Student Work
Harvesting Energy from Decelerating Vehicles
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open in viewerIn this project we designed and created a prototype capable of harvesting kinetic energy normally converted to heat by vehicles during braking and converted it to electrical energy to be used to power nearby streetlights. A slider crank mechanism converted linear motion to radial motion and a permanent magnet generator that we designed and prototyped created a system to accomplish this energy harvest. The system was designed to have minimal impact on vehicle operators and/or passengers.
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- E-project-032318-121513
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- 2018
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- 2018-03-23
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- Major
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