Footstep Power Generation Using Piezo-Electric Transducers

Kavita Sharma, Sushil Pikhan, Pranita Kohli, Meenakshi Khajuria

Abstract: The most basic need of today?s world is energy which is non-renewable source of energy available on earth. This paper attempts how man has needed energy at an increasing rate for the survival and well being time since immemorial. Due to this a lot of energy has been used and wasted. Thus, new power generation techniques are required for next generation of wireless sensors and autonomous system to be feasible. Piezoelectric material is excellent power generation devices because of their ability to couple mechanical and electrical properties. Piezoelectric transducers which is an electromechanical converter undergoes mechanical vibration therefore producing electricity.This power source has many applications as in agriculture, home application and street lighting and as energy source for sensors in remote locations.

Keywords: Piezoelectricity, PZT, PVDF, Transducer, LPC2148