Project 10 to the 100 Energy from Moving Traffic

Electrical Energy derived from the flow of Moving Traffic

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Project
• 10
• to
• the
• 100

[DustDiddod]

I guess this idea would work but I don't think anything that lowers your traction (even by a tiny amount) would be allowed on a road, what if you had to break sudenly to avoid an accident? (I know contact time for the individul rollers is small but we are not talking about one roller.)

Secondly, I don't understand and how using petrol to power traffic signals is going to help anyone. (Petrol I/we pay for.)

[kevingets1]

Yes, I am talking about one roller in the road. The continuous flow of traffic on the highway would keep it rolling...

The amount of petrol used cannot be calculated as it is extremely minscule. Scince the traffic is moving anyway.. why not take an extremely small "donation" from each car, and charge batteries. The amount of eneergy taken from each car is so small and negligable, that it cannot be calculated.

[kevingets1]

One system could probably power 10 intersections since the lights used on traffic control systems are LED's. But it's just an idea.

[gipsytony3]

good

[kevingets1]

******************************­**************

Just a side note here... all road surfaces have many discontinuities, bumps, pot holes, and uneven surfaces.

You are CONSTANTLY loosing energy from your car due to this fact alone. Going over a roller is a poor excuse not to build a battery charging system that can get it energy from moving traffic. This energy loss is very small

******************************­********

[kevingets1]

A roller can be made to have a high frictional surface so that there is traction between the car and the roller. BUT... if you are traveling 65 mph on the highway, the amount of time your tire is in "contact" with the roller would be very short... like maybe less than 1/2 of a second.... but the ENERGY you would transfer to the roller would be large. It is a small "tax" on your car to make a contribution to charge batteries. The amount of traffic on the road would keep the system fully charged

[kevingets1]

Thanks. -- The snow, rain, mud, etc... has actually been resolved and is really a non issue as it was taken into consideration in the design.

Preliminary analysis indicates that the electricity generated from heavy traffic like that on interstate roadways will far exceede the electricity consumed by taffic signals and street light. So.. it may be a feasible design. The money that Google would provide would pay for a small design team and capital to do the R&D. Sorry for the crummy video.