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12/11/2008
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by Jorge Chapa
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When the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) decided to invest in alternative energy
sources, it only had to look to its users for the perfect source of energy. Recently the company
decided to update their Tokyo Station with a revolutionary new piezoelectric energy
generating floor. The system will harvest the kinetic energy generated by crowds to power
ticket gates and display systems!
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by Tinou Bao
Piezoelectric flooring is a technology with a wide range of applications that is slowly being
adopted in the race to develop alternative energy sources. After all, human power is readily
available in pretty much any area with heavy foot traffic, such as a dancefloor, or a tourist
attractions. Naturally, we were excited to hear that JR East will be installing these systems
in the floor of one of busiest subway stations on the planet.
JR East has been trialing these systems for the past year. They have recently improved and
expanded the system by changing the floor covering from rubber to stone tiles, and have
improved the layout of the mechanisms to improve energy generation. The total amount of
floor-space will add up to around 25 square meters, and they expect to obtain over 1,400kw
per day more than enough to power their systems.
How works
Night club is fitted with a bouncing floor made of springs and series f power generating
blocks
The blocks made from crystals produce small electrical current when squashed , a process
known as piezoelectricity
As dancers move up and down the blocks are squeezed, current is fed into nearby batteries.
The baterries are constantly recharged by the movement of the floor, and used t power parts
of the nightclub
Dar la vuelta
De Cate Trotter
VER PRESENTACIN
La sostenibilidad se hizo ms sexy la semana pasada cuando Coldcut y Jade Jagger recibieron
la apertura de Surya en King's Cross. El proyecto Club4Climate es el primer sabor de
clubbing ecolgico de Londres, lo que hace felices a los clubes al saber que sus bebidas
orgnicas inducidas por sacudidas pueden generar el 60% de la energa necesaria para dirigir
el club. La innovacin ms emocionante del lugar es la pista de baile piezoelctrica , que
utiliza cristales de cuarzo y cermica para convertir el movimiento de los clubbers en
electricidad.