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ELECTRIC ECOFLOOR

INTRODUCTION:

Scientists discovered ways to produce electric energy in large amounts in order to make heat,

light and motion. These discoveries have improved our lives greatly and for many of us it

would be difficult to picture what life would be like without electricity. So we need to

conserve electricity by avoiding use up of vital natural resources that are in short supply. By

conserving electricity, we can save energy and environment in a single shot.

So here we came up with one of the idea which already existed and that is the generation of

electricity from the floor by the stress created by the mechanical energy. And we call it has

Electric Ecofloor. As our discussion goes on further we discuss much about pieoelectric

effect, pieoelectric material etc.

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HISTORY

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The club(!limate pro)ect is %ondon*s first taste of eco#friendly , making people happy in the

knowledge booty shaking can generate +- of the energy needed to run the building. The

venue*s most exciting innovation is the pieoelectric eco floors, which uses uart crystals

and ceramics to turn peoples* movement to current.

The pieoelectric eco floor at Bar Surya uses the pressure of person to generate electricity.

The owners have variously claimed the floor provides between / and + per cent of the

entire building*s electricity reuirement. Building 0att, a new eco building in the 1etherlands, has a similar eco floor and estimates each ecor generates between / and 2

watts.

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0ho has made this a reality is Stephen !han 0ing Tak. Stephen has come up with Eco#

Energy $looring System pads which can illuminate %E4 lights by )ust walking or applying

pressure on them.

Eco#Energy $looring System is made up of pieoelectric blocks. The pieoelectric

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technology is used in the system for converting power and storage of 4! electricity.

WORKING:

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RGB’S LED’S'&ed,green,blue these different colours of the %E4 lights

makes the generated energy levels visible on the Eco $loor.

MICROCHIP: A 5icrochip is a semiconductor integrated circuit. The function depends

on what it is designed to do. 6t could be a micro processor, memory chip, or digital tuner. 6t

could be used in your wristwatch, microwave oven, cell phone, garage door opener, the space

shuttle, or almost anything.

An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit 7also referred to as an 6!, a chip, or amicrochip8 is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate 79chip98 of semiconductor

material, normally silicon. This can be made much smaller than a discrete circuit made from

independent components.

6ntegrated circuits are used in virtually all electronic euipment today and have

revolutionied the world of electronics. !omputers, mobile phones, and other digital home

appliances are now inextricable parts of the structure of modern societies, made possible by

the low cost of producing integrated circuits.

6!s can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic

components in an area the sie of a fingernail. The width of each conducting line in a circuit

7the line width8 can be made smaller and smaller as the technology advances, in :; it

dropped below 2 nanometers and in :2< it is expected.

Introduction

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Synthetic detail of an integrated circuit through four layers of planaried copper interconnect,

down to the polysilicon 7pink8, wells 7greyish8, and substrate 7green8

6!s were made possible by experimental discoveries showing that semiconductor devices

could perform the functions of vacuum tubes and by mid#:th#century technology

advancements in semiconductor device fabrication. The integration of large numbers of tiny

transistors into a small chip was an enormous improvement over the manual assembly of

circuits using discrete electronic components. The integrated circuit=s mass production

capability, reliability, and building#block approach to circuit design ensured the rapid

adoption of standardied 6ntegrated !ircuits in place of designs using discrete transistors.

There are two main advantages of 6!s over discrete circuits' cost and performance. !ost is

low because the chips, with all their components, are printed as a unit by photolithography

rather than being constructed one transistor at a time. $urthermore, much less material is used

to construct a packaged 6! die than to construct a discrete circuit. >erformance is high

because the components switch uickly and consume little power 7compared to their discrete

counterparts8 as a result of the small sie and close proximity of the components. As of :2:,

typical chip areas range from a few suare millimeters to around (/ mm :, with up to ?

million transistors per mm:.

Tr!ino"o#$:

A circuit in which all or some of the circuit elements are inseparably associated and

electrically interconnected so that it is considered to be indivisible for the purposes of

construction and commerce.

!ircuits meeting this definition can be constructed using many different technologies # see

for example thin#film transistor , thick film technology, or hybrid integrated circuit. @owever,

in general usage integrated circuit has since come to refer to the single#piece circuit

construction originally known as a monolithic integrated circuit .

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billion transistor mark in :/.2; The trend continues largely unabated, with chips

introduced in :F containing tens of billions of memory transistors.2?

ULSI' WSI' SOC %nd )D*IC

FIRMW+RE

6n electronic systems and computing, ,ir!-%r is the combination of persistent memory and

program code and data stored in it.2 Typical examples of devices containing firmware are

embedded systems 7such as traffic lights, consumer appliances, and digital watches8,

computers, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and digital cameras. The firmware

contained in these devices provides the control program for the device. $irmware is held in

non#volatile memory devices such as &"5, E>&"5, or flash memory

As the eco floor is fusion of electronics , embedded software and smart durable materials.

Smart materials are materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly

changed in a controlled fashion by external stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, p@,

electric or magnetic fields.

There are a number of types of smart material, some of which are already common. Some

examples are as following'

G >ieoelectric materials are materials that produce a voltage when stress is applied. Since

this effect also applies in the reverse manner,

WORKING PRINCIPLE'

The eco#floor electricity uses pieoelectric effect, pieoelectric material, generators,

commercialied lightning packs 7%%!8, and other electric storage and regulatory devices. So

here we discuss in brief about them'

>6EH"E%E!T&6! E$$E!T'

!ertain materials, when sueeed, develop a charge and produce electricity. Therefore, the

conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy or vice versa refers to pieoelectric

effect.

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>6EH"E%E!T&6!6TI'

6s the charge which accumulates in certain solid materials in response to applied mechanical

strain. The word pieoelectricity means electricity resulting from pressure, which means to

sueee or press, and electric or electron, which stands for amber J an ancient source of

electric charge, is produced. >ieoelectricity is the direct result of the pieoelectric effect.

The pieoelectric effect is understood as the linear electromechanical interaction between the

mechanical and the electrical state in crystalline materials. The pieoelectric effect is a

reversible process in that materials exhibiting the direct pieoelectric effect 7the internal

generation of electrical charge resulting from an applied mechanical force8 also exhibit the

reverse pieoelectric effect 7the internal generation of a mechanical force resulting from an

applied electrical field8.

>6EH"E%E!T&6! 5ATE&6A%'

5any materials, both natural and man#made, exhibit pieoelectricity'

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• Kuart

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• Silk

• 0ood

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An electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy/

%E4S'

A light#emitting diode 0%E41 is a semiconductor light source. %E4s are used as indicator

lamps in many devices, and are increasingly used for lighting.

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The nightbuilding is fitted with a bouncing floor upon springs and a series of power

generating blocks. The blocks are made up of crystals7pieoelectric material8 produce

small electrical current when suashed, by a process known as pieoelectricity. As the

ecors move up and down due to the mechanical stress the blocks are sueeed current

is fed into near by batteries. The batteries are constantly recharged by the movement of

the floor, and used to power the parts of the building. And the floor is made by# The

pieoelectric material other electrical storage devices is sandwiched between soft

flexible covers it is covered with vibrating plate and later with hard cover.

Thus the sustainable eco floor is formed. The floor provides uniue visual experience on

2r$ energy level from loading and average to the maximum level of the evening' =ultimate

high=M All visuals are a continuous real#time interaction between the people on the floor,

allowing every individual=s actions to contribute to the collective experience.

The Sustainable Eco $loor consists of separate tiles of +/ cm x +/ cm each. A mechanical

system =clicks= the tiles together, which makes it possible to set up the eco floor in every

desirable sie.

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The other way of generating electricity is also mentioned here when people press down on

the spring#loaded floor, it dips about : cm and activates a flywheel, which starts to

capture the kinetic energy of their bumping and grinding and convert it to electricity,

similar to the electro#mechanical process of a hand crank or bicycle#back %E4 light. 6nfact, an early version of the floor used the stored to power bright %E4s under tiles of

the glass surface 7at least 22 watts each8 and let testers see sustainability in action. But

the ultimate goal is to lose that gimmick and feed the main power grid of a building,

says 5ichel Smit, general director of the Sustainable Eco Building pro)ect. The

building has four sections' a main hall with capacity for 2,/, a basement for


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The system is based on the technology @ayamiu developed at 3eio niversity*s Lraduate

School of 5edia and Lovernance, and makes use of OpieoelectricityP, a property certain

materials have to generate an electric current when they are sueeed or pressed.

The Shibuya location was chosen to make sure a high number of people would walk over the

installation, thus generating a good amount of power. @ayamiu says that during the entire: day period of the installation, they will generate enough electricity to power 2,(::

televisions for one hour 7which is the same as one television for 2,(:: hours if you could

store the electricity somehow8. But it also has the purpose of reminding us in a positive and

playful way of the pressing need we have to find new and cleaner sources of energy.

@ayamiu thinks that similar systems could be installed on a wide range of scales, from small

systems embedded on mobile phones, to huge systems installed on highways that would

harness the electricity generated by the movement of cars and big trucks.

The Qapanese have developed technology which converts vibrations from footsteps into

electricity, in the form of tiles to replace standard flooring. 6f high traffic areas, such as train

stations, are euipped with these tiles, then it is possible to freely harness the daily foot

traffic of commuters everyday.

Several sample installations have already been done, starting with Tokyo Station, one of the

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world*s busiest train stations. Electrical output is still low, with one person generating around

.2 watt per step. That would reuire + people to step on the tiles to power a 2 watt light

bulb for one minute. Efficiency is increasing though, and it is now generates 2 times the

amount of electricity the technology did in :+.

A sample installation powered by people walking through train gates in Tokyo Station

A4DA1TALES'

• The environmental benefits are obvious.

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• 6t is easily transported and setup.

• 6t can be used in museums, company halls, public space,railway stations. Airports.

• The collection of energy through electronics it reduces the consumption of water and

waste production by /-.By this we can reduce the effect of global warming.

• The generated energy can be used to power the interactive elements of the

floor or can be used to power other systems.

• 6n addition to saving electricity costs and reducing the need for the burning of fossil

fuels, once the technology matures, is economical and is deployed on a large#scale,

then the city may be capable of contributing back to the power grid.

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• 6f deployed on roads and highways, the possible electricity generating potential

is limitless.

46SA4DA1TALES'

The floor can be setup almost any location the only limitation for outside use

is that the floor needs to be covered by a tent.

+33"ic%tion&:

The 4igital Energy 5eter is a software that shows the instantaneous power 7watt8 and the

total power produced 7)oules or watt x seconds8. These information are preferably to be

shown on a large screen in high resolution.

THE ENERGY TOWER

A :,/ meter high %E4 battery working in the same way the Energy Tower does, but with

more visual impact. The battery can be used to create a climax in a large dancing crowd or to

attract visitors to a booth or location where the floor is installed.

T. P.oto +33"ic%tion

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he >hoto Application is a perfect example for a combination of sustainability and

interaction . "nce the Energy Tower 7or Battery8 reached the 2-, a camera which is

installed on top of the Tower takes a photo of the dancing crowd. This picture is shown on

the 4igital Energy 5eter, and can be printed on the spot or used afterwards online 7social

media8. The application can also be used in combination with a Rd Button integrated in the

4Q booth, which will be hit by the 4Q when the maximum is reached.

G%!in# Stu3&

$urthermore we can also provide S4$ in a gaming set up' creating a competition with the

floor in combination with the applications mentioned above. $or example the Energy Battle,

where the total electricity generated for different groups at the same time is measured and

shown on a screen, or where instructions are given and the participants have to step on a

certain colour of modules as fast as possible. 6n this scenario, the feedback from the Energy

5eter is made understandable by linking the information to daily life examples like'

# OThe energy you generated is enough to power your microwave and heat up your dinnerP

# O!ongratulationsM Iou )ust powered this light bulb for :/ secondsMP

# O6n the last < minutes you burnt the euivalent of 22th Big 5ac in calories.P

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The floor can trigger or power external systems, such as music, video screens,

charging mobile phones and charging a !hristmas tree.

CONCLUSION

Electric eco floor is eco friendly to nature, as it does no pollute it. As this technology can be

used on the roads in future to generate the electricity reuired for lighting up the street lights,

traffic signals as they us enormous amount of the costly current generated by means of water,

coal which causes pollution to avoid his we have to go for eco floor. As the electricity is

available in short so, we need to conserve electricity by avoiding use up of vital natural

resources that are in short supply.

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1. 9The @apless Tale of Leoffrey 4ummer9, 7n.d.8, 7@T5%8, Electronic Product News,

accessed ; Quly :;.

2. Leorge &ostky, 7n. d.8, 95icromodules' the ultimate package9, 7@T5%8, EE Times,

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