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Electrical
power at Adivasi Ashram Shalas (AAS) is largely unreliable and
education of students is affected as 50 to 70% of evenings are
powerless. Nomadic tribal population stays in temporary structures
that are rarely fit for human habitation. They camp just outside the
cities or move in caravans from one place to another. They are still
using kerosene lamp for lighting. Providing grid/solar/wind power to
them is not feasible.
Solar power as
an alternative has limitation in terms of cost of the panel. Difficulty
in transportation from one place to other is also faced when solar
power solution is attempted for nomadic communities. Further there is
hardly any sunlight in rainy days in tribal areas. So we are trying
to develop a more realistic/simple/cost-effective solution for
rural/tribal lighting.
We are trying
to development a Mono Wheel Gensets and an attachment to a
mobility-bicycle which generates power through a generator/alternator
when pedaled daily. This power is stored in a battery and can be used
in the evenings for illumination using LED lamps.
This idea won ‘Development Marketplace
Competition 2007’. We are working on developing low rpm dynamo. The
solution will be tested in 50 ashram shala’s. So far unit has been
installed in 14 schools and trials are on.
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