Electricity Generation from Treadmill

Project Mentor: Prof. Yogesh Khairnar

Project Duration: Jan, 2020 - May, 2020

Role: Research and Development

Project Description:

• This project was carried out during 1st year of engineering under "Project Based Learning" Subject, under guidance of Prof. Yogesh Khairnar

• Idea was to build a Treadmill which can generate energy/ reuse of energy which will be wasted in form of heat in gyms.

• Using a electrically operated Treadmill is kind of double waste of energy, first by burning fats from body and second to burn it, we use electricity, so the idea is to generate electricity and power other gadgets in gym.

• Key point here was the friction between contact surface between, shoes and belt, we did some study on it, was found that rubber can be one of the material, further design of treadmill was to be changed to give addition weight component to walk/run with less efforts on treadmill.