Piezo Tiles -Generate Electricity by Walking!!

Hi, this is Swatam and now I am going to teach you How to generate electricity from by walking...

Step 1: What Are Piezoelectric Materials

Piezoelectric materials are materials that produce an electric current when they are placed under mechanical stress. The piezoelectric process is also reversible, so if you apply an electric current to these materials, they will actually change shape slightly.

There are several materials that we have known for some time that posses piezoelectric properties, including bone, proteins, crystals (e.g. Quartz) and ceramics (e.g. Lead Zirconate Titanate).

However, in May 2012, it was announced that University of California Berkeley lab scientists have found a mechanism of harnessing piezoelectricity from viruses. This is the first time a biological material has been used to make piezoelectricity.

Step 2: Start Collecting Materials

You will get piezoelectric materials in buzzers like the one above in the pic

Or

You can buy it on Amazon. (http://www.amazon.in/20mm-Piezo-Transducer-Buzzer-5-Pack/dp/B010SE0JSA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478427596&sr=8-1&keywords=piezoelectric

We need-

1. Piezoelectric materials (about8 to 10)
2. Wires
3. Soldering machine

Step 3: Soldering the Piezoelectric Materials

Important Note- all the piezoelectric materials should and must be connected to each other given in the picture so that the total electricity is given to the load.

Step 4: Testing

Now you can amaze everyone with your scientific brain

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Your Sincerely,

Swatam Shetti