Piezoelectric Energy Floor

A novel class of piezoelectric based energy harvesting power sources has been developed for gun fired munitions and similar high g.

Piezoelectric energy floor. Vibrations from industrial machinery can also be harvested by piezoelectric materials to charge batteries for backup supplies or to power low power microprocessors and. Our integrations are interactive educative educational and fun. Energy floors aims to create awareness about renewable energy generation and environmental impact. We do this by making energy production visible interactive smart and fun.

In 2007 two mit graduate students proposed the idea of installing piezoelectric flooring in urban areas. The basis of my senior capstone design project is an energy harvesting floor mat that uses piezoelectric materials to harvest electrical energy from pedestrians walking over it. Recently the company decided to update their tokyo station with a revolutionary new piezoelectric energy generating floor. The system will harvest the kinetic energy generated by crowds to power.

Our roots our story starts in 2008 when we open the world s first sustainable dance club and let partygoers loose on our energy generating dance floor. The energy that is generated by the movement of the dancers on the floor can be used to power everything from led lighting installed in the floor itself to external powering of small. Other energy harvesting ideas include harvesting the energy from human movements in train stations or other public places and converting a dance floor to generate electricity. Our energy quiz is a brand new game which fits perfectly into the new reality of social distancing and already a huge hit with both children and adults.

The floor can be easily integrated into any science center or museum. This video shows the basics of how the dance floor works. Experimental use of piezoelectric floor tiles. One of the first widely publicized uses of piezoelectric technology was the sustainable dance floor.

Currently we have developed a small scale prototype to test design specifications as well as determine the design which would produce an optimal output.