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SUSTAINABLE DANCE FLOOR

Series v1.0 product sheet.

Rotterdam, February 2013

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1. Product Description

Intro

The DFM series v1.0 is a scalable dance floor system consisting of the v1.0

Dance Floor Modules, the CMv1.0 controller system and the Dance Floor

Experience. The module and the controller are both described in section

1.1. „Dance Floor Module and Controller‟. .

Being fully modular, the Sustainable Dance Floor allows for a large

amount of possible sizes, shapes and setup designs. The experience can

be completely customized in order to fit any of the clients wishes.

Technical details of all the system components are supplied in topic 2:

„Technical Specifications‟ .

The dance floor is an energy producing product. It converts human

mechanical energy into electrical energy, feeding the floor with its own

power. The floor can be described as a large touch screen providing

information on the location and movement of the people on the floor.

This feature is further described in section 1.2. „Dance Floor Experience„.

1.1. Dance Floor Module and Controller

The dance floor modules are a miniature power plant, creating electricity

using the energy provided by the people dancing or walking on it. To

create electricity, the floor will compress 10mm (0.4”) when being

stepped on. This small compression is enough to activate the internal

generator of a module which will produce up to 15 watt (with peaks up to

25 watt) of sustained output.

The modules are connected to each other, forming a dance floor. For

communication and electrical reliability no more then 40 modules can be

connected to one controller. When all 40 modules are connected, a small

power plant producing a maximum of 1 kW has been created. Multiple

controllers can be connected together to create larger floors. There are

no limitations to the amount of controllers connected, so practically, the

Sustainable Dance Floor can be infinitely large. The Dance Floor Modules

are 75x75x20cm (29.53”x29.53”x7.87”) large and can be placed and

connected very rapidly by a small crew. We use one single multi cable for

connecting the modules which handles both the electrical as well as the

data signal. We use a specifically designed magnetic coupling system for

physically joining the modules. The dance floor modules are watertight

up to IP56 and are easy to clean, therefore can be placed outdoors. The

glass surface is scratch resistant and the edges of every module are

bevelled making it less likely for people to trip when modules being

compressed.

The Controller Module is 19” wide, 1HE (1.75”, 4.45cm) high and about

30cm deep. A single controller can control up to 40 modules using one

or two chains of 20 modules. Each chain has a separate multi cable from

the controller to the first module and then daisy chaining the rest of the

modules. (Please refer to the DFMv1.0 installation manual for a detailed

description).

The Controller Module manages the energy generated by the Dance

Floor Modules. When possible, the energy is directly used to power the

Dance Floor LED‟s as well as the Controller Module. If there is an energy

surplus the Dance Floor will light up and additionally low power

applications being powered or an (optional) battery system will be

charged. For more information on the Sustainable Dance Floor energy

system, please refer to section 2.5. “Energy system”.

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The Sustainable Dance Floor, Köln 2011

Sustainable Dance Floor Series v1.0 product sheet

The Dance Floor Modules, Madrid 2010

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The Sustainable Dance Floor is designed to handle high levels of force, so

we encourage people to jump on the modules to produce as much

electricity as possible, The v1.0 Dance Floor Module is specified to handle

up to 10kN allied on its surface. It‟s very important that the modules are

placed on a surface which also can also handle the amount of force.

1.2. Dance Floor Experience

One of the most important aspects of the Sustainable Dance Floor is its

feedback system: people using the floor must understand that they are

the ones producing the energy to power the dance floor. The most basic

feedback are the LED lights in the floor. The Dance Floor Modules that

are generating energy will light up as soon as energy is being generated

by that module (this is called the Generator Effect). The sensitivity and

colour of the Generator Effect can be adjusted.

Next to the floor, there are a few auxiliary feedback systems that can

provide a more intense experience of the Sustainable Dance Floor. First

of all we can offer the Energy Meter Tower. This is a tower made of

aluminium and transparent plastics with a height of about 2.10m (6'10”). It

can be placed near the floor and connected by using the same multi

cable as the Dance Floor, meaning it can be included in the Dance Floor

chain. The Energy Meter Tower has five rings of LEDs that light up when

a certain amount of energy is being generated. This amount can be

manually set in our software to fine-tune and maximize the Dance Floor

Experience. A similar product, with bigger visual impact is the LED

Battery. A 2,5 meter high LED battery working in the same way the

Energy Tower does, but with more visual impact. The battery can be

used to create a climax in a large dancing crowd or to attract visitors to a

booth or location where the floor is installed.

Furthermore, we provide the Digital Energy Meter: a software application

which can display all available information of the dance floor. Typically

this means that the current power output (in watt) and the amount of

energy produced (in joule or watt x second) are displayed. To encourage

people to produce as much energy as possible, an energy meter is

included which will rise to an adjustable 100%. The Digital Energy Meter

can be customized to include company logo's or even be completely

modified to match any corporate style (see section 1.3. Customization).

Energy Meter Tower, Miami Science Museum 2010


The Battery made of red LED‟s.

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1.3. Customization

Many parts of the sustainable dance floor can be customized. The

software that controls the dance floor is designed to allow easy

customization and, although not all described below, a high variety of

additional features are possible. Please contact Energy Floors for

specific requests.

1.4. Powering external equipment

The Sustainable Dance Floor can directly power other equipment.

There are some restraints: every module produces up to 15W of

sustained power per module. You can power other equipment but you

will need twice the amount of modules. So for example if your

equipment requires 150w, you need 2x(150W/15W) = 20 modules.

Please understand that there is only power when people are on the

floor and that the amount of power depends on exactly how people

are dancing or walking. Also, the outlet of the controller is 20VDC.

You might need a converter to power your equipment. It is always

best to contact Energy Floors for a calculation of the requirements.

They will design a solution to meet your specific needs.

1.5. Controlling external equipment

As the data system of the Sustainable Dance Floor uses standardised

protocols as UDP, DMX and MIDI for communication, we can control a

very wide range of equipment. Dance on the floor and the music will

start, the mirror ball will start spinning or a photograph will be taken.

Please contact Energy Floors for details.

1.6. Branding the Sustainable Dance Floor

The Sustainable Dance Floor, the Digital Energy Meter and Energy

Meter Tower can be customized to reflect your specific wishes. As

long as the desired content is provided in a suitable format (vector

graphics, fonts, corporate identity guide lines) it can be woven into

our Energy Experience.

Branded SDF, Heineken, SEE ME in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011

Digital Energy Meter, Custom designed for Radio

Station 40 principales HotMix, Spain 2012.

Digital Energy Meter, Custom design for Eyes Up

event by Belgacom in Brussels 2012.


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2.1. Dance Floor Module

Product name Sustainable Dance Floor

Series v1.0

Product number DFMv1.0

Product function Electrical generator set with

illuminated top surface.

Manufacturer Energy Floors

Size 750x750x200mm

Shipping size 800x800x250mm

Weight 47kg

Shipping weight 50kg

Allowable physical total load 2,5kN

Allowable physical point load 600N/cm2

Maximum vertical deflection 10mm

Maximum generator noise 55dB(A) @ 1m

Protection IP65

Operating temperature -20˚C to +75˚C

Operating humidity 30% – 80%

Data stream to DFMv1.0 USITT DMX512A (1990)

Communication Protocol SDC-NET

Power from DFMv1.0 48VDC – 85VDC; 0.5A Max.

Power to DFMv1.0 48VDC – 85VDC; 0.15A Max.

Light output Nichia Type NSSM016DT,

48 leds per module

DMX mode 3 to 24 channel RGB

Connection to other modules Every DFMv1.0 can connect to

another DFMv1.0 using the

magnetic couplers on every

side of the DFMv1.0.

Cable connection Every DFMv1.0 can connect to

another DFMv1.0 or to the CMv1.0

using multi cables.

2. Technical Specifications

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2.2. Energy Meter Tower

Product name: Energy Meter Tower

Series v1.0

Product number EMTv1.0

Product function Illuminated Feedback


Size without connector 500x500x2150mm

Size with connector 650x500x2150mm

Shipping size 580x750x2240mm

Weight 25kg

Protection IP56

Operating temperature ‐10˚C to +30˚C

Operating humidity 30% --‐ 80%

Power usage 20VDC, 0,6A Max.


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2.3. Dance Floor Controller Module

Product name: Controller Module

Series v1.0

Product number CMv1.0

Product function Light Controller and Power

Management


Size 483 x 45 x 500mm

Weight 8kg

Protection IP30

Operating temperature: ‐10˚C to +30˚C

Operating humidity: 30% --‐ 80%

Power usage: 100-240VAC, 6A Max.

Power Output: 42VDC 17A Max.

Data I/O

Front panel: 1xRJ45 communication port

1xUSB B programming port

1x 5pin XLR DMX signal in

Rear panel: 1x RJ45 Controller system

communication port

1x USB B Hardware

programming port

2x 10pin Harting DFM

connector


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The Photo-Application (Optional)

The Photo-Application is a perfect example for a

combination of sustainability and interaction. The

dancing crowd can see the energy meter tower

(or battery) going up to 100%: once this

happens, the camera takes a photo of all the

dancers. This picture is shown on the energy

meter, and can be printed on the spot or used

afterwards online (social media). Can be used

with DJ or band, but also with in combination

with a headphone disco.

The Battery (Included)

A 2,5 meter high LED battery working in the

same way the Energy Tower does, but with more

visual impact. The battery can be used to create

a climax in a large dancing crowd or to attract

visitors to a booth or location where the floor is

installed.

Gaming Setups (Optional)

Furthermore we can also provide SDF in a

gaming set up: creating a competition with the

floor in combination with the applications above.

For example the Energy Battle, where the total

electricity generated for different groups at the

same time is measured and shown on a screen, or

where instructions are given and the participants

have to step on a certain color of modules as fast

as possible.

In another scenario, the feedback from the

energy meter is made understandable by linking

its information to daily life examples in terms of

economics, environment and health. The energy

meter shows for example:

- “The energy you just generated is enough to

power your microwave and heat up your dinner”

- “Congratulations! You just powered this light

bulb for 25 seconds!”

- “In the last 3 minutes you burnt the equivalent

of 1/10th Big Mac in calories.”

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2.4. Digital Energy Meter

Product name Energy Meter Digital

Series v1.0

Product number EMDv1.0

Product function Visual feedback of the

energy output.


Default output WXGA @ 1366x768px

Features Instantaneous power in watt

Total power in joule (watt x

second)

Dashboard style meters

Custom logo

2. Technical Specifications Sustainable Dance Floor Series v1.0 product sheet

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2.5. Energy system

The DFMv1.0 modules and the CMv1.0 together form an energy

system. This system is designed to convert mechanical energy into

electrical energy and distribute this electricity over a bus system.

Ultra efficient electronics and high speed data systems allow this

elaborate system to distributing electricity with minimal losses. Every

module can produce up to 15 watt (with peaks up to 25 watt) and it is

possible to connect up to 160 dance floor modules to one controller

system (4 Controller

modules), creating a 3200 Watt energy system.

The data bus in the system allows for communication between all

DFMv1.0 modules and CMv1.0 controller modules. Depending on the

amount of electricity produced per module and its own electricity

need, the system determines where the energy has to go to. This also

means that you can connect external load, such as DJ equipment or

LED spot lights to this system.

The CMv1.0 controller system also has an optional battery system and

a power inlet for connecting to the eternal grid. Therefore, all loads

both internal and external will first use the electrical energy produced

by all the DFMv1.0 dance floor modules. If this is not sufficient, stored

energy can be drawn from the the battery or from the external grid.

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