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Green Gym Project

Henrique Rocha
Electrical Engineering, Yale University

Introduction Circuit Board – Power electronics Conserving Power

(a) Typical coal power plant emits 1,000


gCO2eq/kWh. (b) AC adapters waste 1-2W when
(a) Prototype exercise bike. (b) Alternator that is built into the bike. Printed Circuit Board design - two layers The circuit takes a plugged in; 2W * 250M people in US = 500MWh in
(c) Energy being used to charge personal electronics. (d) Gym 12V battery as input and has a female USB connector in the potential power savings (c) Each exercise machine
where the system is being installed. output. can generate 100W.

Schematics
Large Scale System Powering personal electronics

Circuit diagram. The charging system is activated only when


the machine is on and someone is actively pedaling.
(a) Prototype system connected to alternator: DC-DC
converter, battery charger and inverter. (b) System is (a) System installed in the prototype bike. (b) One of the boxes to
powered by user pedaling. (c) Block diagram of the process Research done in collaboration with Koser Lab, YSEC, Yale be installed in another bike. (c) First batch of boards.
Athletics Department and the Yale Office of Sustainability. (d) Ipod being charged while exercising
Thanks to Ed Jackson and Nick Bernardo

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