Bicycle Generation Station for Portable DC Charging – Experimental Project

The paper proposes to design and construct a bicycle generation station for battery’s charging. The station the team is constructing would be built on a mobile platform for easy transportation for demonstration. The project is designed and inspired to be used for students to charge their phones while exercising on campus. The concept of these stations can be implemented into the recreation activity center (RAC) on campus and outside other buildings on georgia southern university’s campus for use. The station will be constructed from a bicycle and a premanufactured stand with a DC generator that is implemented with a battery for storage. After electrical energy is stored, the power will be converted from 12VDC to 5VDC for the DC circuit, and 12VDC to 120VAC for the AC circuit. The AC power generated by the stand will be used to power small AC devices, such as a clock, or to be supplied back into georgia southern power grid to cut down on power consumption for the university. The project also incorporates other electrical components used for safety and monitoring the bicycle generation station system.