Piezoelectric Tiles: Research Project

The aim of the current generation must be to provide the global community a sustainable environment and a future without power cuts. Abiding by the adage above, I from St.Columba’s School present to you an innovation which will harness the waste mechanical stress generated around us and hence produce electrical energy.
The concept of piezoelectricity derives its essence from the Greek work ‘Piezo’ .i.e. ‘to press’. Hence, piezoelectricity directly refers to the electricity generated from applied stress and pressure. Some examples of piezoelectric materials are Lead Titanate, Quartz and Topaz.
In a solid particle charges are arranged in a random manner, such that the net electric dipole moment is zero. However, on application of stress, the positive and negative particles get accumulated at the opposite ends of particle leading to the formation of a potential difference between the two charged surfaces.
Our tile comprises of a series- parallel connection of piezoelectric transducers connected to the electrical appliance via a rectifier. The series-parallel combination not only reduces the net resistance offered by the circuit but also provides an equally good voltage and current ratio. Whereas, the rectifier stabilises the alternating current to direct current; this can be further used by the appliance. Two wooden planks cover the circuit from the bottom and top with the help of cork stacks which concentrate the maximum pressure by the footstep on the piezoelectric tile.
With the dependency of the Indian Subcontinent on thermal energy for 66% of its electricity consumption, the steady decline in the non-renewable sources of energy is evident. The human populace is stranded to ponder over the clichéd renewable sources of energy; however, reliance on weather conditions, toxic emissions and an inefficient output has led to the downfall of these renewable sources of energy such as Solar Power, Wind Power, Biomass and Hydro energy.
The solution to the extravagant problem of power shortage is “THE PIEZOELECTRIC TILE”, which not only increases the electricity production but also provides one with an instant personalised power generating source. With an efficiency of 70%, the piezoelectric tile is independent of the weather forecast for that day. Unlike the air, water and land pollution caused by solar, hydro and biomass generation respectively, piezoelectric tile does not lead to any kind of pollution neither does it cause any harm to the surroundings. With all its apparatus lying under the ground, the piezoelectric tile instead of removing people from an area, asks more populace to join in. Like the benefits provided to the environment weren’t enough, the tile also improves the bio-electric functions of the body and normalises the electrical nature of the red blood cells, henceforth improving circulation in the body. Hence piezoelectricity can be used as a competent source of energy without fettering our environment or our health.

[Hmmmst]

I think this could be used for security also. Especially in malls, or other public establishments, you won't need cameras to know if someone is in the mall after hours, or to catch someone who's running. Just record their average energy production from their weight and speed to track a criminal. Or, you could also record which area produces the most energy, and use that information to keep the most busy stores spread evenly throughout the mall in order to make processes more efficient, and to avoid massive crowds in one area, while on the other side of the mall it's almost vacant. I like your ideas of energy production, as it has many other possibilities too.

[mariisgood]

The technology in our world is ridiculously incredible! Keep up that great work I LOVE

[kalyanideshmukh]

Thank you so much! I’ve been searching about every single thing that’s been shown in the video since the past 5 days. Now that I’ve finally got it, I’m more than satisfied. Good work.👍🏻👍🏻

[kynitakixa]

Thank you so much. We are doing a project on piezoelectricity. This video helped a lot. This deserves more views and likes....

[AmbrishKumarAJE]

Bro, I did this project but I find many new analysis in your research, thanks a lot

[ristiemiliaaz]

thank you so much! it's really helpful for my research on this subject. May God bless you! keep it up, I hope we can share our thought and make a great conclusion.

[adi]

Thank you Tushar, your initiative of research in this field is supporting me for making my project on self sustainable system.

[crezchh]

Hi Tushar, thanks for sharing this research. Can you please provide a link to the research paper? I want to use the findings in my paper. So, I would need it for reference and citations.

[Akrazzyy]

This video and the content, the way you presented and the facts.
Man you covered everything.
Damn Man.

[hafizzulqarnain]

Can you please clarify more about the series parallel circuit of piezoelectric sensor

[nagrajgovekar]

i have done this project during my school science exhibition and currently working on making of its comparatively large scale model.

[yeshwanthkumar]

Which battery we should use for this project?

[harshvardhanmaskara]

Hey Tushar, I loved your project and I saw the video because I am doing something similar for my project which I am presenting in a science conference. We tried making our version of the circuit but its output is extremely low. So, I was wondering if you could help me in my project by sharing your work and design for the circuit and how did you make the entire working system. Thanks a lot

[edwardvalenzuela]

man youve nailed it i didnt expect you putting your battery ahead of the rectifier ckt..

[cliverudd]

Is this really possible? connecting them in series and parallel? piezo is a transducer, if you connect it in serie the material in the piezo is deformed by the voltage of the other ones. please help me understand.

[yzdpqdf]

I just wanted to know why do we need to convert AC into DC because most of the home appliances need AC or if it because of its low quantity(current), if so when produced in higher quantity would there be no need of rectification?

[yzdpqdf]

Hi, I have a dought
Doesn't water spoil piezoelectric devices?

[itsjustme]

helloo love ur project. may we ask what are the details of the capacitors, diodes, and resistors we need to use if we used five 35mm piezo discs with
Specifications:
Thickness: 3.36mm
Resonant Frequency: 10+/-0.5KHZ
Resonant Impedance: 100R MAX
The Static Capacitance: 8000pf plus or minus 30%
Sound pressure level: 85DB 10cm
The input voltage: 30vp-p max
Operating Temperature: -20~70
Storage Temperature: -30-80
pls reply asap thank youuu. we need it for a school project

[missingsig]

i like the part where he encourages people to gain weight so that we might produce more

[mdfoyzurrahmansiam]

I Can't understand your series parallel connection of 8 piezo give the another circuit diagram of this you advanced.