Hybrid energy harvesting using piezoelectric footsteps and solar panels to ensure clarity

• Dual mode DC to DC introduce the benefit using produced DC – energy from the tracking solar panel as well as the generated DC power using piezoelectric allocated in the footsteps. • It highlights the use of DC power to provide the power for DC-appliances, this technique will be beneficial for the use in the rural area where there is lack in the delivery of power from national grid. • As well as using this technique can make a benefit of get ride of the utilizing of batteries in which Dc appliance are use the power directly from the source without the need of using invertor. Renewable energy sources significantly influence urban growth and mitigate global warming. These systems have the capability to achieve complete development of the region and function to mitigate carbon oxide emissions from power producing facilities. The utilization of tracking solar panels and piezoelectric pressure sensors integrated into footsteps significantly fulfils power requirements from a renewable source. Although these systems can generate energy, they have challenges related to climate change affecting solar energy and the constraints of energy production from pressure sensors. This document introduces A hybrid system comprises a solar tracking mechanism and energy harvested using piezoelectric footfalls. The tracking system is designed depending on the solar angle and direction gathered from geographical site characteristics in PV Sys 8 and prior publications relevant to the Baghdad region throughout the year, ensuring its functionality despite climatic variations. Furthermore, the implementation of 12 footsteps is achieved by dispersing 48 piezoelectric sensors across 100 mm by 100 mm footsteps. It demonstrates its value when utilized in the entry areas of buildings to provide power for charging DC batteries. The efficiency of the tracking solar panel approaches up to 99 % during the summer season compared with 92 % of the existed work in the literature, with energy 1.85 kWh. The utilization of the tracking solar panel, programmed and placed according to the proposed approach, is deemed efficient for power distribution in urban and rural areas. Additionally, the energy generated by the ingress and egress of 150 personnel, utilizing the suggested footstep energy generation, is deemed significant for power supply. with estimated harvested energy 0.12–0.42 kWh. The DC-to-DC appliance eliminates the complexities associated with battery charging and inverter conversion, resulting in 100 % efficiency in power transmission from its source.

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Results in Engineering
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2025-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104945
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Hybrid energy harvesting using piezoelectric footsteps and solar panels to ensure clarity

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Hybrid energy harvesting using piezoelectric footsteps and solar panels to ensure clarity

Omar Hussein, Faiz F. Mustafa, Marwa A. Mohammed, Waleed KSALJUMAILI, Esraa Al−Ali
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• Dual mode DC to DC introduce the benefit using produced DC – energy from the tracking solar panel as well as the generated DC power using piezoelectric allocated in the footsteps. • It highlights the use of DC power to provide the power for DC-appliances, this technique will be beneficial for the use in the rural area where there is lack in the delivery of power from national grid. • As well as using this technique can make a benefit of get ride of the utilizing of batteries in which Dc appliance are use the power directly from the source without the need of using invertor. Renewable energy sources significantly influence urban growth and mitigate global warming. These systems have the capability to achieve complete development of the region and function to mitigate carbon oxide emissions from power producing facilities. The utilization of tracking solar panels and piezoelectric pressure sensors integrated into footsteps significantly fulfils power requirements from a renewable source. Although these systems can generate energy, they have challenges related to climate change affecting solar energy and the constraints of energy production from pressure sensors. This document introduces A hybrid system comprises a solar tracking mechanism and energy harvested using piezoelectric footfalls. The tracking system is designed depending on the solar angle and direction gathered from geographical site characteristics in PV Sys 8 and prior publications relevant to the Baghdad region throughout the year, ensuring its functionality despite climatic variations. Furthermore, the implementation of 12 footsteps is achieved by dispersing 48 piezoelectric sensors across 100 mm by 100 mm footsteps. It demonstrates its value when utilized in the entry areas of buildings to provide power for charging DC batteries. The efficiency of the tracking solar panel approaches up to 99 % during the summer season compared with 92 % of the existed work in the literature, with energy 1.85 kWh. The utilization of the tracking solar panel, programmed and placed according to the proposed approach, is deemed efficient for power distribution in urban and rural areas. Additionally, the energy generated by the ingress and egress of 150 personnel, utilizing the suggested footstep energy generation, is deemed significant for power supply. with estimated harvested energy 0.12–0.42 kWh. The DC-to-DC appliance eliminates the complexities associated with battery charging and inverter conversion, resulting in 100 % efficiency in power transmission from its source.

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