05-11-2012, 04:12 PM
Eco friendly Electricity generation: Electricity from speed breakers
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Abstract
In this technological era, all the modern equipments and advancements rely on the electricity. Electricity serves as a back bone to these achievements. Can we imagine a second without electricity? Calculate the losses caused by the shortage of electricity.
Currently there are various methods for electricity generation. Here is a novel method for generating electricity from speed breakers which is eco-friendly.
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In our design, the speed breakers have to be made with springs. When a vehicle loads a speed breaker it compresses air and this air is used to drive the impeller. This serves as a source for the alternator.
Thus in this article, going to present a new method of electricity generation. Hope this design will be implemented soon !!!
Speed breakers
In Indian roads, currently we have speed breakers of rigid type, made of steel or with tar. When a heavy load crosses the speed breaker it remains unreformed, which alone limits the speed of vehiclesThe national highways come with minimum 8 meters wide, 0.015m thickness. We are proposing slight changes in the current roads.
Proposed design
Here we are making the speed breaker of vibrating type, when a vehicle crosses the speed breaker, it gets depressed and then it gets back to its original position.
Speed breaker -design
The speed breakers are fitted with helical spring at the base. The shape of speed breaker is trapezoidal, because when a vehicle comes to point A, the load will be acting between A and B. This compresses the speed breaker, this goes down due to the presence of spring. When a vehicle is in between B & C, there will be maximum load on the speed breaker. At the C & D, there will be minimum load on speed breaker.
Runner
It consists of a circular disc on the periphery of which have number of buckets evenly spaced are fixed. Each bucket is divided in to 2 symmetrical parts by a dividing wall is know as splitter. The splitter divides air jet in to two equal parts. The buckets are shaped in such a way that jet gets deflected through 160 or 170 degree. Materials used are cast iron, caste steel, or stainless.
Conclusion
In this article, written about a new approach of generation of electricity from the speed breaker. This can generate up to 100Kwatts of power which can be used for various purposes. Here we have converted the mechanical energy to pneumatic energy then to electrical energy. This design will help to reduce the cost of electricity generation.