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ProdT II Project Outline

This project outline describes a "Gravity Light" prototype that aims to provide electricity to rural parts of India experiencing frequent power cuts. The prototype converts the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight into electrical energy using a gearbox to slowly lower the weight and power an LED bulb. Calculations estimate that a 10kg weight falling 3 meters could light a 0.125W LED bulb for approximately 10 minutes, even with an efficiency of only 30%. The project is being undertaken by 7 students.

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ProdT II Project Outline

This project outline describes a "Gravity Light" prototype that aims to provide electricity to rural parts of India experiencing frequent power cuts. The prototype converts the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight into electrical energy using a gearbox to slowly lower the weight and power an LED bulb. Calculations estimate that a 10kg weight falling 3 meters could light a 0.125W LED bulb for approximately 10 minutes, even with an efficiency of only 30%. The project is being undertaken by 7 students.

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PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES II

PROJECT OUTLINE

Project title : Gravity Light

Introduction : Many rural parts of India face problems due


to very frequent electricity cuts. This prototype could pave a way
for creating a cheap and easy solution to this problem by just
hanging a weight and lighting homes with its energy.

Brief description : In this prototype, the gravitational potential


energy of a falling weight will be converted into electric energy for
lighting an LED bulb. A gearbox is used to increase the amount of
time the weight takes for falling down. A rough flow chart is given
below:

According to rough calculations, by taking the worst possible case


(30% efficiency), a typical 0.125Watts LED bulb can be lit for
about 10 minutes by 10 kilograms weight falling from 3 meters
height.

Group members:
Nishant Elkunchwar 2013A4PS221P
Tarun Dogra 2013A4PS299P
Sandesh Dube 2013A4PS090P
Vitul Bansal 2013A4PS349P
Deeksha Sinha 2013A4PS202P
Sandeep Reddy 2013A4PS155P
Srinivaas M.B. 2013A4PS391P

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