Energy Harvesting - Heated Hockey Blade

Will DonahueECE 498

October 15, 2015

Goals

• Decreased Friction• Lightweight• Relatively Low Cost– >>200

Initial Design

• Recharging Mechanism– 30 Neodymium Magnets

• 1 mm x 10 mm– Plastic Tubing

• Diameter 11 mm• Length 60 mm

– Coil• Length 50 mm• 1300 turns of #28 AWG magnet wire

– Voltage• 7.4 V

Initial Design

• Skate– Size 9– Lightspeed Pro Tuuk– 280 mm Long Blade

• Heating Strip– 41°F– 200 mm Long

• Battery– 7.4V Lithium Ion Rechargeable

The Skate

Testing

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2015.• "Resistance Heating Strip." - Kanthal. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.• "Shake It like a Tic-Tac!" Instructables.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.• "SUPREME TOTALONE MX3 Skate." BAUER. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.• "Thermocouple Wire and Strip." Thermocouple Strip. N.p., n.d. Web. 28

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