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AssigneeGenedics LLC
InventorsGene S. Fein, Edward Merritt
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A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based wind energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The roadway system may additionally include, for example, a plurality of ground-based solar energy generating devices, one or more vehicle-based solar energy generating devices and one or more vehicle-based wind energy generating devices. The energy generating devices are connected to the roadway system electricity grid and substantially all of the ground-based wind energy generating devices are positioned on part of one of the roads or near to one or more of the roads to thereby allow energy generation from wind created from passing vehicles in addition to energy generation from atmospheric wind.
A wind energy generating device comprising one or more piezoelectric nanowires and a sheet with circuitry, wherein the nanowires are attached, independently, with one end to the sheet, positioned on the sheet in a substantially perpendicular position in the absence of wind, flexible to allow mechanical bending to a bent position in response to wind acting on them, and electrically connected to the circuitry to allow transfer of electrical energy generated by the one or more nanowires upon returning from the bent position to the substantially perpendicular position.
A method for generating and distributing energy, comprising:
A method for generating and distributing energy, comprising:
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