DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MECHANICAL

FOOTSTEP POWER GENERATOR

 GROUP MEMBER
1. KAMALAKAR KHAIRE (18111038)
2. SHIVAM JADHAV (18111009)
3. SHRUTESH THORVE(18111031)
4. KOMAL KALASKAR(18111043)
5. SHUBHAM CHAUDHARI(18111036)
6. MANISH CHOUDHARI(18111029)
 CONTENTS

Introduction
Need of the system
Principle & Block diagram
Components
Working
Application
Advantages & disadvantages
Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
For an alternate method to generate electricity there
are number of methods by which electricity can be
produced, if such methods footstep energy generation can
be an effective method to generate electricity.

Walking is the most common activity in human life.

When a
person walks he loss his energy to the road in the form of
impact,vibration,sound etc,due the transfer of his weight on
to the road surface through foot falls on the ground during
every step. This energy can be tapped and converted in
usable form such as in electrical form. If this device
embedded in the foot path can convert foot impact energy in
CONVENTIONAL &
NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
SOURCES
Energy produced by coal, petroleum, natural gas etc.,
are quite familiar to country is called conventional energy
source.
Where as the sources like Biomass, wind, solar etc.,
are not quite familiar to the country is non-

convectional energy source.

 NEED FOR THE
SYSTEM
Proposal for the utilization of the waste energy of foot power
with human locomotion is very much relevant and important for
highly populated countries like china and India where the roads,
railway stations, bus stops, temples etc., are all over crowded and
million

of people moves around the clock. This whole human being wasted if
can be made for possible for it will be great invention and crowed
energy farm will very useful energy sources in crowed

countries. Walking across a crowed farm, then will be a fun for ideal
people who can improve their health by exercising in such farms
with earning. The electrical energy generated at such farms will
be useful for near by applications.
BASIC
PRINCIPLE
When a pedestrian steps on the top
plate of device, the plate will dip down
slightly.

The downward movement of the plate

results in the rotation of the shaft of an
alternator, fitted in the device to produce
electrical energy. The
top plates reverts back to its original position
due to negating springs provided in the device.
BLOCK
DIAGRAM
MODELLING OF FOOTSTEP ENERGY
GENERATION
COMPONENTS
Lever
Rack and
Pinion
Shaft
Ball Bearing
Ratchet Gear
Flywheel
DC Generator
Lever
Lever is a machine consisting of beam or rigid rod
pivoted at a fixed hinge.
It is simplest machine which is basically used to reduced
the human effort.

Rack and Pinion

Rack and Pinion are used to convert linear motion
to rotatory motion.
In footstep energy generation the pinion consists of
12 teeth and pitch circle is 1inch.
Rack is 45.2cm long and consists 50 teeth
Shaft
Shaft is mechanical component for transmitting torque
and rotation.
In footstep energy generation pinion and ratchet gear
are mounted on the same shaft.

Ball Bearing
The purpose of all bearing is to reduce rotational friction
and support radial and axial loads.

The diameter of inner ring is 2.5cm.

Ratchet Gear
A ratchet gear is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or
rotatory motion only in one direction while preventing the opposite
motion.
Flywheel
Flywheel is a rotating mechanical device that is used to store rotational
energy.
In footstep energy generation flywheel is used to drive the DC
generator which produces the electrical energy.

DC generator
It is an electrical device which is used to convert mechanical energy
into electrical energy.

In this footstep generation 30 volts DC has been used.

WORKING
PRINCIPLE
The complete diagram of the footstep power generation is given above.
The pushing power is converted in to electrical energy by proper
arrangement. The gear wheel is coupled to the generator shaft with the
with help of another gear wheel.

The generator is used here is permanent magnet DC generator. The

generated voltage is 12volt DC. This DC voltage is stored to the
Lead-acid 12volts battery. The battery is connected to the inverter. This
inverter is used to convert the 12volts D.C to 230volts A.C. This 230volts
is used to activate lights, fans etc., by increasing the battery capacity and
inverter circuit, the power rating is increased.
APPLICATION
S
This can be implemented on railway station to
generate electric power
In bus stand
In car parking system
In Airports
In Lift system
In street lights
Electric escalators
Speed Breakers
ADVANTAGE
S
Power generation simply walking on steps.
Power also generated by running.
No need fuel input.
This is a conventional system.
Battery is used to store the generated
electricity.
DISADVANTAGES

Only applicable for Particular places.

Initial cost of this arrangement is
high.
Mechanical moving part is high.
Care should be taken for batteries.
CONCLUSION
In concluding the words of our project, since the power generation using
foot step get its energy requirements from the Non-renewable source of
energy.
There is no need of power from the mains and there is less pollution in this
source of energy. It is very useful to the places all roads and as well as all
kind of foot step which is used to generate the non conventional energy
like electricity.

It is able to extend this project by using same arrangement and construct in

the foot steps/speed breaker so that increase the power production rate by

fixing school and colleges, highways etc.

Thank you