20-04-2011, 12:34 PM
Submitted By:
Mr. Himanshu Joshi
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ELECTRIC TRAFFICATION
Concept of Elec-Traffication
An energy crisis is any great bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy.
Generally 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 traveling at high speed strikes the wind then also heat energy is produced which is always lost in environment and of which we can’t make use of….
OR directly we can say that all this energy that we can’t make use of is just the WASTAGE OF ENERGY that is abundantly available around us
In this project we are just trying to make use of such energy in order to generate an ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
This project will work on the principle of “POTENTIAL ENERGY TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION”
A vehicle weighing 1,000 kg going up a height of 10 cm on breaker, produces approximately 0.98 kilowatt power
So one such speed-breaker on a busy highway, where about 100 vehicles pass every minute, about one kilo watt of electricity can be produced every single minute
Objective
Improving today’s Traffic Lights situations
Electricity Generation from Speed-Breaker
Provide 24X7 electricity in less investment
Piezo-Electricity
The word piezoelectricity means electricity resulting from pressure
A piezoelectric substance is one that produces an electric charge when a mechanical stress is applied
Some Piezoelectric materials
Naturally-occurring crystals
◦ Berlinite (a phosphate material)
◦ Cane Sugar
◦ Quartz
◦ Rochelle Salt
◦ Topaz
Other natural materials
◦ Bone
◦ Silk
◦ Enamel
Man-Made Crystals
◦ Langasite
◦ Lead Titanate, etc
Can Generate High Voltages
Continuous Operation
Provide High Light Intensity
One Time Fit & Forget, Trouble Free Operations
Reduces Government Liability
Opportunities of Energy Harvesting Technologies
A steady stream of traffic passing over the bump can generate 10-36kW of power
Financial Aspect
Conventional speed breakers cost about Rs 6,000 each
The bumps can each produce between Rs 3 and Rs 10.80 of energy an hour for up to 16 hours a day, or between Rs 17,520 and Rs 63,072 a year
Overall, the initial investment is around Rs3.5–Rs4.5 lacs per region as each material costs around Rs450-Rs500
Challenges
Cannot be applied in RURAL areas where traffic is less and concrete roads are unavailable
Huge initial investment
Dealing with Government organizations
How to Overcome Challenges
Try to take subsidies from Government to implement our idea
Currently it is proposed for urban areas only
NGOs for rural development can be involved
A system could be UPDATED further in which concrete roads may not be needed
Future Scope
Such speed breakers can be designed for heavy vehicles, thus increasing input torque and ultimately output of generator
More suitable and compact mechanisms to enhance efficiency
