Powerslide Prototyping 6.7.08-6.10.08

Powerslide, Prototyping — Jennifer on June 11, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Here are some of the images of our upcoming prototype called Powerslide to be exhibited at Guestroom 2010 in Austin, TX from June 17-19, 2008.

Powerslide is an innovative product that turns the sliding motion of common building components such as sliding doors, windows, and drawers into a source of energy.  The device uses an integral alternator designed for each application to harness and locally redistribute the energy.  In Guestroom 2010, the Powerslide is attached to a sliding closet door.  Each time a hotel guest opens the closet door, a negligible amount of their energy will be converted to light, illuminating the closet’s contents.

We are working frantically, and believe it or not effectively, toward this end - perhaps some of our past experiences have finally taught us a lesson!

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Winding coils again!

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This time we have made an armature to cast the coils in resin.

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Coils wired up and soldered together.

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Assembly line for putting together the magnet panel.

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Magnet panel - which still needs a coat of paint.

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