Electricity from speed bumps Bashny.Net

The company New Energy Technologies, Maryland, USA, has developed a device designed to collect the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle and convert it into electricity. Made in the form of a speed bump, it is not only cope with the simple duties of the latter, but gives you the opportunity to learn from them is quite tangible benefits.

The MotionPower Express system collects the unused kinetic energy of vehicles in places of forced reduction in speed or stop, for example at gas stations. Representatives of the New Energy we hope that once they have developed devices will become an integral part of the control posts, traffic areas, Parking lots, arrival and zones of inhibition airports, and other suitable for the aforesaid purpose. In the case of success of such a scenario for the city of the customer this would mean ongoing savings of electricity due to, for example, street lighting.





Within New Energy Technologies technology tested for over a year. And recently, the company attracted the attention of the public agreed with the authorities of the city of Roanoke, Virginia, on the testing of MotionPower Express in the real world. At the end of last month the system was tested by hundreds of drivers and addressing each of them mounted on the ground obstacles produced some amount of electricity. Representatives of the company and recognized the experiment was more than successful.

The MotionPower Express system is designed for installation in places where the traffic speed does not exceed 24 km/h (15 mph) and gradually decreases until full stop. These areas include, in particular, car parks, border crossings (junction of roads), ramps with flyover zones "calm" traffic, rest areas, checkpoints and roadside service complexes.





The pilot plant operations in the Municipal Center Roanoke came at the most busy time, when it was held concurrently weapon exhibition and tour of the circus. Six hours through a safety lane drove 580 cars. According to reports, produced during this time electricity would be enough to power the average American home for an entire day. In another embodiment, the application would have to be enough to ensure the daily operation of 14-foot Billboard or a neon sign. In any case, the device would reduce the costs of electricity, and then change the status of electricity consumers to the manufacturer.





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