Electric power generation by traffic driven turbines
OwnerGary George Horlacher, Matthew Martin Horlacherinventors
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Abstract
Electric power is generated through turbines with magnetic material rotated by magnetized or non-magnetized ferrous material on vehicles passing by the turbines. The turbines are placed at preferably high traffic locations along highways, railways, and similar transportation paths. Magnetized or non-magnetized ferrous material such as external parts or add-on strips on vehicles cause rotation of the turbine generating electricity for use in local consumption or for adding to the power distribution network.
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A method for generating electric power, comprising:
- providing a traffic driven turbine adjacent to a road such that a vehicle passing on the road causes the turbine to be rotated and electricity to be generated as a result of rotation of the turbine, wherein the turbine includes magnetic material placed on an outer surface of the turbine such that an interaction between the magnetic material and a portion of the vehicle causes the rotation of the turbine;
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- coupling the turbine to a circuit to receiving the generated electricity.
A traffic driven turbine for generating electric power, comprising:
- an electricity generation component for converting radial motion into electricity;
- a substantially cylindrical outer member configured to rotate around a shaft member for providing the radial motion, wherein an external surface of the outer member includes magnetic material configured to cause the outer member to rotate in response to passing of a metal vehicle with a second magnetic material in close proximity to the outer member, and wherein the outer member and the shaft member are located adjacent to at least one from a set of:
- a roadway, a railway, and a shipping channel.
A system for generating electricity based on movement of vehicles on a roadway, the system comprising:
- a turbine placed adjacent to the roadway arranged to rotate in response to an interaction between a first magnetic material on an external surface of the turbine and a second magnetic material on the vehicle passing along the turbine;
- an electricity generation circuit for generating and regulating electricity in response to the rotation of the turbine;
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- the second magnetic material placed on an external surface of the vehicles in anticipation of a location of the turbine relative to the roadway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.