13-09-2014, 11:11 AM
EVERY SPEED BREAKER IS NOW A SOURCE OF POWER
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Abstract
—Man in his lifetime, uses energy in one form or
the other. In fact whatever happens in nature, results, out of
the conversion of energy in one form or the other? The
blowing of the wind, the formation of the clouds and the flow
of water are a few examples that stand testimony to this fact.
The extensive usage of energy has resulted in an energy crisis,
and there is a need to develop methods of optimal utilization,
which will not only ease the crisis but also preserve the
environment.
This paper attempts to show how man has been utilizing
energy and to explore prospects of optimizing the same.
Researches show that the world has already had its enough
shares of its energy resources. Fossil fuels pollute the
environment. Nuclear energy requires careful handling of
both raw as well as waste material. The focus now is shifting
more and more towards the renewable sources of energy,
which are essentially, nonpolluting.
Energy conservation is the cheapest new source of energy.
This paper attempts to show how energy can be tapped and
used at a commonly used system, the road-speed breakers. The
number of vehicles passing over the speed breaker in roads is
increasing day by day. There is possibility of tapping the
energy and generating power by making the speed breaker as
a power generation unit. The generated power can be used for
the lamps near the speed breakers and this will be a great boon
for the rural villages too.
My paper explains clearly, the working principle of the
designed system, its practical implementation, and its
advantages. Design of each component has been carried out
using standard procedures, and the components have been
fabricated and assembled. A similar model of the system has
been modeled using Pro-E. Practical testing of the system has
been done with different loads at different speeds. Taking the
various criteria that determine the power generation, graphs
have been plotted. The utilization of energy is an indication of
the growth of a nation.One might conclude that to be
materially rich and prosperous, a human being needs to
consume more and more energy.
I. SCOPE OF THE PAPER
The utilization of energy is an indication of the growth
of a nation. For example, the per capita energy consumption
in USA is 9000 KWh (Kilo Watt hour) per year, whereas the
consumption in India is 1200 KWh (Kilo Watt hour). One
might conclude that to be materially rich and prosperous, a
human being needs to consume more and more energy.
A recent survey on the energy consumption in India had
published a pathetic report that 85,000 villages in India do
not still have electricity. Supply of power in most part of the
country is poor. Hence more research and development and
commercialization of technologies are needed in this field.
India, unlike the top developed countries has very poor
roads. Talking about a particular road itself includes a
number of speed breakers. By just placing a unit like the
“Power Generation Unit from Speed Breakers”, so much of
energy can be tapped. This energy can be used for the lights
on the either sides of the roads and thus much power that is
consumed by these lights can be utilized to send power to
these villages.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
The project is concerned with generation of electricity
from speed breakers-like set up. The load acted upon the
speed breaker - setup is there by transmitted to rack and
pinion arrangements.
Here the reciprocating motion of the speed-breaker is
converted into rotary motion using the rack and pinion
arrangement. The axis of the pinion is coupled with the
sprocket arrangement. The sprocket arrangement is made of
two sprockets. One of larger size and the other of smaller
size. Both the sprockets are connected by means of a chain
which serves in transmitting power from the larger sprocket
to the smaller sprocket. As the power is transmitted from the
larger sprocket to the smaller sprocket, the speed that is
available at the larger sprocket is relatively multiplied at the
rotation of the smaller sprocket.
.CONCLUSION
The utilization of energy is an indication of the growth
of a nation. One might conclude that to be materially rich
and prosperous, a human being needs to consume more and
more energy.
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Abstract
—Man in his lifetime, uses energy in one form or
the other. In fact whatever happens in nature, results, out of
the conversion of energy in one form or the other? The
blowing of the wind, the formation of the clouds and the flow
of water are a few examples that stand testimony to this fact.
The extensive usage of energy has resulted in an energy crisis,
and there is a need to develop methods of optimal utilization,
which will not only ease the crisis but also preserve the
environment.
This paper attempts to show how man has been utilizing
energy and to explore prospects of optimizing the same.
Researches show that the world has already had its enough
shares of its energy resources. Fossil fuels pollute the
environment. Nuclear energy requires careful handling of
both raw as well as waste material. The focus now is shifting
more and more towards the renewable sources of energy,
which are essentially, nonpolluting.
Energy conservation is the cheapest new source of energy.
This paper attempts to show how energy can be tapped and
used at a commonly used system, the road-speed breakers. The
number of vehicles passing over the speed breaker in roads is
increasing day by day. There is possibility of tapping the
energy and generating power by making the speed breaker as
a power generation unit. The generated power can be used for
the lamps near the speed breakers and this will be a great boon
for the rural villages too.
My paper explains clearly, the working principle of the
designed system, its practical implementation, and its
advantages. Design of each component has been carried out
using standard procedures, and the components have been
fabricated and assembled. A similar model of the system has
been modeled using Pro-E. Practical testing of the system has
been done with different loads at different speeds. Taking the
various criteria that determine the power generation, graphs
have been plotted. The utilization of energy is an indication of
the growth of a nation.One might conclude that to be
materially rich and prosperous, a human being needs to
consume more and more energy.
I. SCOPE OF THE PAPER
The utilization of energy is an indication of the growth
of a nation. For example, the per capita energy consumption
in USA is 9000 KWh (Kilo Watt hour) per year, whereas the
consumption in India is 1200 KWh (Kilo Watt hour). One
might conclude that to be materially rich and prosperous, a
human being needs to consume more and more energy.
A recent survey on the energy consumption in India had
published a pathetic report that 85,000 villages in India do
not still have electricity. Supply of power in most part of the
country is poor. Hence more research and development and
commercialization of technologies are needed in this field.
India, unlike the top developed countries has very poor
roads. Talking about a particular road itself includes a
number of speed breakers. By just placing a unit like the
“Power Generation Unit from Speed Breakers”, so much of
energy can be tapped. This energy can be used for the lights
on the either sides of the roads and thus much power that is
consumed by these lights can be utilized to send power to
these villages.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
The project is concerned with generation of electricity
from speed breakers-like set up. The load acted upon the
speed breaker - setup is there by transmitted to rack and
pinion arrangements.
Here the reciprocating motion of the speed-breaker is
converted into rotary motion using the rack and pinion
arrangement. The axis of the pinion is coupled with the
sprocket arrangement. The sprocket arrangement is made of
two sprockets. One of larger size and the other of smaller
size. Both the sprockets are connected by means of a chain
which serves in transmitting power from the larger sprocket
to the smaller sprocket. As the power is transmitted from the
larger sprocket to the smaller sprocket, the speed that is
available at the larger sprocket is relatively multiplied at the
rotation of the smaller sprocket.
.CONCLUSION
The utilization of energy is an indication of the growth
of a nation. One might conclude that to be materially rich
and prosperous, a human being needs to consume more and
more energy.