Bi-Directional Power Generation Using Swing Motion
Bi-Directional Power Generation Using Swing Motion
Bi-Directional Power Generation Using Swing Motion
Abstract — Energy is the most important of all usefully be harnessed resulting in significant energy
resources, while sustainability concept is focuses on the storage. This stored energy can then be converted to
long term survival of communities. Energy need of the electricity for powering basic, low power appliances
world is growing day by day because of consumption of in the school such as lights, fans, communications
energy at a larger extent with the population growth.
equipment, and so on. The method provides a low-
Energy resource mainly decides the development of any
nation. Hence we need to look at various different cost, low resource means of generation of auxiliary
means of power generation. This project is about electric power, especially for use in developing
generating power by using a swing, which is used by countries. This swing electricity project not only
children for playing that will produce electricity when generates electricity but also can be a very useful tool
being used. In such a way that when it swings the to educate children to learn to conserve energy. This
mechanical energy is generated and it is converted into project utilizes energy that is given away while
electrical energy by a commutator and is stored in a playing.
battery. The construction is such a way that, the
swinging action makes the horizontal beam rotating 2. LITERATURE SURVEY
through an angle. This shaft is connected to a sprocket
to transfer the motion to the free wheel which rotates
proportionally with respect to the angle of motion of the The study Gokul and Cyril John Tellis [1], as
swing. The angular movement is converted into a every single details about the design of the swing is
complete rotation with the help of a chain drive listed in this journal with all its 2-D, 3-D model and
connecting both sprocket and free wheel. The free wheel calculations. Calculations are important but for only
is connected to a shaft which in turn rotates the spur fabrication it’s not much important to go deep in the
gear and dynamo arrangement to generate electricity. design of the swing.
Keywords—Swing; energy; bearings; sprocket;
freewheel; chain drive; dynamo; eco- friendly. The paper which is proposed by Pandian [2], is all
about generation of power in small scale using man
1. INTRODUCTION power in a playful manner and utilizes that power in
our daily life. It describes about the requirement and
Energy is the driving force of modern consumption of power in our daily routine and
societies, and generation and utilization of energy are power is generated using play ground equipment’s
essential for socio- economic development. Per-capita like swing, see-saw, and merry go-round etc.
energy consumption levels are often considered a
good measure of economic development. In recent Mithun Gajbhiye et al.[3] explained that with the
years, energy scarcity has become a serious problem demand for energy requirements increasing
due to depletion of non-renewable energy sources, tremendously, it can be met by alternative energy
increasing population, globalization of energy resources such as Gravity. Particularly, it can
intensive economic development, environmental generate more power compared to the other type of
pollution, and global warming. nonconventional energy. In addition, this alternative
In recent years, there have been many interesting energy source offers benefits such as easy
developments in the field of human power deploying, low installation cost and maintenance
conversion. In the Present project, a method of systems, and less operating cost. In terms of
harnessing the power of Children’s play in play operational lifetime, installation cost and reliability,
grounds and public places, on device such as swing is so a Pendulum Power Generator is considered as a
proposed. promising alternate for traditional power sources.
Man has always been in detection of energy to meet
When large number of children plays in a school his ever increasing demand. In recent times due to
playground, part of the power of their play can effects of pollution and global warming there is a
need for generating power from renewable sources. 3. OBJECTIVE
The reason for generating power using gravity is that
it is available all over the Earth, rich and reliable too
The objective of the project is to convert
and it cannot be efficiently converted into electrical
obtained mechanical energy by the angular twist of
energy. In this paper we designed a methodology the shaft during the movement of seating of swing set
wherein gravitational energy is further amplified in into electrical energy using dynamo along with no
terms of its magnitude by using Perpetual Motion added effort and also storing the electricity thus
Mechanism and hence can be successfully generated into a battery, which can be utilized
transformed into usable electrical energy. The basic whenever needed.
concept of a gravity power generating mechanism is
simple. When a body moves down from a higher 4. METHODOLOGY
altitude to a lower one its potential energy is
converted into kinetic energy. This motion is Swing Action
converted into circular motion and is then converted
into electricity using a generator.
Angular displacement of shaft in turn
rotating sprocket
Rajat Wairagade et al.[4] State that, Energy
harvesting is, in itself, an energy resource. At the
end of a research we have designed a power Chain Drive (Torque transmission)
generator with a pendulum that employs the concept
of reciprocating system. The ambient vibration can
be used in an effective way by converting them to Freewheel for uni-direction rotation of
electrical energy. It proposes energy conversion smaller shaft
system in terms of generating electricity. The
technique of implementing the pendulum power
generator is to reduce global warming. The compact
model not only provides the accurate result but also Spur gear coupled to generate power
gave the computational speed-ups of the generation. using dynamo
In future, maximize version of our setup can be
installed to produce power.
Power stored in battery
The study of swing motion by Shastri and Bharath
[5], is being exploited to drive mechanical and Table 1
electrical load there are 2 different types of designs.
i. Harnessing bi-directional motion of swing 5. DESIGN
ii. Harnessing any one direction of swing.
A traditional swing consists of swing frame
and main frame. A fixed rod is there between two leg
Where power can be generated using man power in braces and the swing seat is hung using roller chain
a playful manner said by Manjunath and Suresh from the fixed rod. In actual swing the person who
[6], in Swing Electricity Generation System. In this swings with his force and hence the swing seat moves
mechanical energy is converted into electrical forward and backward that is swing action.
energy using sprocket and flywheel arrangement.
The output voltage of the swing depends on its angle
SPRING CLIP/ FIXED BEAM
of swing. Here voltage can be amplified using CHAIN HOOK
different electronic circuit. In this power is not
generated in bi-directional motion of swing.
Fig 4
Fig 2
6.3 SPROCKET: 6.5 CHAIN DRIVE:
6.6 BEARINGS:
Fig 6 Fig 7
6.7 DYNAMO: Gears: Nylon Spur Gears(2 Nos.)
Teeths: Big Gear: 56
Dynamo is an electricity generator. This Small Gear:24
dynamo produces direct current with the help of Shaft Dia: 6mm
a commutator. It was the first generator, capable
of power in industries. The dynamo uses rotating
coils of wire and magnetic fields to convert
mechanical rotation into a pulsing direct electric
current. A dynamo machine consists of a
stationary structure, called the stator, which
provides a constant magnetic field, and a set of
rotating windings called the armature which turn
within that field. The commutator was needed to
produce direct current. When a loop of wire Fig 9
rotates in a magnetic field, the potential induced
in it reverses with each half turn, generating an
alternating current. Unlike the Faraday disc, 6.9 LED/ BATTERY:
many turns of wire connected in series can be
used in the moving windings of a dynamo. This A light-emitting diode (LED) is
allows the terminal voltage of the machine to be a semiconductor device that emits visible light
higher than a disc can produce, so that electrical when an electric current passes through it. The
energy can be delivered at a convenient voltage. light is not particularly bright, but in most
LEDs it is monochromatic, occurring at a
SPECIFICATIONS : single wavelength. The output from an LED
12 V ,360 RPM DC Motor can range from red (at a wavelength of
approximately 700 nanometers) to blue-violet
(about 400 nanometers).
We have used LED to check for output battery
can be connected at output and even dc
stepping circuit can be used .
Features: Low power requirement, high
efficiency, long life
Fig 8
Battery: 6V , 4.5AH
LED: 2V, 20 Ma
6.8 SPUR GEAR:
8. PART ASSEMBLY
The assembly of the various components
like sprocket, chain drive, free wheel, spur
gear, dynamo
ynamo and battery is as follows:
Fig 12
Fig 15
8.5 Dynamo assembly Assume weight of person swinging(W)
W=70Kg
Dynamo is an electrical generator. This
dynamo produces direct current with the use of ∴70*9.81 = 686.7 N (W=m x g)
a commutator. The dynamo uses rotating coils ≈ 700
of wire and magnetic fields to convert Load acting at B= = 350N
mechanical rotation into a pulsing direct
electric current. Here the dynamo is mounted
on the main swing frame and it is meshed Load acting at C= = 350N
externally to a spur gear by using a smaller
spur gear. Dynamo produces direct current due By equilibrium
to the motion of the swing and this electricity Upward forces = Downward forces
is stored is shown using LED. RA + RB = 700N
Taking moment about A (∑ about A =0)
RB(1000) - 350(700) -350(300) = 0
Fig 16
8.6 Swing Frame
Swing frame is made up of mild steel of
rectangular shape with rectangular tubes as Fig 19
outer frame and sheet metal is spread over the
swing seat. This swing seat is welded with the
shaft at two points with two side rods of swing 9.3 BMD (Bending Moment Diagram)-
frame and swing is placed at centre of shaft. representation of all the bending moments
The swing frame is shown in fig 17.
Fig 20
We know,
σ
= =
20-30 0.3
30-60 0.42
60-90 0.5
Table 3
The following is graphical representation of
the variation in the output current with swing
angle.
0.7
0.6
Current (Amps)
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
SIDE VIEW 0
Fig 22 20-30 30-60 60-90 90-120
11.TEST AND RESULTS Range of Swing angle (deg)
RANGE OF OUTPUT
SWING ANGLE VOLTAGE(V) Hence the output depends on the
( deg) angle of swing and time of movement of
20-30 9 seating of swing set. We can also observe
that as the duration of usage increases, when
30-60 13 the angle of swing increases which increases
the voltage and hence in turn increasing the
60-90 17 power.
20
=14.26 W
15 For Battery capacity (6 V, 4.5 AH)
10 Total time taken to charge the battery =
5 [:\E]^] W:;:WEJ_ CL W^DDIGJ
0 `^J;^J W^DDIGJ
20-30 30-60 60-90 90-120
Range of Swing angle (deg) a.b
= 4.82 ≈ 5 hrs
N .ac b
12 ADVANTAGES & APPLICATION for energy resources will be increasing every
day’s the aim of this research is to develop the
12.1 ADVANTAGES world by enriching. By utilizing its resources
more. Now time has come for using this type of
The merits of developed model are: innovative ideas and it should be brought into
practice. It is full independent system. It outlines
Pollution free electricity generation. the need for cost effective technology in rural
This power can be stored in battery array so region.
as to use it further.
Can be installed at places such as schools, 14. FUTURE SCOPE
playgrounds where mass transit of children
is sighted e.g. hotels, fairs etc. The extent of power generation can be
Easy installation and maintenance. increased by improving the design the
charging circuit or by controlling the
It can be used in remote areas where power
flexibility of the swing
supply is not available.
It does not require no running cost because it
does not required any fuel. Swing it can be designed as weather
It can be installed in any place quickly as proofing and also adopt different types of
compare to solar, wind and other plant. safety measures.
It is portable; it can be used as portable
power generator.
It is simple in construction like other 15. REFERENCES
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In this project, a new method for human
power conversion based on children’s play on
playground equipment has been proposed. If it is
employed in every garden with proper designing
it could acquire sufficient power from it. To
create awareness of electrical energy
conservation in children. It will be a useful
device which can be used in countryside area or
in the agriculture field where electricity is not
easily available. In the coming days the demand