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Covering buildings with piezoelectric materials
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hab...@anony.net
May 17, 2013, 7:17:55 PM5/17/13
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Imagine building walls covered with these materials , every
time the wind blows it distorts the material covering the wall and
generating electricity.
excerpt
http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/hair-covered-skyscraper.html
Piezoelectricity or the piezoelectric effect refers to the ability of
some solid materials to generate an electric charge as a response to
mechanical stress or vibration. The Strawscraper uses piezoelectric
technology to harness power from wind energy. The straws covering the
building can produce electricity through the movements generated by
the wind.
Completed in 1997, the Söder Torn has 26 stories instead of the
original plan of forty. Belatchew Arkitekter plans to extend the
building to its originally-planned proportions and at the same time
incorporate their plans of creating an ‘urban power plant’ of the
future by covering the extension and the existing surfaces of the
building with the piezoelectric fibers.
time the wind blows it distorts the material covering the wall and
generating electricity.
excerpt
http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/hair-covered-skyscraper.html
Piezoelectricity or the piezoelectric effect refers to the ability of
some solid materials to generate an electric charge as a response to
mechanical stress or vibration. The Strawscraper uses piezoelectric
technology to harness power from wind energy. The straws covering the
building can produce electricity through the movements generated by
the wind.
Completed in 1997, the Söder Torn has 26 stories instead of the
original plan of forty. Belatchew Arkitekter plans to extend the
building to its originally-planned proportions and at the same time
incorporate their plans of creating an ‘urban power plant’ of the
future by covering the extension and the existing surfaces of the
building with the piezoelectric fibers.
hab...@anony.net
May 23, 2013, 5:38:24 AM5/23/13
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Amazing photo
http://www.gizmag.com/strawscraper-piezoelectric-fiber-concept/27626/
he group's concept involves covering most of the building with thin
straws consisting of flexible polymers and a core of piezoelectric
materials. According the designers, as the straws sway in the wind the
mechanical stress would generate an electric charge, which could then
be used to provide power to the building itself along with the
surrounding area.
The company says this technology could turn any building, whether old
or new, into its own energy source, while producing less noise and
requiring lower wind speeds than a typical wind turbine. The flowing
fibers could also add to the buildings aesthetics, giving the
appearance of rippling waves or grass fields, especially with the
addition of colored lighting.
However, even if the technology were sufficiently advanced to the
point that piezoelectric power becomes a feasible large-scale energy
source, employing it on a building that resembles an enormous sheepdog
might be a hard sell.
http://www.gizmag.com/strawscraper-piezoelectric-fiber-concept/27626/
he group's concept involves covering most of the building with thin
straws consisting of flexible polymers and a core of piezoelectric
materials. According the designers, as the straws sway in the wind the
mechanical stress would generate an electric charge, which could then
be used to provide power to the building itself along with the
surrounding area.
The company says this technology could turn any building, whether old
or new, into its own energy source, while producing less noise and
requiring lower wind speeds than a typical wind turbine. The flowing
fibers could also add to the buildings aesthetics, giving the
appearance of rippling waves or grass fields, especially with the
addition of colored lighting.
However, even if the technology were sufficiently advanced to the
point that piezoelectric power becomes a feasible large-scale energy
source, employing it on a building that resembles an enormous sheepdog
might be a hard sell.
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