The age of buying cheap toys, of throwing broken stuff away is finished. Let's discover 3D printing. The fist part is the digitalisation of what we're making. We're using : - Sculptris for the 3D drawing - ThinkerCAD for the 3D manipulation - Cura for the preparation for the 3D printer The second part is …
Parain of a module
We want to realize a platform of renewable energies and soft mobility, for makers, activist, entrepreneurs and organization that share our values. Our first realization is a mobile renewable energy module on a cargo bike. Vélo M² is a participative project. With our modular bike we want to create a platform where young creative people …
PPP computer charger
The people pedal powered computer charger is a device that harvests human energy to charge a computer. The energy input comes from an ordinary bicycle in a stand that drives a generator. The energy output is the charging voltage of the computer. Find the instructions on WikiFab !
Benevélo mailinglist
Hi there ! Welcome to the mailinglist of the benevélos of Vélo M² ! This list is for sharing events, missions and interesting topics, in Dutch, French and English. You can join the list https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/benevelo What is a benevélo ? Someone who loves bicycles, someone who likes organizing events, someone who wants to be engaged …
Benevélo weekend
Merci to all participants of this weekend ! We had a fantastic time and we hope to see you back soon, greetings from exhausted but satisfied Milena and Florent The projection was a charm, we gave our first PPP badge and we made the energy monitoring work ! There are more events to come, keep …
First PPP badge
We want to encourage benevélos to gain the badge 'apprentice PPP' that demonstrates that you can assist in a good set-up of the People Pedal Power system. Find more at OpenFab ! The fist badge was accorded on 11/11 on the benevélo weekend, maybe we need to scale up the 3D print 🙂 Join the …
PPP cinéma for freedom 11/11
The discovery of the evening is a winter open-air projection. The cold couldn't touch us as People Pedal Power kept us warm ! In memory of armistice day we presented an open air cinema projection of "Paths Of Glory" by Kubrick 1957 powered by pedaling. And this on "Place de la liberté" and totally free! …
PPP Open Air Cinéma
Our first infographic about People Pedal Power to discover.
Joining OpenFab
This summer we decided to join OpenFab, a FabLab that is 100% independent, that creates an ecosystem to combine the capacities of everyone to become a catalyser of innovation and creativity. This gilde 2.0 that advocates the Open Source concept, starting with the machines to the spreading of the information. Het feit dat we toetreden …
A call for bénévélos (bike volunteers)
Hello all bike enthousiasts from around Brussels. it's been 2 years since our journey started at POC21 and we have exciting times ahead. We are having weekly events all around the city and deposited a Mobile Fablab project with 11 partners. 2017-2018 will be the year for professionalization. With this in mind we are searching to create …
DC connectors
Hier documenteren we onze ervaring met verschillende connectoren voor hoge-stroom DC connectoren. Neutrik : kunnen tot 40A aan, en nog meer, zijn robuust en hopelijk waterdicht. Female plug komt enkel in panel mount uitvoering. Neutrik Cable Mount Loudspeaker Connector Socket, 4 Way, 40A, Screw Down Termination RS-stocknr. 464-684 Neutrik Panel Mount Loudspeaker Connector Plug, 4 …
Organizing a PPP event
Here benevélos can find the necessary documents for organizing a PPP event. Planning a People Pedal Powered Event People Pedal Power Practical information Preparation checklist The insurance dossier : 20171212-schadeaangifteformulier-vlaamse-polis-vrijwilligerswerk-belfius * Planning a People Pedal Powered Event * (find the pdf here Planning a People Pedal Powered Event ) Ecology & entertainment. Two words …
Battery selection
First remark : if you can avoid using a battery and work with the people pedal power in stead, this is considerably more interesting for the environment – car batteries a heavy compared with the energy they can store, they are designed for giving high current. – deep cycle / cyclic / boat batteries can …
Traveling trough Brussels with the xyz cargo bike
Preparation : charge the battery, find the keys, checking the brakes, inflate the tires, take a lock, put the saddle at your height. Planning the trip : avoid steep hills (Mont des Arts, Botanique, Porte de Namur), the elevator at Palais de Justice fits the bike, calculate your time (then add some for surprises and …
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Renewable energy – what can you expect ?
People pedal power is a form of renewable energy, but how much energy can a human produce ? the numbers 1 cyclist = 100W power generated during 5min = 75W during 15min = 50W during 1h sound system energy used = 1/2 of indicated power (more basses is more power, more volume is more power) …
Supercapacitor
Capacitor An electronic component able to hold a charge. It can be used in the same function as batteries with the following differences : + a capacitor is easier to recycle than most batteries (references will follow). + a capacitor can provide and absorb a higher peak power. – the voltage varies with the charging …
Energy module
The energy module allows to treat the power form the PPP bike generators. It buffers the power to keep the supply-demand in balance and it converts the messy DC power to AC 230V power. The inverter we are using is a 24V 800VA Victron inverter.
Little battery module
Little battery module *Little battery module* manuel 1. switch the battery on (middle) -> is the LED screen on ? 2. hook up generator bike (normal mains plug) -> do you feel resistance when pedaling ? 3. plug in the 3D printer (plug) or other device (USB) -> is the device powered ? 4. pedal …
xyz knot
More information on the xyz http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/SPACEFRAMEVEHICLES/spaceframevehicles.html A good address for Alu in Brussels http://www.hobby-alu.be/
OpenFab and WikiFab
One of our values is to share what we learn by making our projects open sourced following the principles of Open Source Hardware with our partner in crime OpenFab. Find our tutos in WikiFab and be welcome to contribute !
Putting parts together
Cyclehacks Bxl
We're joining Cyclehacks BXL at the moment. Making the world more sustainable through reducing the barriers to cycling Cyclehack Cyclehack BXL
Battery vs generation
The long term plan is generation.
Mechanic construction of the power module
Electric installation
POC 21
We've been selected to participate to a 5 week long workshop at POC 21 this summer. This will give our project a huge boost the following weeks! POC21 INNOVATION CAMP OPEN SOURCING SUSTAINABILITY AUG15 – SEP20 2015 @ CHÂTEAU DE MILLEMONT (PARIS)
Trying out the connections
Getting thing done
Getting things done-Work Day for Gesneden Woord & Vélo m2: world's first multi-modular cargobike. On the agenda for today: Communication, External Linking, Energy Supply and Logistics.
Vélo M² 