried and tested from the simple friction between two dry twigs causing fire to nuclear power plants experimented in the era of the modern world. One research approach has been conducted to utilize wasted kinetic energy and transform it to usable electrical energy using piezoelectric technology embedded in various footwear [2,3,4]. The proposed product, the Energy Harvesting Tile (EHT) which harvests kinetic energy from every footfall and produce electricity through piezoelectric technology is a much needed research area in this field. If one is placed in a crowded area, it will have the potential to generate several thousands of volts and contribute to a saving in the total electricity cost. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the way the world will source power in the future
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