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Generating Electricity While Walking with Loads
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We have developed the suspended-load backpack, which converts mechanical energy from the vertical movement of carried loads (weighing 20 to 38 kilograms) to electricity during normal walking [generating up to 7.4 watts, or a 300-fold increase over previous shoe devices (20 milliwatts)]. Unexpectedly, little extra metabolic energy (as compared to that expended carrying a rigid backpack) is required during electricity generation. This is probably due to a compensatory change in gait or loading regime, which reduces the metabolic power required for walking. This electricity generation can help give field scientists, explorers, and disaster-relief workers freedom from the heavy weight of replacement batteries and thereby extend their ability to operate in remote areas.
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- Authors
- Rome, L. C., Flynn, L., Goldman, E. M., & Yoo, T. D.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2005-09-09
- Volume
- 309
- Issue
- 5741
- Pages
- 1725-1728
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2010278105
- Cited by
- 605
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 27.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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