An electrical generating apparatus, comprising:
- a raised platform positioned on a surface that at least one vehicle traverses, the platform including a housing configured to conform to a roadway, the housing configured to receive a plurality of modules, each module of the plurality of modules including 1) at least one protrusion, 2) at least one rotatable shaft, and 3) at least one generator, wherein the at least one protrusion, the at least one rotatable shaft, and the at least one generator are operably connected within each module;
- at least a portion of the at least one protrusion of each module of the plurality of modules is configured to extend above an upper surface of each module in an initial position, and the at least a portion of the at least one protrusion is configured to be in a flat or planar position relative to the upper surface of each module when in a secondary position, and at least one reset member is positioned within each module and configured to permit movement of the at least one protrusion between the initial position and the secondary position when a push force is applied to create the movement;
- wherein when the at least one protrusion of each module of the plurality of modules is pushed to a secondary position by a tire of the vehicle moving over the at least one protrusion, the movement of the at least one protrusion creates a rotation force which causes rotation of the at least one rotatable shaft, which causes rotation of the at least one generator such that the at least one protrusion translates a push force to a rotation force from the at least one rotatable shaft to the at least one generator to create electrical generation therefrom;
- a first subset of the plurality of modules axially aligned and positioned in a first portion of the housing of the raised platform;
- a second subset of the plurality of modules axially aligned and positioned in a second portion of the housing of the raised platform;
- wherein the first subset of the plurality of modules and the second subset of the plurality of modules are spaced apart from each other such that the platform includes an inactive area without electrical generation therefrom, the inactive area formed without any modules or electrical generation, and the inactive area positioned between the first subset and the second subset, such that the first subset, the inactive area, and the second subset are positioned in an axial alignment relative to each other and relative to an axial alignment of the platform which is positioned on the surface comprising a lane of the roadway,
- wherein the at least one vehicle moves over and contacts the at least one protrusion of one module of the plurality of modules of the first subset or the second subset, thereby causing generation of electricity.