Project Team
Students
Bogdan Nazaryan
Mechanical Engineering
Penn State Berks
Faculty Mentors
Rungun Nathan
Penn State Berks
Division of Engineering – Business Computing
Aman Haque
Penn State University Park
Mechanical Engineering
Project
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Project Abstract
2020 REU Abstract
Name: Bogdan Nazaryan
Campus Affiliation(s): Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Anticipated Graduation Date: Fall 2023
Faculty Advisors with campus affiliation in parentheses: Rungun Nathan (Berks Campus) and Amanul Haque (University Park Campus)
Project Partner (if applicable): N/A
Project Title: Electricity generation from body movement
Objective: The purpose of this project is to study the various biomechanical energy harvesting methods, assess the potential of interconnecting multiple energy harvesting processes, and design/update energy harvesting devices/systems that will be capable of collecting and storing movement-based generated energy.
Methods: Using research papers, online videos, educational websites, and small personal experiments I learned about different biomechanical energy harvesting methods, and the physics that work behind the scenes to make existing energy harvesting machines operate.
Results: I was able to learn about the basic and most often used energy harvesting principles, such as electro-magnetism, piezo-electricity, and tribo-electricity. Additionally, I created designs for several new movement-based energy harvesting devices, which utilize the learned principles.
Conclusion: Two directions offer interesting avenues of study. Firstly, testing the machine designs I have made, to assess their capabilities and short comes for improvement is a task I plan to pursue throughout the next year. Secondly, movement-based energy harvesting machines were examined during this project. However, the area that studies thermodynamic-based energy harvesting was left almost entirely unexamined. What I did learn seems promising for research, particularly due to a property displayed by the thermoregulatory system of the body to almost constantly emit heat, possibly allowing for constant energy capture.
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