Philippine E-Journals

Pedal Power Generation: An Implementation of Stationary Bike Generator

Ron Edward Guia | Aodrel Dave Ilagan | Lorenz Gerald Sauz | Favis Joseph C Balinado

 

Abstract:

Despite not having the whole country, electrified, Power Generation companies still experience shortage in supplying enough power to the grid. This in turn results to rotational brownouts that we experience especially during summer. As we know, most of the daily activities today require a stable supply of power. Automated factories may lose millions of pesos when they are affected by rotational brownouts. That in turn affects the economy and leads to more problems. The proponents aim to develop a prototype that is used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. On the other hand, it is used to harness electrical energy by means of the human effort in doing cardio workout by using stationary bike. This study shows the design and development of an alternative source of electricity in supplying one household that is in rural areas. With the use stationary bike, the user can be productive in different ways beside of being active in cardio workout but also productive in such away the calorie burned upon using the pedal can produce a certain amount of voltage that is a part of power.