Human motion used as energy source to power stop signals on new London buses
Wireless bell push systems use energy harvesting wireless technology from EnOcean
Oberhaching/Munich, Germany, 25 July 2012 – In two days’ time, London will be hosting one of the biggest sporting events in its history and new Eco-Routemaster hybrid buses will transport thousands of sports fans throughout the capital. These buses allow passengers to activate stop signals with their bodies as a source of energy using energy harvesting wireless technology from EnOcean. The act of pressing the bell push generates enough electrical power for a wireless module to activate the stop display and