Recharge batteries using waste energy from bike riding

Daox · 03-19-09, 04:03 PM

I thought this was a pretty interesting and good idea. The unit captures energy from bumps and what not and charges an onboard battery which can then be used to power or charge something else.

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SVOboy · 03-19-09, 04:34 PM

It's not real yet, though, is it?

NiHaoMike · 03-19-09, 04:40 PM

It would actually be very simple to do this with a hybrid bicycle. Just regen while pedaling.

Ryland · 03-19-09, 10:10 PM

nice idea but it is just a concept idea, not even a prototype, it doesn't even have any math behind it, it would also be more affective if it was part of the suspension instead of a shake style alternator like shake charged flashlights have as they don't have enough weight in them to produce a strong charge.

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NiHaoMike Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It would actually be very simple to do this with a hybrid bicycle. Just regen while pedaling. __________________ Allie Moore and I have a combined carbon footprint much smaller than that of one average American...

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03-19-09, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 246 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's not real yet, though, is it?

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Ryland Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 249 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	nice idea but it is just a concept idea, not even a prototype, it doesn't even have any math behind it, it would also be more affective if it was part of the suspension instead of a shake style alternator like shake charged flashlights have as they don't have enough weight in them to produce a strong charge.