{"id":655,"date":"2025-10-10T01:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T01:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=655"},"modified":"2025-10-10T01:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T01:32:09","slug":"smart-sustainable-and-healthy-campus-team-develops-solar-powered-garden-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"Smart, Sustainable, and Healthy: Campus Team Develops Solar-Powered Garden Bench\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"655\" class=\"elementor elementor-655\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c56c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c56c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-846549f\" data-id=\"846549f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f95a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f95a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\">Lecturers, electrical engineering students, and design students have successfully developed a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\">solar-powered garden bench prototype. This project is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\">a creative and innovative blend of technology, health, and sustainability that has earned intellectual property rights in Au<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\">gust <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW63800952 BCX8\">2025<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63800952 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63800952 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ece7f6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ece7f6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7318c4f\" data-id=\"7318c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf123e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddf123e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">This innovative bench is equipped with a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">solar PV module<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> that captures sunlight to generate electricity<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW6568815 BCX8\">in order to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> power<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> various<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> features like <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">automatic LED lighting<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">USB charging ports<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> for electronic devices. It also includes a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">bicycle pedal system<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> which<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">allows<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> users to burn calories while relaxing outdoors.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">To make the experience <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">even <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">more interactive, the bench features <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">LED running text displays<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> that show the number of calories burned and motivational messages. A built-in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">sound system<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">is also placed to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">greet visitors and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\">announce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6568815 BCX8\"> their progress, making the bench both functional and fun.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW6568815 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99374e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"99374e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Video-HaKI-Elektro-Bench.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9930544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9930544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54fe901\" data-id=\"54fe901\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a086ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a086ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">By combining renewable energy, health promotion, and smart design, this project reflects the university\u2019s commitment to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">sustainability and innovation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">It\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">a great example<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\"> of how <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">students<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\"> can contribute to greener public spaces and inspire healthier lifestyles.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\"> You can try this bench by visiting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">Electrical Engineering Lab Hallway (Near B-259 classroom) on the second floor of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">Building B UPH Main Campus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49271973 BCX8\">!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW49271973 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecturers, electrical engineering students, and design students have successfully developed a solar-powered garden bench prototype. 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