15-09-2017, 11:04 AM
A considerable amount of wind power is produced due to the difference in pressure created by moving vehicles on the roads. This wind energy can be used for the generation of electrical energy with the help of vertical axis wind turbines. This project aims to extract this energy in the most efficient way. The vertical axis wind turbine can be installed in the middle of the roads so that the wind on both sides of the median acts tangentially in the opposite direction on both sides of the turbine thus increasing the effective wind speed acting on the turbine. This wind flow will depend on the speed of the vehicle, the size of the vehicle and the intensity of the traffic. Therefore, a detailed survey should be done to study these distributions. Based on the studies performed an optimum wind turbine design has to be done. Wind energy harnessed through this technique can be used for street lighting, traffic light illumination, tolling, etc.