Week 28

Title: Presentation Day for FYP 2.



Introduction:

During presentation of Development of Staircase Power Generation Using Piezo-Electric is presented to the assessor. Everything working will as expected base on the plan. During the presentation day, all part and connection was explain to the assessor in detailed to make them understanding about my project. All result show as proof that this project done successfully as planning and expected.

Conclusion:

During presentation day, poster and project about Development of Staircase Power Generation Using Piezo-Electric is presented as part to finish the Final Year Project Presentation. After finish the presentation, all student need to concentrate on settle the draft and final report submission as to fulfill the University Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute Requirement.

Week 27

Title: Poster for Presentation

Objective:

1. Completing the poster based on the UniKL guidelines using A1 format.

Method:

1. Design the poster using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Result:

Poster done according to university requirement.

Conclusion:

Basically after finish doing a poster, it show that the project is around the corner to be presented to the assessor. All the detailed is fill in the poster as the reference for the assessor to refer during presentation.

Week 26

Title: Result and Analysis of the Project.

Objective:

1. To get the specific result to achieve the target.
2. Analysis for better development.

Method:

1. Run the prototype and record the output.
2. Measure and count the steps of people steps of the staircase.

Result:

The result shown in the table below.

The output voltage increasing when the number of steps applied to the staircase increase. This shows that the piezoelectric can produce more voltage if more piezoelectric are install inside the staircase. But if the pressure of people steps on it is much higher, it only require less than 50 steps to produce the stabilize output which is between 2.99-3.5V. After that, it will go to step-up voltage to get 12V DC.

Conclusion:

The output is achieve and it meets the target for further applications.

Week 25

Title: Final Assembly for the Project.

Objective:

1. Complete the project to be ready to present.
2. To make sure everything going to work without problem.

Method:

1. Assemble the hardware and the circuit.

Result:

Conclusion:

After all the hardware and circuit is assemble, the product still can produce the output and produce the energy.

Week 24

Title: Assemble hardware and Piezoelectric.

Objective:

1. Completing the staircase structure.
2. Place the piezoelectric at the hardware.

Method:

1. Place the cover to make the staircase look nice.
2. Solder the connection and place the piezoelectric at the staircase.

Result:

Conclusion:

The staircase structure and piezoelectric connection are done and ready to use.

Week 23

Title: Construction of the Staircase

Objective:

1. To build the staircase that stable and able to stand a person.
2. Able to place the piezoelectric disc

Method:

1. Find the suitable material at the hardware shop.
2. Design and construct the staircase.

Result:

Staircase structure and plywood for the base.

It can withstand the maximum weight of the person around 75kg.

Conclusion:

The staircase is construct carefully and hardly so pedestrian can step on it.

Week 22

Title:  Circuit Construction for Energy Harvesting Circuit and step-up voltage circuit.

Objective:

1. To make sure the circuit working smoothly
2. To detect any problem occur.

Method:

1. Solder the circuit into donut board.
2. Testing the circuit.

Result:

The energy harvest circuit is construct by using the circuit diagram provided from the data sheet.
http://www.linear.com/docs/28909

Conclusion:

The circuit is working properly and it give the output of 3.5V, and its the same value with last testing procedure.