THE KENYA NATIONAL SECONDARY

STUDENTS’ SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

CATEGORY: ENERGY

TITLE: PIEZO-ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR

PRESENTERS: JOSEPH KIHAMBA

KENNEDY GATHECA

SCHOOL: DAWAMU BOYS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

REGION: ISINYA SUB COUNTY

VENUE:

YEAR: 2O2O
 Students’ Declaration
This project is pure work from our minds and hands; it is fully
owned by us. No one should copy us. It has never been
represented in previous science congresses.

Signature…………………………Date…………………………………….
Names…………………………………………………………………………….

Patron’s Declaration
I have checked this document and confirmed that it is good
for presentation. The work was done under my supervision.

Patron: …………………………………………………………….

Principal: ………………………………………………………….

Date: …………………………………………………..
 Abstract
The project entails producing electricity from a
generator that uses pressure to convert crystal
energy, stored in certain crystals such as quartz
and barium titanate, into electrical energy. We
extracted many ideas and physics concepts from
the internet. We also got some ideas from the
physics book one and book four textbooks. We
were constantly consulting our science teachers
to help us in bringing up this project to life. From
the points and data that we collected we stored
them in form of short notes and videos. While
watching some videos in the internet, we came to
a conclusion that our ideas and project are not
fictional and can be done practically. Our aim for
these project, was to provide a cheap-alternative
environmental friendly method of electricity
production.
 Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge the support, which
our patrons Mr. Philip and Mr. Mabonga gave to
us throughout the bringing up of our projects. We
deeply appreciate the great sacrifices you made,
coming at night, during your free time, to guide
us in our project. How you went all the way to
attend different workshops that dealt with
guiding students on how to create, build and
present their projects. We truly appreciate the
countless efforts you made following up our
progress and even helping us get the required
materials and necessities We would also like to
thank the almighty God, for gifting us the ability
and wisdom that helped us to create and build
this project.
 Table of contents
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1.1 Introduction ………………………………………. Pg. 7
1.2 Statement of the problem …………………. Pg. 7
1.3 Objectives …………………………………………..Pg. 7
1.4 Relevance ……………………………………………
1.5 Advantages ………………………………………….

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW …………….

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Apparatus used ……………………………………
3.2 Procedure ……………………………………………
3.3 Observation …………………………………………
3.4 Data ……………………………………………………..
CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND
PRESENTATION
4.1 Data presentation ………………………………….
4.2 Data analysis ………………………………………….

CHAPTER 5: RECOMMENDATIONS AND

REFFERENCES
5.1 Research outcome ………………………………….

5.2 Recommendation ……………………………………

5.3 Reference ………………………………………………..

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1.1 Introduction
The piezoelectric power generator (PPG) is a machine that
applies two physics principles, to produce electricity; the
piezo effect and the pascal principle. The piezoelectric
power generator (PPG) converts crystal energy to
electrical energy and finally to chemical energy. We
invented the PPG to be mainly used in households and
small scale production industries to help curb
environmental pollution which is now a major problem
worldwide.

1.2 Statement of the problem

Many households and industries in our country and even
in the world use fossil fuels as their source of power.
Many of these fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, natural
gas e.t.c, greatly pollute the environment. One of the
dangerous biological impact of using fossil fuels is ocean
acidification, which can lead to the extinction of some of
marine life species. These resources are limited, expensive
and are not renewable. Due to the daily dependence on
our fossil products, these materials are manufactured
very high. The petrochemical industry consumes a lot of
water, energy and land. Unfortunately, these industries
help to harm our environment in a variety of ways.
Treatment of various chemical substances generates large
amounts of greenhouse gases. Large amounts of water
are processed and recycled, but these industries are the
main cause of water pollution. Climate change, air
pollution, oil spills, soil contamination, acid rain and global
warming are all due to excessive use of fossil fuels. So, we
decided to come up with a simple machine which is
environmental friendly and can produce electricity
cheaply.