The Energy Generating Revolving Door

The Tourniket is a high quality revolving door with eye-catching features. Its unique design combines architectural beauty with the highest degree of flexibility. Boon Edam has now created the NRG+ Tourniket, which not only saves energy, but also generates energy through human power.

Human Powered Energy Generating

The ’always open, always closed’ nature of our revolving doors creates an effective barrier between the weather, pollution, dirt on the outside and the environment on the inside. The hand operated energy generating Tourniket takes energy saving a step further, as it is equipped with a special generator driven by the human energy applied to the door. The generator also controls the rotating speed of the door, so safety is assured. The ceiling of the revolving door is made of safety glass and gives a clear view of the technology. A set of super capacitors stores the generated energy as a buffer and provides a consistent supply for the low energy LED lights in the ceiling.

Interaction with the user

LED scales inside the door indicate the amount of energy being generated. When passing through the door at a slow speed, the scale will end up in the red or orange zone, whereas a normal or fast pace, pushes the scale into the green zone, indicating that significant electrical energy is generated. Another LED indicator at the control unit shows when the illumination of the revolving door is powered by human energy, or by the mains supply.

Energy Stickers

"Human Powered Energy" stickers are applied to the revolving door to make users aware of their contribution to green building. The total amount of energy generated by the revolving door is accumulated and shown on a large display inside the building.