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Device for applying in a pavement for collecting mechanical energy from vehicles passing over for generating electricity

A technology of mechanical energy and equipment, applied in the field of equipment, to achieve the effect of improving road safety and reducing impact

Active Publication Date: 2020-01-17
UNIVE DE COIMBRA +1
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In the previously mentioned techniques, the generator is driven through flexible coupling elements (and not directly in this disclosure), making the transmission system more susceptible to failure

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[0074] The present disclosure relates to a device 1 for application in a road surface for harvesting mechanical energy from passing vehicles on said road surface to actuate an electromechanical system for generating electrical energy. The device comprises a movable cover 3 driven by the force exerted by the tires or wheels of the moving vehicle, which is connected to a cranked linear slide system 4-5, wherein the linear slide 5 is guided linearly on a base structure 2 fixed to the device. 14, which in turn is connected to the rack and pinion 6-7, said pinion 7 being connected to the shaft 8 of the electromechanical converter 9, which converts the received mechanical energy into electrical energy.

[0075] The tires of the moving vehicle exert a force on the cover 3, which depends on the characteristics of the vehicle and its movement, but also on the characteristics of the cover itself (i.e. its surface profile), the angle of this element is responsible for the dynamic componen...

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Disclosed is a device for applying in a pavement for collecting mechanical energy from a vehicle passing over said pavement for actuating an electromechanical converter for generating electrical energy, said device comprising: an electromechanical converter; a mechanical or mechanical-hydraulic system comprising a crank-linear slide or crank-piston; a base structure for supporting and fixing the device to the pavement; a cover displaceable in vertical axis translation caused by the vehicle passing over, wherein the cover is arranged to actuate the crank-linear slide or crank-piston; a rack-pinion, or a hydraulic cylinder and respective hydraulic circuit having an actuator, arranged for converting linear displacement of the linear slide or the piston, respectively, into rotation of a shaftof the electromechanical converter. The cover has a non-horizontal surface profile having a first elevation at a first end and a second elevation at a second end, wherein the first elevation is lowerthan the second elevation.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a device for application in a road surface for harvesting mechanical energy from vehicles passing on said road surface for actuating a mechanical or mechanical hydraulic system to actuate a converter to generate electrical energy. Background technique [0002] As verified over the past decades, electrical energy generation is still highly dependent on thermal power plants supplied by fossil fuels and nuclear energy, but the implementation of renewable energy-based electrical energy generation systems (i.e. hydroelectric plants and wind farms, both onshore and offshore) has increased. The implementation of power plants using solar energy (mainly using photovoltaic panels) has been increasing in recent years, mainly due to the reduction in production costs of this technology. [0003] The aforementioned large-scale power generation methods are found to be generally far away from large cities and industrial centers where...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F03G7/08
CPCE01C9/007F03G7/08E01C9/00H02K7/1853
Inventor 弗朗西斯科·若昂·阿纳斯塔西奥·杜阿尔特阿德利诺·若热·洛佩斯·费雷拉保罗·曼努埃尔·奥利韦拉·斐尔
Owner UNIVE DE COIMBRA