Power Generating Shoe

Step 10 Fininishing Touches/ Conclusion

Now you're finally done. You can add some finishing touches by filling in the extra spaces with clear silicone, smoothing any edges, and giving your shoe a good shine!
Just in case you're in doubt, the shoe really does create electricity. Even though it doesn't look very fancy, I think its pretty cool that you have an independent and green power source wherever you go. All you have to do is walk.
Again, you will probably have to make adjustments for you model because I doubt your shoe will be like mine, but it should be basically the same.
Good luck with your project and thanks for reading my Instructable.

Comments

[Dipanjana]

ohh wow !!! this is awesome ...

[olavxxx]

lol, I have always been thinking about a shoe with a fan inside.. you know those hot days, you really need a small pc fan inside the shoe :-)

[kimro]

why bother converting it to electrical energy then just make a mechanical fan

[mutput7]

"Ohh, I'm so hot..."
*takes off shoe, points sole at face*
"Ahhhhh"

(Other person)
". . ."

[nutsandbolts_64]

That would be bad because, well, you're pointing an odor filled shoe to your face (unless you used a foot deodorant or something, you're in bad luck).

[jimmytvf]

if the problem is the odor, try to put a fan above the shoe, will take all the bad air from your foot ^^

[rbond1]

Heyy, I was wondering how you actually get the gears to spin, seeing as they need to be cranked by a handle to get them to turn. Thanks!

[Roxas1313]

oh and btw,about the shoe,ummm,how long does the wire for the battery have to be?Im just wondering because while you're walking,where will the cell phone go?

[xayandevorak]

How do you regulate the amount of power produced? It will either be too little to power the phone, or if you're really pumping, it'll be too much, and could damage the phone. You need some sort of resistance or amplifier, am I wrong?

[TwistedmindZ]

what you are thinking of is a voltage regulator it keeps the voltage constant as long as the power supplied is above what you are looking to draw from it. with the voltage regulator the energy is dissipated as heat similar to a resistor but more predictable.

[robomaniac]

That is pretty neat! I like it!