• DocumentCode
    1737786
  • Title

    A new kind of small generator embedded inside the heel of a shoe

  • Author

    Watanabe, Kenji ; Nagano, Kazuya ; Kimoto, Toichi ; Takahashi, Teruo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    548
  • Abstract
    A new kind of small generator which consists of two permanent magnetic plates and two coils is proposed. The two magnetic plates face each other and the coils are arranged between them. Since this generator is so small to be embedded inside the heel of a shoe, it is named “heel generator”. Two magnetic plates are pressed and separated every step while a man walks. Then, the number of flux linking through the coils changes and the EMF is induced in them. This paper deals with the principle, the structure and the basic characteristics of the heel generator
  • Keywords
    coils; electromagnetic induction; magnetic flux; permanent magnets; coils; flux linking; heel generator; induced EMF; permanent magnetic plates; shoe heel; small generator; Character generation; Coils; Couplings; Distributed power generation; Foot; Footwear; Iron; Magnetic flux; Magnetic separation; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2000. Proceedings. IPEMC 2000. The Third International
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    7-80003-464-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPEMC.2000.884546
  • Filename
    884546