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The discussion centers around the design of a Faraday Generator suit, which involves integrating small Faraday generators into clothing to charge electronic devices. Participants explore the feasibility, design considerations, and power generation potential of such a suit.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks equations and power output estimates for small Faraday generators embedded in clothing, specifying dimensions and materials.
  • Another participant questions the practicality and comfort of wearing a suit made of generators, suggesting it may be painful.
  • A later reply clarifies that the purpose of the suit is to charge devices like cell phones and iPods, emphasizing that the generators will not touch the skin.
  • One participant suggests starting with knowledge of building a Faraday Disc Generator, indicating a potential misunderstanding of the design.
  • Another participant corrects this by stating the generators are similar to those used in rechargeable flashlights, not discs.
  • A participant provides a formula related to power generation, noting that output depends on coil size and magnetic field intensity.
  • A mentor notes that the proposed design may be bulky and heavy, suggesting that it might not be the optimal method for energy harvesting from body movements.
  • One participant shares a resource on energy harvesting from body movements, indicating that further information is available online.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the practicality and comfort of the proposed suit, with no consensus on the optimal design or method for energy harvesting. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the feasibility of the project.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not reached a consensus on the design's practicality, and there are unresolved questions about the efficiency and comfort of the proposed generators embedded in clothing.

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Hello everyone, I need help designing a Faraday Generator suit.

It's basically a bunch of small Faraday generators (the kind used in flashlights), sewn into the fabric of outer clothing and connecting to batteries to charge them.

The problem is that I have no idea what it will take to make these small generator tubes.

I'm hoping for a max diameter of an inch and a max length of 3 inches.
I plan on using simple copper wiring, neodymium magnets, and plastic tubes.

Could you guys please fill me in on some equations I need to know, and how much power a single one of these generators can produce in an hour of steady, continuous use?

Thanks.
 
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what is the application of this suit for? i don't see y one would want to wear a suit of generators. it seems...painful.
 
sparkey said:
what is the application of this suit for? i don't see y one would want to wear a suit of generators. it seems...painful.

It's to charge a cell phone, iPod, or multiple devices.

And they're sewn in so that they don't even touch the skin, they're embedded into gloves, boots, etc.

So are you going to HELP me or what?
 
i suppose the beginning then is do you know how to build a a Faraday Disc Generator?
 
They're NOT DISCS.
They're just like those rechargeable flashlight Faraday generators.
 
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The power generated is dependent on the size of the coil that you create and the intensity of the magnetic field.

i believe this is the formula that you may be looking for however
e = N(dΦ/dt)
 
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Mentor note: I had to edit this thread a bit to keep it on track.

GoldenTurtle -- sparkey is just pointing out that a suit like you propose, based on a number of induction coils responding to bounces of movement, would be bulky and heavy, and probably would not be the optimum way to harvest energy from body movements. I think this issue has been addressed elsewhere, and will see if I can find some info. You can also google something like energy harvesting from body movements...
 

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