electricity generation uses passing vehicles

electricity generation uses passing vehicles

Energy one of best factor for a Developed or Developing countries.
Now a day Energy one of the most challenging problem all over the world. In this order new concept of Energy generation through using passing Vehicles.

Traffic is one of the challenging and wast problem for the country. So Macías Hernández points start utilize this problem to solve another problem.
What is Concept to generate electricity using Vehicles motion?

-the weight transferred through cars' wheels onto the road – or through pedestrians' feet onto the sidewalk – is used to generate electricity. These systems utilize piezoelectric materials, which convert mechanical stress into an electrical current. Such materials may be effective, but they're also too expensive for use in many parts of the world.

When this happens, air is forced through a bellows that's attached to the underside of the ramp. That air travels through a hose, and is compressed in a storage tank. The stored compressed air is ultimately fed into a turbine, generating electricity.

In Macías Hernández' system, small ramps made from a tough, tire-like polymer are embedded in the road, protruding 5 cm (2 in) above the surface. When cars drive over them, the ramps are temporarily pushed down.

The higher the amount of traffic where one of the ramps is present, the greater the amount of electricity that can be generated. Macías Hernández points out, however, that in lower-traffic areas, multiple ramps placed along the length of the road could be used to generate more electricity from each individual vehicle. He adds that the technology could also be used with pedestrian foot-traffic.
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