Using Motion Simulation In CAD In The Concept Design Phase For Harnessing Energy From Road Traffic

The increasing demand for energy is focusing the shift towards finding new sources of energy to sustain. This paper emphasizes on the idea that the kinetic energy getting wasted during motion of vehicles over speed breakers can be utilized to generate power by using a special arrangement called “power hump�. Design of the power hump is done on Solidworks, Stimulation of the same and animation to study the actual working of the system has been observed. The system hails from the already existing ones but improvement in many fronts like the gear arrangement, use of bevel gears and the self expanding motors makes it stand out in the new front. This generated energy can be converted in to usable power and used for general purpose applications like streetlights, traffic signals, laboratories rural areas hospitals. In addition, we could also have solar panels, which would satisfy our power needs, in absence of any vehicular movement. The excogitation of this work is the new series of rack and pinion gear mechanism used to generate electrical power of 36 watt /day.