Vehicular Movement Electricity Converter Embedded Within A Road Bumb

Abstract

A system for converting vehicular movement into electricity while serving as a road hump at the same time. The linear motion of the vehicles is transformed by the device into rotational motion and finally converted into electric power. The system comprises a semi-flexible cover strip lying across the path of vehicular traffic, covering the rest of the system, which is encapsulated within a housing embedded in the ground. The cover is connected to a generator via a wing or wings and a mechanism or mechanisms comprising a fly wheel, a rotor, a stator and a clutch. Passing vehicles push the cover strip down, causing the wings to depress, and engaging a clutch that transfers a rotational motion to the rotor, eventually, the rotor drives an electromagnetic generator. The electromagnetic generator converts the rotational motion of the rotor into electrical power.

1 . A system for converting kinetic energy of vehicles passing along a traffic lane into electricity, said system comprising:
 a cover strip positioned across the traffic lane;   a housing embedded into the ground under the traffic lane;   a main rotation axis;   a compression spring;   a wing connected at the upper end to the cover strip and at the second end to main rotation axis, said wing attached to the compression spring wherein the wing rotates as a result of the pressure applied upon the strip and returns to its upper position as a result of the compression spring power;   a generator coupled to the wing, wherein said generator is configured to convert the rotational movement into electricity;   and wherein the system is integrated as a road hump such that in a relaxed phase the cover strip is protruding above the surface of the traffic lane necessitating a deriver to slow down.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a clutch engaged between the main rotation axis and the wing;   a flywheel and a rotor connected to the generator and operatively connected to the wing via the clutch;   wherein the clutch selectively engages and disengages the wing from the rotor allowing bi-directional conversion the wing's movement into a rotational movement of the rotor.   
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover strip is made of a combination of the following materials: rubber, metal, composite materials, ribbon compounds. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1  wherein the wing is partly located above the surface of the traffic lane and the cover strip functions as a road hump. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1  wherein system further comprises a traffic velocity regulator. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1  wherein the generated electricity power is synchronized and regulated to be redirected to a power grid. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electricity generated is stored over an electricity storage device for later use. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electricity generated is delivered directly for consumption. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a power meter such that the system operates as a mini power station whereby generated power is credited to the system's owner. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus for regulating traffic velocity by converting vehicular movement along a traffic lane into electricity, said apparatus comprising:
 means for converting the kinetic movement of vehicles over the apparatus into rotational movement;   means for converting the rotational movement into electricity;   wherein the apparatus is implemented as a road hump.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the electricity is synchronized and regulated to be redirected to a power grid. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising means for storing the electricity for later use. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising means for delivering the electricity directly for consumption.