Bike generator

for the science fair, my objective is to build a a bike that I can petal fast enough to generate a light bulb. This project requires many steps and procedure. First, I have to buy a generator, than I have to put a bike on a stand to hold it in place, after I must connect a belt from the bike wheel to the al terminator, I must petal test it and finally redesign and improve the project until it works. My bike project does have a small risk and harm to it; I might catch fingers in spokes or get a shock. I must keep my hands away from wheels and alternator while pedaling. This is pretty much the only danger to this project, unless I eletrocute myself in the process.

I have adopted an old bike as my turbine. I still have to take off the front wheel and surcure the bike itself so that when I am pedaling I don't actually move, that wouldn't be to good. I still have to buy a generator, light bulbs, and any other materials for my bike generator. my title for this project is "better pedal as fast as you can, or stay in the dark"

I wanted to do this project and had Absolutely no idea how to do it. By the end of this project I learned how to wire almost everything in my house. I wanted this bike to not be a stationary bike which I'd seen on the many YouTube videos I had searched to discover how to build this project. I wanted it to be mobile so that if in the case of an emergency such as a hurricane or God forbid UR lost in the desert with your bike you could power electricity to charge your phone and contact help. In the beginning of this project I went from a 12 V storage unit to a 24 V scooter motor. The heart of this experiment was if or if not I could produce electricity. In order to say could do this I used a 24 V electric motor as a generator. I had to Spin very fast for 12 V unit and used the new 24 V so I wouldn't have to do so much work. When you have less volts you must do more work. And who wants to do that? I'd like to add that a 12 V direct DC current converts to a household AC current. This conversion happens, thanks to the converter. I was worried about the battery charging too much but I would go over my project budget if I had bought a volt regulator. My total for this project was $150.

This project was a success for the science fair but in the future can be used for thousands of people riding their bikes to work, generating power for a storm, and many other uses. If there was more time to prepare, I would have found a way to make the generator lighter with more power. I would have made the generating process better. I also would have created it so that it could power bigger things and generate heat. This could be a very economical project. This project could go a long way and even be made into a product for consumers who want to save energy and have a backup plan for natural disasters or even just going camping where there is no electricity. Clearly, my project could go far and be improved great measures. This project taught me an abundance about electricity and how to make the environment better and save power.