THE
CCAT PEDAL POWERED CONCERT GENERATOR
designed by Bart Orlando,
Micah Gustafson and Ion Mion |
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| The
pedal powered concert generator was designed by Bart Orlando and built with the
assistance of HSU students, Ion Mion and Micah Gustafson. | 24v,
800rpm permanent magnet generators were bolted to the side of a trailer used to
tow the system to events. Each bike and generator was isolated from the others
using a one way blocking diode. This allowed each person to pedal at their own
pace and prevented the generators from drawing electricity from the battery bank,
causing them to function as motors. | Bart
Orlando (left), Jon Davis, Roger and a representative of the Eureka fire department
pose for a photo after setting up the generator to power the PA system for a crowd
of 4,000 people at an Anti-Iraq War protest in 2002. Extensive work on this concert
generator was done by Micah Gustafson and Ion Mion. |
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| The
generator helped to power a Jackson Brown concert at the Hog Farm Pignic in 2000. | The
Hog Farm Pignic - 2000 | The concert
generator powered the first anti-war protest on the Arcata Plaza following 9/11. |
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The
HSU Art Fair and Renewable Energy Fair - 2003 | HSU
CAR-FREE DAY - 2003 | HSU
CAR-FREE DAY - 2003 |
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CCAT
co-director Krystal Rogers samples a smoothie made by a hydrogen fuel-cell powered
electric blender as she helps pedal the CCAT concert generator at the HSU
CAR-FREE
DAY 2003. | Volunteers help pedal
power the PA system on Feb. 15 2002 at the Anti
Iraq war protest attended by
4,000 people in Eureka, California. | HSU
President Roland Richman joins with other volunteers in
helping to pedal power
the concert stage at HSU Arts and Renewable Energy Fair 2003. |
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To Enlarge The Lumber Jack HSU newspaper feature the
CCAT pedal powered generator in a front page photo featuring university president
Roland Richmond. |
| The powered
generator powered the anti war protest on the Arcata Plaza in 2002 - 2003. | A
crowd of 1,000 anti war protesters listening to speakers on the Arcata Plaza in
2002. The PA was powered by the concert generator. |
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