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=== Final Design === This Pedal Powered Generator is designed to charge cell phones, iPads, laptops, and other handheld electronics while exercising, specifically in the workplace environment. '''Overview''' This design is built using a bicycle crank, a DC permanent magnet motor, a blocking diode, a (15A) fuse, a voltage regulator, a 12V battery, a 12V cigarette lighter socket, and a cigarette lighter inverter. By using a cigarette lighter socket, the user can plug in a wide variety of car charging accessories, which can adapt to almost any handheld electronic device. Since handheld electronics charged by this system use AC, the power stored in the 12 Volt battery (DC) must be converted to AC to match the current. Many systems use a separate inverter to change the current of the DC battery to AC, but this system does not need an inverter because the cigarette lighter system in a car already converts the power to AC from the car battery. '''Mechanical System''' The user starts pedaling the bicycle crank, which is connected to the geared motor by a bicycle chain, and generates electricity to charge the 12V battery. The bicycle crank contains a 46-tooth gear, and the motor is attached to a 9-tooth bicycle gear. This ratio ensures that there are more rotations in the motor than the rotations of the pedal crank. '''Electrical System''' The electronics used in the final design are a 130 volt DC permanent magnet motor, a 15 amp fuse and fuse holder, a 40 amp blocking diode, and a voltage regulator all wired in series to a 12 volt deep-cycle battery using 12 gauge copper wire. Although this motor is more powerful than necessary for this design, it was free, and it will potentially produce the same output at lower RPM's than a less powerful motor would generate at the same speed. The voltage regulator came from an old car stereo system, and is crucial in the design to keep the voltage entering the battery at the appropriate levels. Deep cycle 12 volt batteries like to be charged at a constant input of 12-14 volts. The 40 Amp blocking diode ensures electricity flowing from the generator to the battery, rather than electricity flowing from the battery to the motor when the operator stops pedaling. In case of electrical mishaps, the 15 amp fuse will likely blow. This ensures safety of the system and the operator.
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