Electrical generator apparatus, particularly for use on a vehicle roadway

An electrical generator system configured to convert an external actuation force applied by a vehicle traveling on a roadway into electrical energy, the electrical generator system comprising:

• at least one electrical generator apparatus, the at least one electrical generator apparatus including:
• a rotatable top portion adapted to receive the external actuation force applied by the vehicle traveling on the roadway;
• at least one linkage member, the rotatable top portion being operatively coupled to the at least one linkage member;
• a first wheel operatively coupled to the at least one linkage member without the use of gears;
• a second wheel operatively coupled to the first wheel via a tangential coupling element, the second wheel being configured to rotate at a higher angular velocity than the first wheel;
• a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the second wheel;
• at least one flywheel operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft;
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• at least one electrical generator operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft, the at least one electrical generator adapted to convert a rotational movement of the rotatable shaft into electrical energy;
• a maintenance access assembly disposed adjacent to the at least one electrical generator apparatus, the maintenance access assembly including a plurality of bounding walls defining a maintenance passageway for gaining service access to the at least one electrical generator apparatus, the maintenance access assembly further including an access manhole disposed in an upper one of the plurality of bounding walls and above the maintenance passageway so as to facilitate access to the maintenance passageway.