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Buy The U-Gen Portable Power Storage System

The alternative energy / emergency backup power solution!

No matter the cost of energy or the state of the power grid, you'll have your own portable power system to run a

              - Radio

              - Blender

              - Battery charger

              - Laptop / note book

              - Desktop Computer

              - Television

              - X-box

              - Play station (PS2, PS3)

              - Ham Radio

              - Cell phone charger

              - I-pod

              -Camera charger

INCLUDES:

  • Generator
  • 33 AH Battery Capacity
  • 12V DC output
  • 110VAC output
  • 700 Watt Inverter
  • Adjustable Charge Rate
  • Bicycle Trainer stand
  • Belt to connect to generator
  • Receptacle for solar panel
How long will your power last?  Read this explanation.  You decide how hard of a work out you want by adjusting the charge rate knob from very easy all the way up to extremely difficult to pedal.   If your 33 AH deep cycle battery is half charged, you can take it up to 100% charged in 3 to  6 hours depending on how you adjust the difficulty / charge rate.
Contact Sales for pricing and order information:

sales@pedalpowergenerator.com

 

 Questions / Support  Call  480-266-4444

 

Business Address:

Pedal Power Generators LLC

1293 E. Parkview Dr.

Gilbert, AZ 85295

Email:  sales@pedalpowergenerator.com

 

Terms and conditions:

  • Allow two weeks for arrival for inside the U.S.,  For outside the U.S. contact customer support for delivery times.

  • If the system is returned within the 30 day money back period, Buyer will receive refund amount within 20 days once the shipment is returned to Pedal Power Generators, LLC and all parts of the system are accounted for. Buyer will covers shipping fees to return the item. 

  • You must provide your own bicycle that has a quick release axle like this one.   Some bikes with axles that have nuts on the axles will fit ok into the bike trainer stand but there is no guarantee due to the size of some nuts being too big to fit into the stand. If the axle nuts don't fit, you would have to grind them down a bit to make them small enough to fit into the Ascent bike trainer stand shown here.

  •  Some assembly is required, you will need to install the battery into your system, you will need to remove the rear tire from your bicycle and put a belt on it.

  • Battery will only last for 500 charge cycles if you do not drain it.  You must not let it discharge below 50%.  If you let it discharge below 50% you will void the money back guarantee

  • Direct Sunlight:  This system is not made to work in direct sunlight for long periods of time.  Deep cycle batteries do not charge as well when they are hot, and likewise, the AC inverter does not operate well at its max power level when sitting in the hot sun. 

 

 The photo below shows the bike generator hooked up to a blender being ridden by Bill Nye the Science Guy at a Planet Green / Discovery Channel event.  16 of these bicycle generators were also on the Ellen Degeneres Show.

bill nye on backup power pedal bike blender power system

Easily store your bike energy and then provide power to any of these items up to 700W

NTL = No Time Limit which means you would be able to pedal indefinitely without getting tired.  The calculations below  assume durations based on you running off of the deep cycle battery when the battery starts fully charged 100% SOC down to 50% SOC This means you are only going to use half of the battery's storage capacity.   The reason for this is because only using 50% of the battery's capacity will optimize the life of your battery.

Item Being Powered  WATTS DC Current flowing into AC Inverter (Amps) How long it would last without pedaling (Minutes) How long it would last with a person pedaling (Minutes)
Blender 300 23.4 42 49 - 64*
Laptop computer 50 3.9 253 1,857 - NTL*
Desktop Computer 200 15.6 63 80 - 130*
Television 150 11.7 84 118 - 266*
Ham Radio 100 7.8 126 223 - NTL*

Radio

5

0.4

2534

NTL

Cell Phone

4

0.3

3168

NTL

* Calculations done using a minimum of 50 Watts and a maximum of  120 Watts human pedal rate output.

 

CHARGE TIME

If your deep cycle battery is 50% charged, and you pedal with nothing hooked up to it, then it would take approx. 3 to 5 hours to charge it depending on how you adjust the charge current with a knob.

 

 

BATTERY DURATION - How long it will the 33Amp Hour

U-Gen system provide power assuming you are not pedaling your bike generator.

         

This chart shows you that if you power something with your battery that takes 750 Watts or about 66 Amps (750W / 12V = 66Amps), then this battery will be dead after about 12 minutes.  On the contrary, it also shows you that if you power something that requires only 20 Watts of power or 1.65 Amps,  your battery will be dead after 20 Hours of operation. That's a difference of over 19 hours!  So be aware of how you want to use your power, and for how long you want your battery to last before it is dead.

 

powersonic discharge characteristics curve AH Amp hours deep cycle battery

 

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