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Piezoelectric Tiles

Abstract: Abstract of the Invention: There is provided a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface including at least one tile and a piezoelectric crystal communicably coupled to the at least one tile. The piezoelectric crystal is operable to convert the pressure applied to the one or more tiles into electric charge, for the generation and storage of electricity.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
16 August 2019
Publication Number
08/2021
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

1. Krishna Prasad P
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode -638116.
2. Ranjith E S
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode-638116.
3. Kashyap Surti
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode-638116.

Inventors

1. Krishna Prasad P
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode -638116.
2. Ranjith E S
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode-638116.
3. Kashyap Surti
99/4, K.K.Valasu, Kanjikoil, Erode-638116.

Specification

Field of invention:
The present invention in general relates to efficient electricity generation floor tile fabricated using recycled plastic & other materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to electricity generation floor tile that use piezoelectric crystal that converts pressure /force into electric charge and the generated electricity used for many applications such as lightning purpose and for mobile charging & stored in batteries for further demand.
Prior Art:
KR101276284B1 - How to make water protecting piezoelectric tiles
This Invention discloses a method for manufacturing piezoelectric power generation tile which encloses a case by forming multiple lattice frames on the upper side of a bottom plate which aids them in installing piezoelectric elements on those frames and then connecting an electric circuit to the piezoelectric elements. These piezoelectric elements are protected by spreading a PDMS (Poly dimethyl siloxane) material.
CN107353666A - Plastic floor tile prepared from waste materials and preparation method of plastic floor tile.
This invention discloses a plastic floor tile prepared from waste materials. The plastic floor tile comprises a support block located at the centre of the plastic floor tile, wherein a plastic wrapping layer prepared from a waste plastic product is poured on the surface of the support block, a plurality of water chutes are formed in the upper surface of the plastic wrapping layer, a

water-permeable hole is formed in the position where the tail ends of the plurality of water chutes gather, concave and convex mounting grooves are formed in four side edges of the plastic wrapping layer. The support block is arranged at the center of the plastic floor tile, the crushing resistance of the plastic floor tile is increased, so that the plastic floor tile is not prone to deformation and damage, the service life of the plastic floor tile is prolonged, the plastic wrapping layer is prepared from the waste plastic product, accordingly, the raw material cost of the plastic floor tile is reduced, waste utilization is realized, and the environment is protected. The water chutes and the water-permeable hole are formed in the surface of the plastic floor tile, thereby facilitating drainage, and the condition that passage of pedestrians is affected by surface gathered water is avoided.
US20170358732A1 - Multi-layered piezoelectric thin film element
This Invention discloses A piezoelectric thin film element having a first electrode a second electrode and a piezoelectric thin film between the electrodes wherein the thin film comprises a laminate having two or more piezoelectric thin film layers and wherein a first thin film layer is doped by one or more dopants and a second film layer is doped by one or more dopants and wherein at least one dopant of the second thin film layer is different from the dopant or dopants of the first thin film layer.
WO2017046587A1 - Flooring system
The present invention relates to a flooring system for generating electricity from users as they walk. A flooring system for characterising a footstep, comprising, a plurality of tiles for supporting one or more people and a plurality of sensors, each sensor arranged to generate a signal representing a force applied thereto, wherein each tile is supported by at least three sensors, the flooring system further

comprising a data processing system in communication with each sensor for receiving the signal generated thereby, wherein for each tile the data processing system is arranged to produce output data by comparing the signals received from the sensors supporting that tile to estimate the location of a footstep.
201611016383 - Electro Tiles
The present invention provides an efficient electricity generation floor tile. The present invention relates to electricity generation floor tile that use piezoelectric transducer that converts pressure /force into electric charge and the generated electricity used~formany-applications-sueh-as4ightning-purpose and for mobile charging. When pressure will be applied on piezoelectric transducer then the force generated is converted into Electrical charge/energy. With the pressure applied on a tile, negative charge is generated on the expanded area and positive charge is generated on the compressed area in piezoelectric transducer. After pressure is removed from the tiles, current will start flowing across the material and electric energy will start generating. When foot step falls on the tiles, the pressure is applied on the tile and this pressure will target the piezoelectric transducers.
Objective of the invention:
The principal objective of the present invention is to provide an efficient electricity generation floor tiles fabricated using recycled plastic & other materials that uses piezoelectric crystal to covert pressure /force into electric charge. Another objective of the present invention is to provide an electricity generation floor tiles that use piezoelectric crystal when people walk on floor tile the said energy generated through walking is collected and can be stored in the storage battery, and "further used for Electrical demands. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide electricity generation floor tiles that are simple to

manufacture, low in construction cost, high in reliability, and strong in practicability Still another objective of the present invention is to provide system which is simple, low in construction cost, high in reliability, and strong in practicability. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide street lightning, lights used in crowded areas like Shopping Malls etc.
At the outset of the description that follows, it is to be understood that the ensuing description only illustrates a particular form of this invention. However, such a particular form is only an exemplary embodiment and is not intended to be taken restrictively to imply any limitation on the scope of the present invention.
Summary of the invention:
The present disclosure seeks to provide a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface. Moreover, the present invention seeks to provide a method for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface, system comprising: - one or more tiles; and - a piezoelectric crystal communicably coupled to the one or more tiles, wherein the piezoelectric crystal is operable to convert the pressure applied to the one or more tiles into electric charge, for the generation of electricity. The present invention is of advantage in that the capital costs used in the operation stated in the disclosure are very low in comparison to other conventional systems using pressure to generate electricity. In particular, the advantage of the system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface is the low-cost efficient electricity production and energy storing method. Optionally, the system further comprises a storage device for storing the generated electricity. More

optionally, the storage device is at least one of: a lead acid battery, a capacitor. Optionally, the storage device further comprises an inverter. More optionally, the system further comprises a controller for controlling flow of electricity from the piezoelectric crystal. Moreover optionally, the controller comprises at least one of a diode and/or a thyristor. According to a second aspect, there is provided a method for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface, method comprising: - applying pressure to one or more tiles; and - generating electricity by converting the applied pressure into electric charge. Optionally, the method further comprises storing the generated electricity. Embodiments of the present disclosure substantially eliminate or at least partially address the aforementioned ' problems in the prior art, and provides a system and method for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface. Additional aspects, advantages, features and objects of the present disclosure would be made apparent from the drawings and the detailed description of the illustrative embodiments construed in conjunction with the appended claims that follow. It will be appreciated that features of the present disclosure are susceptible to being combined in various combinations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Brief description of drawings:
The summary above, as well as the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the present disclosure, exemplary constructions of the disclosure are shown in the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to specific instrumentalities disclosed herein. Moreover, those in the art will understand that the drawings are not to scale. Wherever possible, like elements have been indicated by identical numbers.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of example
only, with reference to the following diagrams wherein:
FIG. 1 Illustrates the floor Tile made of Recyclable Plastic;
FIG. 2 Floor tile comprising Rubber pressure points;
FIG. 3 Floor Tiles Comprising Piezo Electric Crystals and Al Strip;
FIG. 4 Floor Tiles comprising Al Strips;

Detailed description of drawings:
1 - Waste HDPE hard cake.
2 - Al Strip.
3 - Piezoelectric crystals.
4 - Rubber pressure points.
Detailed description of the Disclosed Embodiment:
As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Various other objects, advantages, and features of the invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof.
In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface. The system facilitates the low cost and efficient electricity production utilizing pressure applied to a surface.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface, system comprising: -one or more tiles; and a piezoelectric crystal communicably coupled to the one or more tiles, wherein the piezoelectric crystal is operable to convert the pressure applied to the one or more tiles into electric charge, for the generation of electricity.
With reference to the drawings specifically to FIG.l, illustrates a schematic illustration of a system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the system for generation of electricity using pressure applied to a surface. The system comprises of Waste HDPE hard cake (01) as one or more tiles. In an example, the tiles comprising Waste HDPE hard cake (01) may be coupled to a surface, such as a floor of a building. In an example, such building may be a shopping mall, railway station, a historical monument, an office space, a footpath, a road and so forth. In such instance, the tiles comprising Waste HDPE hard cake (01) will experience application of pressure, for example, due to a person walking on the floor comprising the tiles or due to movement of a vehicle on a road comprising the tiles. Further, the system comprises a piezoelectric crystal (03) communicably coupled to the one or more tiles using Al strips (02), wherein the piezoelectric crystal (03) is operable to convert the pressure applied to the one or more tiles into electric charge. For example, one or more person may walk on the floor comprising the one or more tiles. Subsequently, the one or more tiles comprising Waste HDPE hard cake (01) may be compressed on one area (such as an area associated with contact of foot of the person) and expanded on another

area thereof which exerts pressure on Rubber pressure points (04) to generate electricity. Thereafter, the one or more person may walk away from the one or more tiles comprising Waste HDPE hard cake (01), thereby removing the applied pressure. In such instance, an electric equilibrium is established by flow of the negative electric charge from the expanded area of the one or more tiles towards the compressed area of the one or more tiles. Further, such flow of the negative electric charge may be associated with flow of current i.e. generation of electricity.

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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 Abstract_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
1 Form2 Title Page_Complete_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
2 Claims_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
2 Form1_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
3 Description Complete_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
3 Drawings_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
4 Description Complete_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
4 Drawings_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
5 Claims_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
5 Form1_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
6 Abstract_As Filed_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16
6 Form2 Title Page_Complete_16-08-2019.pdf 2019-08-16