Harvesting Electrical Energy From Living Plants
Keywords:
Harvesting, Electrical Energy, Living PlantsAbstract
Electricity is one of the most vital and indispensable resource needed by the present society. But as urbanization and industrialization continue to grow, the demand for it increases by both people and industry. Hence, there is a need to look for alternative source of electric energy such as living plants. A study was conducted to develop an enhanced electric energy production technologies from living plants using the exploratory research design. The study utilized banana, cactus, taro root crop, papaya and water lily as living plants energy sources. The bio-electro chemical and electrophysiological compounds of these plants were determined, including the methods used in harvesting electrical energy. The findings showed that cactus, banana, papaya, taro root crop and water lily have bio-electrochemical and electrophysiological components especially from their water contents. Moreover, the 203.2mm copper wire harvested the most electrical energy using the enhanced electrical energy production technology. The results also revealed that cactus and water lily produced higher electrical energy when harvested by the enhanced electrical production technology as compared to other living plants used in the study as energy sources. The findings also revealed highly significant differences in the harvested electrical energy between cactus, banana, papaya, taro root crop and water lily in terms of both wattage and voltage using the enhanced electric energy production technology. The study concluded that cactus and water lily are potential sources of electrical energy due to their high water content. Furthermore, the enhanced electrical energy production technology is an effective mechanism to harvest electrical energy from living plants particularly cactus and water lily. It is highly recommended that other living plants with higher water component be tried out and considered as sources of electrical energy using the enhanced electrical energy production technology.
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