Electric Generating Dance Floor

Inside each tile is an electromechanical system which transforms the small vertical movement produced by dancing people into a rotating movement that drives a generator.

Electric generating dance floor.

Generating dance floor converts the movement of the dancing crowd into electricity and uses this power to change the appearance of the floor s surface. The dance floor can also give feedback to other systems that use electricity such as the sound system motivating the dj to outperform his herself by responding to the energy generated by the crowd. Launch a network of sustainable dance clubs with glowing interactive floors while simultaneously launching a line of floor tiles called. We do this by making energy production visible interactive smart and fun.

The dance floor uses piezoelectrics to collect the power. As clubgoers dance electricity producing crystals under the floor are compressed producing a small current. A dutch company called energy floors has invented a product that turns club patrons into portable generators. The company s sustainable dance floors are tiles that generate electricity when they.

The sustainable dance floor modules flex slightly when stepped on. In 2008 the team created club watt an ecological dance club with flooring tile that harnesses the ecstatic movements of dancers converting kinetic energy to actual electricity.