A Review, Phyto-Electricity: Generation Of Electricity From (Solanum Tuberosum)

Abstract

Electrical energy is possibly the most adaptable form of energy in modern economies, and it is thus inextricably related to human and economic progress. Its expansion has exceeded that of any other fuel, resulting in ever- increasing market share. This trend is projected to continue in the coming decades, pa rticularly among rural populations in developing nations who are beginning to climb t he "energy ladder" and get connected to power grids. As a result, electricity merits sp ecial attention in terms of its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, as evid enced by the continued development of low-carbon power generation technology. Phyto-electricity is the process of generating or getting energy from green plants by using them as an electrolyte and inserting different metal plates in them to act as electrode in other to tap into the energy embedded in them and converting them to useful electric energy. Nowadays generating electricity from green plant has become very popular, but phyto-electric power generation has not been able to supply substantial energy to humans and this is due to the low electron in the plants used to generate electricity. In past research people have used trees to generate electricity. The phyto-electric power system works on same principle as the battery. In this design potato will be used as a source of power or as the green plant the battery which is filled with electrolytes, the more the electrolyte the higher the voltage that is readily available to be used, in other to be able to savor the power from the potato two dissimilar metals was used and the metals used were iron and zinc. After completing all of the paper design and analysis, the project was implemented, b uilt, and tested to guarantee that it functioned properly. Electricity was generated and it was used to power a LED, the total resistance of the wire is 1Ω, there is also voltage loss across each node. This project was a success, but more research still needs to be done. And this project is a prove that energy are available in our surroundings, they are just needed to be investigated and further researched and there are more areas of energy and technology development that are yet to be addressed that are various problems faced by man in his day to day activities