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ROAD POWER
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WHAT IS ROAD POWER
Road power is a new device capable of converting vehicle traffic patterns and the weight of the
vehicle to electricity via a submerged air-conditioner size dynamo alongside the road. Road Power is
submerged as a thief prevention deterrent. A 1” sawcut across all lanes of the highway is required for
the installation of a pliable bladder that will be glued into this sawcut. 25% of the hose will protrude
above the road in order for the weight of the vehicle to compress this soft bladder creating over 200
lbs pressure which will turn a flywheel alongside the roadway. The inertia of this flywheel allows for
continuous electricity to be generated even when traffic patterns slow to 1 vehicle every five minutes
(highly unlikely). All respective utility connection requirements to the grid with safeguards for power
outages are implemented.
LIMITATIONS
Using the bladder concept, Road Power is limited to sunny locations because of snow plows.
However, a recent Japanese discovery (08/2008) created a flat rubber material that will conduct
electricity. With further R&D, Road Power II, we will come up with a method for installing on roads
that receive snowfall expanding capabilities. There is currently a prototye in UK that is utilizing a
plate. We are reviewing those options and in discussion with that company for a prototype. Would
eliminate a bladder/hose concept.
USA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (Background information)
According to the US Dept. of Transportation (FHWA), there are 46,747 miles of Interstate highways
in the United States. About 67.1 percent of this 2004 mileage was in rural areas, 4.5 percent was in
small urban areas, and 28.3 percent was in urbanized areas. In 2004, Americans traveled
approximately 267 billion vehicle miles on rural Interstates, 26 billion on small urban Interstates, and
434 billion on urbanized Interstates. Taken together, this represents approximately 24.5 percent of all
U.S. travel in 2004. The Interstate Highway System accounts for only 1 percent of all highway
mileage but carries 25 percent of the total vehicle miles of travel. In 1999, the system carried 2.7
trillion miles of travel by cars and trucks, and nearly 700 million rail freight train miles.