Experimental Study of Micro Industry of Animal Powered Mechanical Device for Battery Charging

In this paper authors designed, fabricated, cost estimated and experimentally studied the animal powered mechanical device to establish micro industry for electric generation to charge the batteries for home lighting, cooking food and minor irrigation at rural areas where grid power is not available and population rely on kerosene, wood and diesel pump-set for light, cooking food and irrigtion. Although animals have been using for domestic works since beginning of mankind, but the electricity generation by animal power is a novel technology. This invention provides animal powered mechanical device to charge the batteries. It has unique features of using animal power as prime mover for electric generator. Animal energy in the form of high-torque low-speed can be converted into low-torque high-speed through speed increaser to energize the electric generator. The electricity generated is stored in the batteries of different capacity and used for lighting, coocking and minor irrigation. This equipment is emission free, low cost and has long life. Also this equipment needs less maintenance and any person can run either skilled or unskilled.