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 International Conference on " Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science & Technology" (ETEST-2022)
Power Generation Through Speed Breaker
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Prajjwal Verma, 2Dr.Rahul Sen
1
B.Tech Student, 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Poornima University Jaipur,
1
2018meprajjwal6724@poornima.edu.in, 2rahul.sen@poornima.edu.in
Abstract-In today world equipment requires electricity for
its working and the demand for the electricity
increasing in many folds. In this project, studies
conventional methods for the generation of electricity
from the wasted energy these conventional energy sources
are polluting and responsible for global warming. So,
nonconventional sources are needed to be developed for
power generations which are clean, environment friendly
and sustainable. Our project is to enlighten the streets
utilizing the jerking pressure during the number of
vehicles crossing over the speed breaker in roads Due to
this a large amount of energy is wasted daily on the speed
breaker through the friction between the speed breakers
and the vehicle tires during vehicle passes. There are four
mechanisms to generate electricity through the speed
breaker like Rack and pinion mechanisms, gear and
flywheel mechanisms and spring coil mechanisms. We can
tap the energy generated by moving vehicles and produce
power by using the speed breaker as power generating
unit. The kinetic energy of the moving vehicles can be
converted into mechanical energy through rack and
pinion mechanism and this mechanical energy will be
converted to electrical energy using generator which will
be saved using rechargeable battery. Therefore, by using
this mechanism we can save lot of energy which can fulfill
our future demands.
Keywords- speed breaker, non conventional, rack and
pinion, generator
I Introduction
In the present day power becomes the major need for human
life. Energy is an important input in all the sectors of any
is countries economy. The availability of conventional fossil
fuels will be the main sources for power generation, but there
is a fear that they will get exhausted eventually by the next
few decades The pollution caused by generating power is
enormously high Power stations and automobiles are the
major pollution producing places. We proposed The
generation of electricity using speed breaker is one of the
easiest way as now a day’s everyone is having vehicle. It can
be widely accepted individual level because of its low
production cost also it doesn’t need any extra effort. Also the
piezoelectric crystal which will convert the mechanical
pressure into electric output will enhance the system output.
The energy generated using speed breaker mechanism can be
used to store in batteries and can be used apart for various
purposes. The work basically aims to produce free electricity
with no fuel cost, no pollution and with minimum
requirement of space.
II Literature Review
The thought of generating electricity basically started from
South Africa, where a businessman felt the need for a
generation of electricity without compromising on any
resources. For this purpose, he thought of an idea and also
brought into existence, the working model of this idea. His
idea was to generate electricity using speed breakers. These
speed breakers use the concepts of physics to convert the
kinetic energy possessed by the vehicles running on the road
into electrical energy, eventually generating electricity. The
practical implementation of the electricity generating speed
breaker has been very less and the result of the few places
where it is implemented is still not known. Although, there
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have been many surveys to support the implementation of this electrical techniques for the power generation and its
idea. According to this survey, the electricity consumed by a storaghegeneration will be proportional to the traffic density.
remote village for 45 days is equal to the electricity
consumed by all the street lights in one night in Chennai city.
Speed Crank Generator
By this scenario, we can get an idea of the rate by which Breaker Mechanism
electricity is being consumed in India also , this consumption
rate is increasing day by day. Electricity and power can be street Inverter Battery
called as the backbone for development and modernization of Light
the country and therefore, the rapid speed of development has
lead to a constant increase in the rate of electricity Figure 1 Crankshaft working diagram
consumption. The electricity consumption per capita of India
IV System Deign
in the year 2014 was 805.60k, it is mandatory that either
consumption of electricity must be reduced or the generation When the vehicle passes through speed breaker they
of electricity must be increased. The consumption of exerted pressure on the speed breaker which is
electricity can be reduced only to a certain limit; beyond this converted into rotary energy through rack and pinion
limit the development can be hampered. But, by conservation, using hydraulic pressure Consequently, this rotary energy
the amount of electricity conserved will be in very small rotates generator that generates electrical power which is
amount, this increase in generation of electricity would result being stored through battery using charging circuit
in more and more use of conventional resources, which are
also on decrease, this creates a need to generate electricity
without using conventional resources or at least using
conventional resources in very small amount. Here the
Electricity generating speed breaker would be perfect to apply
as it can generate electricity without using any of the
conventional resources.

III Methodology

Power can be produced from conventional and

nonconventional energy sources. In this project we convert Figure 2 assembly of a component
energy from kinetic energy to rotational energy and rotational
When the vehicle load acted upon the speed breaker system is
energy to electrical energy respectively. It is a simple but
transmitted to rack and pinion arrangements. Because of the
optimum process to generate energy from speed breaker
weight of vehicle the top portion of the speed breaker moves
arrangements. There are a large number of vehicles running
downwards. Rack connected with pinion. Pinions are getting
on the road. These vehicles are going over a number of speed
rotation from the movement of rack backward and forward.
breakers present on the road. It is an Electro-Mechanical unit.
Every pinion connects to a fly wheel which absorbs the
This system utilizes both mechanical technologies and
energy when demand is less and releases the same when it is
required. Fly wheel connected to a large gear and large gear

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connected to a small gear which attached to a generator. V Construction

Generator converts rotational energy into electrical energy.
a) Spring
When the vehicle passes the speed breaker, the expansion of
With its elastic capacity, when a force is applied -in this
springs takes the speed breaker at previous state which done
the system reverse. The charging circuit charges a battery. case vehicle- a mechanical energy is stored due to

The Inverter circuit converts this DC voltage into AC voltage compression and stretching. The problem faced is that

and a step up transformer stepped up the AC voltage. A dark the spring can break downdue to larger deflection

sensing circuit is used to sense the night so that the street To know magnitude of force that is applied, spring
light lit on constant formula is used

F=KX

Appropriate material with precise specifications used to

satisfy the requirement of the SBGEP.

Calculations length of spring

For F=2000 N
G= 70000 N/mm^2
W is the winding ratio spring.
W= 10 is the most used value
Figure 3 Design of speed breaker d = 10.69 mm ≈ 11 mm

Assuming the mass ofthe vehicle is 250 Kg Calculating the Mean Diameter D
D = 10*d = 10*11 = 110 mm
Height of speed brake = 5cm
Work done= Force * distance To define the Lo the free length
N (0.3D+ 0.15d) + ni*d
Force= Weight of the body = 250 9.81 (gravity) = 1962 N
Ni is the influence of the length on the edges and n the number
Distance traveled by the body= height of the speed breaks = of revolutions
10cm Ni = 3

Output power=Work done/sec= (1962 0.05)/60=1.63 Watts Lo = 379.5mm ≈ 300 mm

b) Rack and Pinion

The rack is linked directly to the bump. The vertical

 Case of Pushing force
 Power developed for one vehicle passing over motion is transmitted and cause the rack to move
the speed bump for one minute = vertically downward. The rack is also linked to a pinion
1.62 Watts that rotate in one direction only. Thus, the vertical
motion is turned into rotational motion
 Power developed for 60 minutes (1 hour) = 98.1
Watts

 Power developed for 24 hours (1day) = 2.35 KW   Frsin

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To know the maximum torque that is by the entire system C) Sprocket and Chain

 Angle made between the rack and pinion After, the vertical motion is turned into rotational motion, the
F = force required to give pinion transmit the energy to the sprocket which constitute of
the spring maximum
two wheel with teeth that has meshes linked to the chain that
depression
causes torque. the upper wheel is the one connected to the
r=radius of the pinion
The normal force pinion and the other wheel is connected to the generator.
Fn= 2000 N/cos (20) = 2128.35 N
The design specification of the assembly is calculated using the
following formulasS
i ince T = 35.014 Nm and F = 2000 N
h is the height of the bump which is 55mm
P = (F*h)/t=110 W T = F*r

Since r = 17.507 = 18 mm
T = F*r
R=36 mm
r = 0.0175 m D= 36 mm
r =Radius smaller gearAnd

R=Radius of larger gear

Since n= number of teeth

Calculated using formula

n = D/m

The sprocket ratio is calculated using the formula

n1 / n2 = 24/ 48 = ½

Electrical components
Figure 4 Rack and Pinion Terminologies

After converting the kinetic and potential energy through a

Table 1 Design Specifications of the Rack
mechanical mechanism, comes the role of a generator. a
generator is a device that transforms mechanical energy into
Length 300 mm
electricity. Hence, the generator is very important in this
Module 1.5 process since it does the transformation.
No of Teeth 32
a) Generator
Plastic
Material
In this case, we will use a generator not a motor since the
No of Rack 1 generator is a device that transformsthe mechanical energy
into electrical power whereas the motor transforms the
electrical power into mechanical force. the generator uses
electromagnetic induction principle

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