A PROJECT REPORT

for

Technical Answer To Real World Problems (TARP-MEE399)

“PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION”

By
NAME REG. NUMBER
SAMEER MADHVAN 17BEM0095
MUKUND MISRA 17BEM0134
KARTHIKEYAN M 17BEM0137
RAM SUDHARSH L 17BEM0138
CHANDRA BHANU 17BEM0095
BISHT
AMAN GUPTA 17BME0498
NIHAR NAIK 17BME0630

Sameer Madhvan, Mukund Misra, Karthikeyan M,Ram Sudharsh L,Chandra Bhanu Bisht,Aman Gupt Nihar Naik

PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION

Abstract:

In current conditions, the lack of energy is a real concern for both economic development and
rural development. Power shortages have an impact on the growth of India. We need to
develop powerful electricity generation technologies to solve certain types of problems with the
aid of wasting human capital for our brighter future.

The idea is to collect and transform the generally wasted energy surrounding a system into
electrical energy that can be used to prolong the life of the power supply of that system or
potentially provide an infinite source of power to an electronic device that has contributed to the
recovery of power. Using piezoelectric materials is among the most significant ways to extract
the energy surrounding a process. This method uses piezoelectric components where
piezoelectric effects directly transform deformations generated by various means to electrical
charge. Energy produced may subsequently be controlled or preserved for further use.

When people step on the floor, this paper is all about power production. Think of the powers
expend while a human run, which is wasted. The principle is to transform energy from stress to
electrical energy.

Introduction

Electricity generation is the mechanism in which Harvesting.[1-3] So far, not many experiments
energy is gathered from external sources and have been carried out in this area, so it is a
used directly to operate the devices, or the difficult work to harness energy from
energy is extracted and processed for potential piezoelectric crystals.
use. The use of energy sources has improved by Piezoelectricity is the tendency of
big leaps with the advent of technology. A some materials to produce a possible electrical
recent and revolutionary step in the path of response to the mechanical stress applied. [4] The
energy harvesting is Piezoelectric Energy friction source can be either from the weight of
the cars that pass or from the weight of the this entire human / bioenergy is lost, it will
people that walk on it. We lose energy while we be wonderful innovation and crowd energy
walk. In the form of electricity, there are several farms in crowded countries will be very
ways to retrieve any of this energy. The best way
useful energy sources. For densely populated
to conserve space is to obtain electricity from
nations, the use of waste energy from foot
those crystals' piezoelectric properties.. The
power with human motion is very
simplest and most space-saving method is to
important..
generate energy from the piezoelectric properties
Considering the present scenario-a sustainable
of such crystals. The production of the
piezoelectric material is not constant. To form of energy is required.

transform this voltage output into a linear one, a The energy form must have following

bridge circuit is used. An AC ripple filter is used characteristics:

again to filter out all further output fluctuations.  clean form of energy .
In a rechargeable battery, the generated dc  Efficient energy system,
voltage is then collected.  Cost effective
 Accessibility at remote location
In a variety of areas, kinetic energy can be
useful, but it can also be used to produce
Background
electricity based on various methods, and many
companies are currently applying pizeo-powered Pizeoelectric material
electricity generating systems to power small
electronic equipment. By using piezoelectric
crystals, one of the most appropriate ways of
extracting energy from the surrounding system
Objective is achieved. One small-scale energy supply is a
piezoelectric crystal[5-8]. They produce a very
For densely populated countries such as
small voltage, generally known as
India and China where highways, train
piezoelectricity, when piezoelectric crystals are
stations, bus stands, temples, etc. are
exposed to vibrations. It has a crystalline
crowded all over and millions of people
structure that turns an applied vibration into
travel around the clock, the idea for the use electrical energy . There are two properties of
of waste energy from foot power with the piezoelectric effect. The first is the direct
human locomotion is very significant and piezoelectric effect that defines the potential of
necessary. If it can be made possible for use, the material to transform electrical charge into
mechanical tension. The converse effect, which
is the ability to transform the electrical potential
exerted into mechanical strain energy, is the
second type. Such properties allow the material
to act as a tool for energy harvesting.[6-9]
This measurement theory has
since been increasingly used and can be seen as
a proven technology with excellent intrinsic
reliability.It has been used successfully in a A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the

range of uses, including medical, aerospace, piezoelectric effect to measure pressure,

nuclear instrumentation and as a pressure sensor acceleration, strain or force by converting

in cell phone touch pads.[10-14]Piezoelectric them to an electrical signal. Piezoelectric

components are used in the automotive industry sensors have proven to be versatile tools for
to control combustion when designing internal the measurement of various processes.
combustion engines. Battery

Methodology

Components

 Piezoelectric transducers
 N4148 diodes
 Cardboard-required size wires- Battery (electricity), an array of electrochemical
cells for electricity storage, either individually
required
linked or individually linked and housed in a
 Multimeter single unit. An electrical battery is a
combination of one or more electrochemical
 Soldering iron cells, used to convert stored chemical energy
 soldering wire into electrical energy.
 wire strippers
 Insulated copper wire RECTIFIER

Piezoelectric Sensor
The output from the transformer is fed to the
rectifier. It converts A.C. into pulsating D.C. The
rectifier may be a half wave or a full wave
rectifier. In this project, a bridge rectifier is used
because of its merits like good stability and full
wave rectification. The Bridge rectifier is a
circuit, which converts an ac voltage to dc Quartz Berlinite
voltage using both half cycles of the input ac
Circuit And Block Diagrams
voltage. The Bridge rectifier circuit is shown in
the figure

Parameters considered to for selection of

material

• Type of piezoelectric material.

• Piezoelectric constant.
• Dimensions of the piezoelectric.
• Level of deformation.
• Loss of load.
• Static capacitance of the piezoelectric.
• Force exerted on the material.
• Resistance of piezoelectric transducers

. Piezoelectric Materials

1. Quartz

2. Berlinite

3. Sucrose

4. Rochelle salt
APPLICATIONS
5. Topaz

6. Tourmaline-group minerals
 Can be implemented in heavy
7. Lead titanate
crowded areas as a type of floor.
 Can be implemented in the boots of
the soldiers and the power generated
 can be used for their equipments and
thus it reduces the load of battery
backups carried by the soldiers.
 Research has been going on by
scientists for the above mentioned
item.
 It has been implemented in a disco in
Netherlands and in sub-ways in The future of piezoelectric materials looks
promising, independent of this project, with
Japan.
studies focusing on their properties and
 Metros, Rural Applications etc.
applications, including in nanotechnology. The
 It can be used as a source for both
assembly generated using series and parallel
A.C and D.C applications
piezo-crystal combinations is very cost-effective.
. Results and discussion:
The use of surplus electricity at the same time is
very motivating to achieve a strong voltage and
current at such a low rate. The assembly thus
significantly strengthens the cost-
effectiveness issue, and the work is on to
further develop the system's outcomes.
 The output power is directly
proportional to the pressure applied. No
constant output is seen unless a high
frequency of stepping on it and off it is
present.It has certain dis-advantages of
heavy weights or loads.When the area of the
cells are increased the power output is also
increased.
Potential difference by 3 15 volts/60 kg m CONCLUSION:

rows of 5 crystals The project “PIEZOELECTRIC

energy output in one meter 0.409 joules POWER GENERATION” is
50 mtr length of tiles 2.045 joule per person successfully tested and implemented which
stored in battery is the best economical, affordable energy
Energy stored in most busy 1.1M joules solution to common people.This can be
railway station (maximum)=305Wh used for many applications in rural areas
10 bulbs(7W) 4.3 hrs where power availability is less or totally
Battery capacity needed 10.138 Ah absence. As India is a developing country
Cost of 10 Ah battery Rs 2000/unit where energy management is a big
Total cost of crystal Rs 20 /piece challenge for huge population. By using
Total crystals needed 15*50=750 this project we can drive both A.C. as well

Total cost of system 2000 +15000+850 =17850 as D.C loads according to the force we
rs applied on the piezo electric sensor.
For a 50 mtr path
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