Electric power generating bicycle
It is manifest the growing interest in both personal health and environmental issues. The device described on this paper contemplates both aspects: generating environment-friendly electric power while keeping fit. A car alternator excited through a 12V battery is coupled to a mountain bicycle, and t...
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| Format: | conferencePaper |
| Language: | eng |
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6056 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6056 |
| Summary: | It is manifest the growing interest in both personal health and environmental issues. The device described on this paper contemplates both aspects: generating environment-friendly electric power while keeping fit. A car alternator excited through a 12V battery is coupled to a mountain bicycle, and this arrangement enables the lighting of six halogen lamps, if a cyclist pedals fast enough. Such a machine gives rise to the thought of a self-powered gymnasium. Considerable physical effort is required in order to make the lamps glow, which is pedagogical since it shows clearly that spending energy is much easier than generating it. |
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