ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM SPEED BREAKER

BY

M.DEVENDER (08C31A0232) BALAJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Introduction:
Is anyone happy with current situation of electricity in India? So, this is our small step to try to improve this situation by our project. A large amount of energy is wasted at the speed breakers through friction, every time a vehicle passes over it.

Scope and Uses:

Low Budget electricity production Less floor area No obstruction to traffic Easy maintenance Suitable at parking of multiplexes, malls, toll booths, signals, etc. Uses: Charging batteries and using them to light up the streets, etc.

BASIC PRINCIPLE:
Simple energy conversion from Mechanical to Electrical. To generate electricity using the vehicle weight (potential energy) as input Possible using 3 different mechanisms: I. Crank-shaft mechanism II. Roller mechanism III. Rack- Pinion mechanism

Crank-shafts are required to be mounted on bearings which creates balancing problem leading to mechanical vibrations which in turn damage the bearings. Secondly as bearings are of sliding type, any occurrence of variable load( which is bit obvious in case of vehicles!!) leads to balancing problem.

Roller mechanism has some different disadvantages.

Maintenance will be very difficult Might cause collision.

Rack-Pinion assembly gives good mounting convenience Maximum gear losses 3 to 5% Efficiency 95%

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS:

Working process:
Here the reciprocating motion of the speed-breaker is converted into rotary motion using the rack and pinion arrangement. The axis of the pinion is coupled with the sprocket arrangement. The axis of the smaller sprocket is coupled to a gear arrangement. Finally the gear arrangement is coupled with the generator.

Out put graphs:

VOLTAGE GENERATED (VS) SPEED OF VEHICLE:

Speed of vehicle (km\hr) 10 20

Voltage generated (volts) 7.93 6.28

30
40 50

5.03
4.66 3.03

VOLTAGE GENERATED (VS) LOAD:

Speed of vehicle=10km/hr Load(kgs) 60 60 130 170 200 270 Generated Voltage (V) 8.33 9.45 10.22 11.23 11.81

ADVANTAGES:
Pollution free power generation. Simple construction, mature technology, and easy maintenance. No manual work necessary during generation. Energy available all year round. No fuel transportation problem. No consumption of any fossil fuel which is non-renewable source of energy.

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.

Conclusion:
The existing source of energy such as coal, oil etc may not be adequate to meet the ever increasing energy demands. These conventional sources of energy are also depleting and may be exhausted. It is an non conventional type of producing the energy. This project is a one step to path of exploring the possibilities of energy from several non-conventional energy sources .