19-09-2014, 03:48 PM
ENERGY GENERATION USING VEHICLE MOVEMENT
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Introduction
In this paper we are looking forward to conserve the kinetic energy that gone wasted, while vehicles move.
The number of vehicles passing over speed breaker on road is increasing day by day. Beneath speed breaker, setting up an electro-mechanical unit could and help us conserving this energy and use it for power generation.
Principle of working
Works on the principle of “Potential Energy To Electrical Energy Conversion” Potential energy can be thought of as energy stored within a physical system. This energy can be released or converted into other forms of energy, including kinetic energy.
A mechanism to generate power by converting the potential energy generated by a vehicle going up on a speed breaker into kinetic energy. When the vehicle moves over the inclined plates, it gains height resulting in increase in potential energy, which is wasted in a conventional rumble strip. When the breaker comes down, they crank a lever fitted to a ratchet-wheel type mechanism. This in turn rotates a geared shaft loaded with recoil springs. The output of this shaft is coupled to a dynamo to convert kinetic energy into electricity
working
In this project, a roller is fitted in between a speed breaker and some kind of a grip is provided on the speed breaker so that when a vehicle passes over speed breaker it rotates the roller. This movement of roller is used to rotate the shaft of generator by the help of chain drive.
Working principle
While moving, the vehicles possess some kinetic energy and it is being wasted. This kinetic energy can be utilized to produce power by using a special arrangement. It is an Electro-Mechanical unit. It utilizes both mechanical technologies and electrical techniques for the power generation and its storage.
ELECTRIC DYNAMO:
It is a device, which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. It works based on “faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction”.
FIRST LAW: Whenever a conductor cuts across magnetic lines of flux an E.M.F is induced in it.
SECOND LAW: The magnitude of induced E.M.F is equals to the rate of change of flux.
conclusion
Now by generating the power without utilizing any external sources mentioned earlier. Now, vehicular traffic in big cities is more, causing a problem to human being. But this vehicular traffic can also be utilized for power generation by means of new technique. If it is placed in heavy traffic roads, flyover & Toll Plaza the weight and kinetic energy of the vehicles can be used to produce mechanical power in shafts and this mechanical power is once again converted into electrical energy.