Have become commonplace.
but
Have you ever seen "human power generation"?
Hey, hey, what I want to share today is
A power generation floor that can generate electricity by walking on it.
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A few years ago, an Englishman named Laurence opened a brain hole.
There are a lot of people on the street every day.
Why not convert this kinetic energy into electric energy?
What about using the floor to generate electricity?
The idea sounds crazy, doesn’t it
But this crooked Chinese set up a company called PaveGen.
And actually realized the idea!
Floor tile capable of generating electricity
According to statistics, in a busy street in Europe
There are as many as 50,000 steps every day.
Imagine if you could use these steps as a source of energy.
And turn it into electricity.
The energy generated will be considerable!
PaveGen’s first generation "power generation floor tile" is quite primitive.
Square shape, using old tire rubber as the surface of each board.
The interior is made of recycled aluminum.
When people step on "floor tiles"
The surface will press down about 1cm.
This downward force will drive the energy storage gear in the floor tile to rotate.
The kinetic energy generated by this rotation is converted into electrical energy.
Like a generator.
But it’s not wind or water.
But with our feet
This company has been improved by many experiments.
Pavegen V3, the latest power generation floor tile, was recently launched.
The new floor tile adopts triangular design.
The appearance is more concise and suitable for more places.
It also performs better in the conversion rate of electric energy.
Compared with the previous generation, it is more than 20 times higher.
Each walk can generate about 5w of electricity.
And power generation is only part of the function.
It can also calculate the flow of people
Turn into a "smart" floor tile
Data collection via Bluetooth and WiFi
Help to simulate and count the flow of people in the current area.
Can be described as killing many birds with one stone.
In addition to enhancing the power generation efficiency
But also enhance that lighting function of the LED.
Ordinary people trample once.
Lighting can be maintained for about one minute.
They used to charge Tesla with their own floor tiles.
the fact proves (that)
The electric energy conversion rate is still very high.
V3 also has good water resistance.
Can be used for streets and schools in financial districts.
Even the marathon track.
As early as 2013,
The Paris Marathon has attracted a lot of attention.
The reason is not only the wonderful game.
But also because PaveGen floor was laid on the race track.
These floor tiles convert the kinetic energy of runners into electrical energy
Continuously provide power for street lamps.
Their company also helps children in slums in Nigeria
A football field that can generate electricity was built.
Connect the electric energy converted during running with the street lamp.
Even at night.
It can also make children play happily.
Pavegen has already reached cooperation with many large companies.
But due to the high cost
The cost per square meter is about RMB 2,800.
At present, it is basically used in public areas of cities.
Of course, if local tyrants can also consider giving a whole set to their families.
In this way, you can "don’t have to pay electricity bills" for a lifetime!
But it’s also great if you use it for interactive games.
For example, the following interactive activity.
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