High Electricity Generation using Oscillations of Pendulum

Abstract

Power generation is one of the major factors in the recent years. To reduce this problem
resources like solar energy, wind energy, thermal energy, hydel energy, nuclear energy, etc.
have been used. Since with all these above energy resources, we are facing power crisis due
to many factors. Future energy sustainability depends heavily on how the renewable energy
problem is addressed in the next few decades. The main problems with these energy sources
are cost and availability. Wind and solar power are not always available where and when
needed. So to avoid these problems renewable energy sources can be used. In this project,
the simple pendulum concept is used. The simple pendulum setup with gear mechanism and
wiper motor through a PIC microcontroller and relay is employed as it does not require
large external energy. The gear mechanism and wiper motor is used along the simple
pendulum in order to obtain continuous oscillations where the mechanical energy is
converted into electrical energy.