An Experimental Study of Generation

ABSTRACT Lack of electricity is one of the most crippling problems of India. The purpose of this paper is to design a power generating device which acts as an active speed breaker. The prototype is a one-sided, one-way device which emphasizes function over form. This is done with a hydraulic system including an actuator, accumulator, and hydraulic motor. This is coupled to a permanent magnet alternator which converts the low torque, high speed output of the motor into useful electri-cal energy. All of this is housed inside a steel frame made of rectangular and square hollow tubing, attached to the frame is a paddle on a pivot point which is depressed by the weight of a vehicle. This downward motion is transmitted to the hydraulic actuator which pumps fluid through the system. The actuator was cycled up and down repeatedly in order to charge the accumulator until the system reached the desired pressure. The automatic switch within the system would then open the valve to the motor and the system would discharge and generate power. A hydraulic transducer was also fitted at multiple points within the system to monitor the system pres-sure before and after the accumulator during the charge and discharge cycles. The goal of this investigation is to propose a setup for power generation which can be used in metropolitan cities as a speed breaker so that when the vehicle passes over the speed breaker, the kinetics energy developed can be converted in the power generation. This provides a starting point for utilities in developing coun