Electricity Generating Floor Tiles

According to edf a dozen tiles could power a street lamp for a whole night.

Electricity generating floor tiles. Electricity generating flooring is a key component of smart city concepts. Every time someone steps on the tile they generate seven watts of power. My idea was a floor tile that would convert the kinetic energy from a footstep into electricity he says. Connect 40 tiles together and the network can generate up to 1 kw.

We do this by making energy production visible interactive smart and fun. Our roots our story starts in 2008 when we open the world s first sustainable dance club and let partygoers loose on our energy generating dance floor. That movement is converted into electricity 15 watts on average and up to 25 watts peak. The tiles are modular.

By strategically placing kinetic tiles in key areas of a city you could have on demand lighting mobile phone charging stations at bus stops and interactive displays powered by foot traffic. They wouldn t give me details on the generator except to say that it s not piezoelectric. Energy floors aims to create awareness about renewable energy generation and environmental impact. Pavegen s new flooring system translates pressure from foot traffic into kinetic energy which can then be used to power lights and other devices.

British technology company pavegen has built tiles that generate kinetic power from footsteps. Whereas pavegen s tiles use electro magnetic induction to generate electricity the material developed by the uw madison team relies on the triboelectric effect which creates a charge most.