NDLI: New Village Gadgets: Synergy of Human-Powered Generation and Ultra-Efficient Electrical Appliances for Poverty Eradication

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mok, S.C.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Over a billion people live without access to electricity. Many of them are too widely spread out to be dealt with cost-effectively using centralised or even distributed power generation. Human powered electricity fits in nicely here. With sustained power of about 150W for untrained people and over 500W for top athletes, human power have enough for many useful applications such as lighting, phone charging, and computing. An experimental hand-crank generator of about 30W and cycling generator about 300W is reported. For the most energy intensive cooking activities, efficient appliances such as the microwave oven and the vacuum cooker significantly slash energy requirements to make it within the reach of human power. This paper collects such modern inventions and check that they require less power than what the muscle can deliver. In addition, original designs of ultra-efficient devices are outlined, including over-unity efficiency heating devices based on heat-pump technology, DIY glass heater, 8kg foldable electric scooter, extremely low power dimmable lighting system, and a flame amplifier to multiply effectiveness of the candle light. A self-sufficient modern village using these modern inventions and homemade utensils is pictured to illustrate that we need not look any further to achieve sustainability. It only requires modest investment in time and money to collect and built these appliances, then disseminate information about how it is done in the model village.
Starting Page	25
Ending Page	29
File Size	2228514
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781612846347
e-ISBN	9780769545950
DOI	10.1109/GHTC.2011.12
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-10-30
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Home appliances Off-grid power Electricity Humans Lighting Field experience Generators Energy efficiency Sustainable Resistance heating Human-powered
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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