The effect of aerobic exercise on the electrical output of a thermoelectric armband
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Engineering
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
Today's society is governed by battery life in electronic devices. Research was conducted to experiment with the use of the human body’s ambient energy as a possible alternative source in the form of thermoelectricity. The purpose of this experiment was to determine which aerobic exercise would produce the most electric energy in millivolts (mV). It was hypothesized that jogging would produce the most electric energy due to the enhanced blood flow and overall increase of activity. The participant wore a thermoelectric armband and partook in three differing activities, each for ten minutes: sitting (the control), walking, and jogging. Sitting had an average of 6.453mV, walking had an average of 7.847, and jogging had an average of 11.060. The variation between the trials was found significant, as indicated by an ANOVA F(2, 42)=50.39, p<0.05. A tukey test indicated that the significant difference was between all of the trials; sitting, walking, and jogging.
Recommended Citation
Foster, Cody, "The effect of aerobic exercise on the electrical output of a thermoelectric armband" (2017). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 116.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2017/all/116
Location
Wall 225
Start Date
3-25-2017 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The effect of aerobic exercise on the electrical output of a thermoelectric armband
Wall 225
Today's society is governed by battery life in electronic devices. Research was conducted to experiment with the use of the human body’s ambient energy as a possible alternative source in the form of thermoelectricity. The purpose of this experiment was to determine which aerobic exercise would produce the most electric energy in millivolts (mV). It was hypothesized that jogging would produce the most electric energy due to the enhanced blood flow and overall increase of activity. The participant wore a thermoelectric armband and partook in three differing activities, each for ten minutes: sitting (the control), walking, and jogging. Sitting had an average of 6.453mV, walking had an average of 7.847, and jogging had an average of 11.060. The variation between the trials was found significant, as indicated by an ANOVA F(2, 42)=50.39, p<0.05. A tukey test indicated that the significant difference was between all of the trials; sitting, walking, and jogging.
