Vehicle speed detection means for power generation system
AssigneeKinetic Energy Corporation
InventorEUGENE J. KENNEDY
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Abstract
A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a vehicle speed detection device that detects a speed of a vehicle travelling over the roadway surface based on a speed of movement of the vehicle activated treadle.
Claims9
A vehicle energy harvester comprising:
- a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface;
- a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface;
- a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle;
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- a vehicle speed detection device that detects a speed of a vehicle travelling over the roadway surface based on a speed of movement of the vehicle activated treadle.
A vehicle energy harvester comprising:
- a plurality of subunits each having an upper surface forming a roadway surface;
- a vehicle activated treadle on at least one of the plurality of subunits, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface;
- a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle;
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- a vehicle speed detection device that detects a speed of a vehicle travelling over the roadway surface based on a speed of movement of the vehicle activated treadle.
A vehicle energy harvester comprising:
- a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface;
- a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface;
- a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle;
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- vehicle speed detection means for detecting a speed of a vehicle travelling over the roadway surface based on a speed of movement of the vehicle activated treadle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.