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Generating Electricity Manually With A BikeBuilding a bicycle generator is a great way to save money on your electricity bill, have a backup electricity generator, and get in shape while harnessing your own bodies energy to power electronics. The time required to build one is only about an hour and costs range from $250 for a simple setup to many thousands of dollars if you would like an elaborate battery array to store more energy. In order to build the bicycle generator you will need the following items: bicycle, bicycle training stand, DC permanent magnet generator, and a DC to AC inverter. This will allow you to generate AC power with your bike generator but if you would like to store this power and power electronics that take more than the 150-300 watts an average person can generate on a bike then you'll need more. The additional items are: a charge controller, a 12V Deep Cycle battery.Replacement for HP PK070018110 Laptop LCD Inverter http://www.nbpartlist.com/hp-pk070018110-laptop-lcd-inverter-iyuy.html
The setup is rather simple but first let me explain what each of the items is for. The bicycle is obvious. The training stand will allow you to raise the back wheel of the bicycle off the ground and supply a mount for the generator to attach to the wheel. A DC permanent magnet generator will attach directly to the wheel and as you pedal will generate electricity. The DC to AC inverter will change the power generated by the generator from DC to AC which is what household electronics use. These items alone will allow you to generate AC power as I said before. In addition to this the charge controller will protect your batteries from being over or undercharged and the 12V Deep Cycle battery will allow you to store the energy you have generated until you want to use it. Also, this battery or batteries will allow you to draw higher wattage than you can generate simply from pedaling. Replacement for HP Pavilion dv5110eu Laptop LCD Inverter http://www.nbpartlist.com/hp-pavilion-dv5110eu-laptop-lcd-inverter-iyuy.html
Now for the actual setup. The bicycle needs to be placed into the training stand which should be straightforward. Next you'll need to mount the DC permanent magnet generator onto the training stand with the rotor resting against the bicycle wheel. The wires from the generator attach to the charge controller in order to protect the rest of the circuit. The charge controller connects to the 12V Deep Cycle battery for you to store your energy. Then the battery connects to the DC to AC inverter in order to convert to a usable power for your household electronics. The inverter will also have a standard plug which you can use to plug in whatever you want to power. Replacement for HP Pavilion ZV5005AP Laptop LCD Inverter http://www.nbpartlist.com/hp-pavilion-zv5005ap-laptop-lcd-inverter-iyuy.html
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