Which Bike Generator is right for you?
There are 3 types of bicycle DC generators to choose from
Belt drive style - using a pulley and a belt around a rear bike wheel with the tire removed.
Rubber roller style - used on exercise bikes.
Metal roller style - which is driven by the rear wheel of a bicycle. No need to remove tire.
Belt Drive
Up to 300 Watts
Removal of back tire to be used
Already assembled version + Alone for a DIY platform (video asselmbly here)
Most cost-effective (generator alone)
All of our products are engineer built and come with a 1 year warranty and service plan. Lead time is typically 2-7 days, but contact us for a better estimate.
100% Human-powered Operation
This DC Generator can be driven by human power, wind power, or hydro. The 3/8" wide pulley has a 2 inch outer diameter. You will be able to mount this generator to a bike stand using an adapter mounting plate.
You can save more than 50% by making your own. Purchase a "MY1016" scooter motorand a 2" V-belt pulley 5/16" bore. Or you can this on Amazon.
It may be a big surprise, yes any DC permanent magnet motor also works as a DC generator. The MY1016 scooter is very robust engineered to operate in harsh conditions. It has ball bearings on its shaft as opposed to brass bushing bearings which are found in most cheap motors.
View PDF Data Sheet
All of our products are engineer built and come with a 1 year warranty and service plan. Lead time is typically 6-8 weeks, but contact us for a better estimate.
100% Human-powered Operation
The PPG-B300 Pedal Power Generator Belt Drive and Stand offers the flexibility to be used with either an adult full sized bicycle, or with a small child’s bicycle. This characteristic makes it the ideal solution for usage in a K- 12 classroom educational setting. It folds up and stores in a small location. It can be used for applications such as charging 12V Lead Acid Batteries, or 12V power packs because it puts out DC Voltage. For riders that can put out over 100 Watts, you will like the belt drive system because it has up to 40% more efficiency over a roller style generator system. (More details on this in the FAQ) You may take a look at the power output data by clicking on test results graphs shown.
FEATURES
Fits adults bike or kids bike (18″ wheels up to 27″ wheel size).
Able to charge 12V batteries
Alternative energy resource
Used for emergency power
Prepper bunker power
Great for classroom education
Fits adult bicycles
Drives 12V water pump
Drives 12V blender
Drives 12V air compressor
Charges portable power packs
Up to 300 Watts of power
Exericse Bike Generator - DIY
All of our products are engineer built and come with a 1 year warranty and service plan. Lead time is typically 2-7 days, but contact us for a better estimate.
100% Human-powered Operation
This generator allows you to make electricity by attaching it to the wheel of a bicycle or stationary exercise bike with a metal fly wheel. This DC Generator can be driven by human power, wind power, or hydro.
The 1" wide rubber drive roller 1.5 inch diameter. You will be able to mount this generator to a bike stand using an adapter mounting plate. Or you can mount this generator against the heavy fly wheel of a stationary exercise bike.
The graphs shown in the images are from actual data collected during a 1 hour period while charging a deep cycle 12V lead acid AGM battery. This is actually a permanent magnet DC motor. It may be a big surprise, yes any DC permanent magnet motor also works as a DC generator. This is a very robust engineered unit made to operate in harsh conditions. It has ball bearings on its shaft as opposed to brass bushing bearings which are found in most cheap generators.
Up to 300 Watts
Rubber roller: for exercise bike generators
DIY
Dual Generator
Up to 500 Watts
No removal of back tire
Already assembled version + Alone for a DIY platform
Highest Watts out of all our generators
All of our products are engineer built and come with a 1 year warranty and service plan. Lead time is typically 6-8 weeks, but contact us for a better estimate.
100% Human-powered Operation
This dual two way Bigfoot Bicycle Generator system is easy to setup and generate power 0 to 100V DC up to 500 Watts output good for prepper backup power and for STEM in the classroom. Used to charge solar generators that can handle 145V DC
This will plug directly into a portable power station like the Bluetti AC200 which has a max input Voltage of 145V DC
500W DIY pedal power provides peace of mind when the power goes out. This system will charge 12V batteries through a blocking diode. and charge controller
We will include a custom adapter to easily plug into the AC200 model power station.
This system can 24V lithium portable power stations / solar generators through an over Voltage relay
Product includes:
Dual generator roller system
Power meter
Blocking diode
1 year warranty + support
(Bike Stand Not Included)
All of our products are engineer built and come with a 1 year warranty and service plan. Lead time is typically 2-7 days, but contact us for a better estimate.
100% Human-powered Operation
The PPG-R500-SS dual DC generator dynamo is a robust ball bearing double generator connected by a rock solid 2inch x 3inch roller. This design is made to mount against the rear tire of a bicycle. The two generators can be configured end to end (series) to generate over 80VDC. The two generators can also be wired in parallel to supply twice the current as a single generator. This dual generator unit can reach an absolute maximum power of over 500 Watts (See data below) This unit can be mounted on a bike stand plate that adjusts the height of the roller to have good contact to the wheel as shown in the photo. You will note there are two graphs showing on the product images. The first graph shown indicates the absolute max peak power that can be reached during a 10 second burst of speed also known as a sprintinch hitting over 500 Watts. The PPG-R500-SS was wired in series mode for this experiment and connected to a 14 Ohm load. The second graph shows 1 Amp Hour of battery charging which took about 10 minutes of pedaling. In this case the PPG-500R-SS was wired in parallel configuration to allow more current to be delivered to the 12V deep cycle marine battery.
Contact us for the Data Sheet and Owner’s manual
Belt Drive and Rubber Roller Specifications
BENCHMARK / TEST DATA
This data was recorded using a WattsVIEW power monitor while charging a 12V Deep Cycle Duracell Battery Powerpack during a one-hour charging session.
For more information see the FAQ WEBPAGE. If you want to buy a generator stand ready to go out of the box then go HERE.
BENCH MARKING / TEST RESULTS
The data below shows actual data from a belt – pulley generator during a one hour bike riding session. Remember that Watts = Volts X Amps. So the 2nd chart below (green chart) is Watts which is simply the product of the red (Amps) and white (Volts) lines of the first chart.
What some people do not realize is that a DC bike generator dynamo can be used to charge a solar generator. The tricky part of it is finding out the maximum Voltage allowed into the solar generator and setting up your generator so that it DOES NOT EXCEED that maximum Voltage. An easy way to find this out is to opne a search on Amazon or Google or your favorite search enginer and type the model of the solar generator along with the words Specifications PDF. Then look for Input charge Voltage There are three ways a pedal power bicycle generator can be configured to charge a solar generator :
If you do a search for the phrase “Solar Generator” you will see hundreds of options like these shown HERE. A solar generator is just a fancy name for a (usually Lithium) battery portable power station that has a built in charge controller that can handle a wide input Votlage from a solar panel. A normal portable battery powerpack power station just takes a 12V DC input.
OPTION 1 – A single 300W PPG-R300 or 300W PPG-B300 generator will put out a max Voltage of about 50VDC. So to be safe you would do a search for a solar generator that could handle a charge OCT or maximum input Voltage of 60V DC or higher and connect your bike generator to it. HINT: The higher the charge Voltage then the higher the cost of the solar generator. An example of a high input Voltage For example the 1500WH Bluetti Maxoak can handle a max input charge Voltage of 68VDC. It costs $799. If you go with a two way dual 500W generator it can hit a peak of 100V DC so you would need something like the Bluetti AC200 Max that can handle a max input charge Voltage of 145V DC. This costs $1,899
OPTION 2 – Use a much less expensive solar generator along with an over Voltage protection module.
This will open up the connection between the bike generator and the solar generator power station whenever you start to pedal too fast and exceed the max Voltage of your solar generator. For example I purchased the FlashFish 200W for $129.00. It has a lot of power for such a small size. It takes a max input charge DC Votlage of 24V. To protect it from being damaged by the bike generator I installed an NC25A-12V unit which opens up the relay connection at about 16V DC When pedaling at 50V DC Output on the bike generator. The reason why the NC25A is so special is that handles a max input Voltage of 140V DC so that when it opens up to protet your solar generator it does not get destroyed by a huge Voltage spike. This means the Voltage going into the FlashFish will never go over 16V DC.