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WilliamE.
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So, this may sound like a homework question but I promise it's not.
How much energy do you think could be harvested per human step? For instance, if you had "buttons" in the bottom of shoes which compressed a spring and somehow moved that energy to some sort of energy storage device, how much could be stored, do you think (using whatever you think are realistic numbers).
I am asking this for this sort of product idea competition. My thought is that something could be attached to the bottom of a shoe which could be used to generate energy when it's wearer walked. From the sound of it, it should seem like an obviously bad idea due to what energy actually costs, and what such a device must at minimum cost, but I'm just trying to throw some sort of idea out there.
Thanks.
How much energy do you think could be harvested per human step? For instance, if you had "buttons" in the bottom of shoes which compressed a spring and somehow moved that energy to some sort of energy storage device, how much could be stored, do you think (using whatever you think are realistic numbers).
I am asking this for this sort of product idea competition. My thought is that something could be attached to the bottom of a shoe which could be used to generate energy when it's wearer walked. From the sound of it, it should seem like an obviously bad idea due to what energy actually costs, and what such a device must at minimum cost, but I'm just trying to throw some sort of idea out there.
Thanks.