Piezoelectric Dance Floor
Created on 24 Oct 2018
A dance floor that lights up based on the kinetic energy from dancing
We will build a dance floor lights up from kinetic energy harvested from people dancing. Dancers power how lit the party is!
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneppink/2781498435
| Part | Cost | Quantity | Total |
| Rack for Gear | $28.75 | 1 | $28.75 |
| convert linear motion to spin gear | |||
| Gear | $23.73 | 1 | $23.73 |
| Gear to spin motor | |||
| Compression Spring | $10.06 | 1 | $10.06 |
| To spring the dance floor back up | |||
| Acrylic Plexiglass Plastic Sheet | $53.99 | 1 | $53.99 |
| Clear plastic for dance plastic | |||
| Panasonic Batteries | $24.90 | 1 | $24.90 |
| Storing energy created | |||
| 1N5819 schottky diodes | $0.41 | 8 | $3.28 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| Arduino Mega | $24.90 | 1 | $24.90 |
| Arduino mega to control LED output | |||
| LED Strip | $10.99 | 4 | $43.96 |
| Light up the dance floor | |||
| Stepper Motor | $13.90 | 1 | $13.90 |
| Motor to generate energy | |||
| 15F supercapacitor | $9.38 | 1 | $9.38 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| 1N4733 5.1V zener diode | $0.27 | 1 | $0.27 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| Half-size breadboard | $5.00 | 1 | $5.00 |
| Connecting wires | |||
| 330 ohm resistor | $0.10 | 1 | $0.10 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| 0.1uF capacitor | $0.23 | 1 | $0.23 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| 100 ohm resistor | $0.10 | 1 | $0.10 |
| Helping convert kinetic energy to electrical | |||
| Project Totals: | 25 | $242.55 | |
| Track 1 Base Budget: | $250.00 | ||
| Preferred Vendor Budget Bonus: | $0.00 | ||
| Remaining Budget: | $7.45 | ||