This project harvests energy from
speed breaker by making gear arrangement and using electronic gadgets. Large
amounts amount of electricity can be generated saving lot of money. And if implemented will be very beneficial for Government
in the production of energy.
When vehicle is in motion it produces various forms
of energy like,
due to friction between vehicle’s wheel and road i.e. rough surface HEAT Energy is produced, also when vehicle travelling
at high
speed strikes the wind.
The principle involved is POTENTIAL ENERGY TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION. There is a system 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 (a angular motion
converter) which 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.
A simple construction idea of the project is shown below.
