Acknowledgements

This work would not have been possible if it weren’t for the people who guided and
supported us all throughout the way. We extend our deepest gratitude to the
following individuals for their heartfelt participation in this research study.

First and foremost, we would like to thank our research adviser, Ms. Monica V. Kawabata,
for guiding us from the first day of constructing our topic until the day of our final
defense.

Engr. Leonard B. Gaetos, an electrical engineer situated at Sanco Co. Ltd. Japan, for
spending his time to share with us his knowledge and expertise in the field. His
diagrams and consultations made a whole impact in accomplishing this study.

Mr. Mharc G. Barnes, an electrical engineer at ST Microelectronics, who served as our

Mr. Mar Franco A. Tunay and Mr. Jaywen Rome M. Sanchez for helping us in our
prototyping and lending us their skills as well.

Also, to our parents who keep on supporting and letting us stay overnight to finish our
research study. They also aided our financial limits in buying the materials needed.

Last but not the least, to the Almighty God for giving us strength and motivation in
persevering through hardships that we faced. Thank you for the gift of life.

 Table of Contents

i. TITLE PAGE

ii. APPROVAL PAGE

iii. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

iv. TABLE OF CONTENTS

v. LIST OF TABLES

vi. LIST OF FIGURES

vii. LIST OF APPENDICES

viii. LIST OF ACRONYMS

vix. ABSTRACT

x. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

Structure and Rationale of the

Statement of the Problem 2

Objectives of the Study 3

Scope, Limitations, and

Significance of the Study 4

Definition of Terms 5

xi. CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED 7

Piezo Sensor

Mobile Communication Devices 8

Locomotion and Locomotive 10

Generated electricity with 11

Energy Storage 13

Synthesis of the study 14

Theoretical Framework 15

Conceptual Framework 17

xii. CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 19

Research Design

Research Locale

Samples of the study 20

Materials and Procedure

Methods of data collection

Research test 24

Treatment of data 26

xiii. CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 27

Summary

Findings 32

Conclusion 33

Recommendations

xv. BIBLIOGRAPHY 36

xvi. APPENDICES 42

LIST OF TABLES

TABLES PAGE

1 Treatment of Collected Data 26

2 Research tests problems and recommendation 28

3.1 Voltage produced by Piezo mat in the following footsteps 29

3.2 Current produced by Piezo mat in the following footsteps 30

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURES PAGE

1 Research framework of the study 17

2 External overview of the prototype 21

3 Top view of the 2nd layer of Piezo mat 22

4 Wiring diagram: Series Circuit 23

5 Wiring test no. 1 24

6 Wiring tests no. 2 and 3 25

 LIST OF ACRONYMS

AC Alternating Current

ADDIE Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate

CDIO
Conceive- Design-Implement- Operate

DC
Direct Current

Hz
hertz

kJ
kilojoules

kV
kilo volts

LED
Light Emitting Diode

mA
mill ampere

mm
Millimeter


PEH
Piezo energy harvester

PLC
programmable logic controller

PVC
polymerizing vinyl chloride

PVDF
polyvinylidene fluoride

USB
Universal Serial Bus

V
Volts
 Abstract

It is undeniable that energy plays a vital role for human beings. The mechanical
energy produced by certain actions, or locomotive activities can be converted into
electrical energy. The prototype of this study was composed of piezoelectric materials
that produce electric current through mechanical stress. This study aims to identify the
feasibility of Piezo mat as energy source for mobile communication devices. Moreover,
this study also aims to determine the amount of voltage a specific number of footsteps
can produce (500 footsteps, 1000 footsteps, and 2000 footsteps). With the objective of
getting enough voltage that will be accurate enough to produce energy, different
wirings and tests were done by the researchers. At 500 footsteps, the first trial
produced 16.23 v, 16.36 v for the second trial which is the highest among the three and
16.0 v for the last trial. The average voltages of the first three trials was 16.1967 v. The
next number of footsteps is 1000 and the first trial is 16.78 v, trial 2 is 16.0 v and trial 3
is 20.6 v. The average voltages for 1000 footsteps is 17.7933 v. For 2000 footsteps, trial
1 is 17.22 v, trial 2 is 22.3 v and trial 3 is 16.43 v and the average voltages is 18.65 v.