Road Pressure Receiver Assembly for Vehicle Kinetic Power Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for electrical power due to the rise in computer usage and hybrid/electric cars has created a need for localized power generation, and existing technologies fail to effectively harness and utilize the kinetic energy of moving vehicles as a renewable energy source.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a pressure receiving assembly installed over a road surface, which transfers kinetic energy from moving vehicles to a rotatable driver shaft, utilizing a restoring arrangement and primary transmission unit to energize an electrical generator, allowing for the conversion of kinetic energy into electrical power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If kinetic energy of vehicles is harnessed using a pressure receiving assembly on the road surface, then electrical energy generation is enabled, but the system complexity increases due to multiple transmission components
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission system is divided into separate functional modules: pressure receiver, driver shaft, restoring arrangement, and electrical generator. Each component performs a specific function and can be independently maintained or replaced, reducing overall system complexity while enabling kinetic energy harvesting from vehicle passage.
2Productivity
If the pressure receiver is positioned to maximize energy transfer, then kinetic energy conversion efficiency improves, but the structural complexity of the assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure receiver is extracted as a separate, movable component that swings independently on the driver shaft. This allows the pressure receiver to be optimized for energy transfer without complicating the fixed structural elements of the assembly, maintaining simplicity while maximizing kinetic energy capture.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the restoring arrangement is positioned at the distal end of the shaft, then the pressure receiver can return to initial position effectively, but the overall assembly length increases
Solution Approach 1:
The restoring arrangement (spring or hydraulic cylinder) is positioned at the distal end of the rotating shaft to provide dynamic restoration of the pressure receiver to its initial position. This placement allows the restoring force to act at maximum leverage, achieving effective return motion while minimizing the required shaft length compared to alternative configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system enables the efficient generation of electrical energy from vehicle motion, providing a free and sustainable power source by installing the system on straight or downhill road sections near energy consumers, ensuring a stable and constant electricity supply.
Implementation Method 1
upon pressure being applied to the pressure receiver by the moving vehicle the receiver swings/rotates in the direction of vehicle movement, so that a kinetic energy of the vehicle motion is transferred to the shaft
Implementation Method 2
The restoring arrangement is selected from the group including a spring actuated, hydraulic or electrical device provided at the distal end of the shaft
Implementation Method 3
the kinetic energy of the vehicle motion is transferred to the shaft and is resulted in operation of the primary gear transmission unit, ultimately energizing an electrical generator
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AI summary
A system is provided for generating electrical energy from passage of a vehicle over a road surface. The system comprises a pressure receiver connected to a rotatable shaft associated with a primary transmission unit. The pressure receiver is adapted for swinging motion over the road surface, so that upon pressure being applied to the pressure receiver by the moving vehicle the receiver swings in the direction of vehicle movement, wherein kinetic energy of vehicle motion is transferred to the shaft resulted in its rotation causing operation of a primary energy transmission unit consisting of the driving sprocket and a driven sprocket-follower wheel assembly which is coupled by a leading transmission arrangement an electrical generator.