Vehicle assisted power generator
First Claim
1. An electrical power generating system for use in a roadbed surface to generate electrical current when motorized vehicles carrying ferrous metal pass over the portion of the roadbed surface containing said system, said system comprising:
- at least one power pod embedded in a roadbed surface and having a plurality of non-mechanical units that experience no change in original configuration when interacting with motorized vehicles passing over them, said units being electrically connected in series, with each of said units also displaying sufficient magnetic properties to make them capable of generating electrical current when motorized vehicles carrying ferrous metal pass over the portion of the roadbed surface in which they are embedded and also cause nearly imperceptible speed reduction in the passing motorized vehicles, each of said units also having a low voltage charge;
a quantity of electrical wiring connected to said at least one power pod for transferring generated current from said at least one power pod; and
electrical means adapted for accepting transfer of said generated current from said at least one power pod, whereby when a motorized vehicle passes over the portion of the roadbed surface containing said system, an unnoticeable amount of inertia is drained from the motorized vehicle while electrical current is generated and transferred away from the roadbed surface for productive use, without said units experiencing any change in original configuration during electrical current generation.
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Abstract
A system and method whereby power pods having multiple permanent magnets or coils of wire with a very low voltage charge create a multiple magnetic fields within frequently traveled roadways and other surfaces so that voltage is created when vehicles carrying ferrous metal pass over it. The most efficient areas for electrical generation are the downhill sides of bridges, hills, and mountain grades, although the power pods may be used on substantially flat surfaces if not too closely spaced together to drain inertia from passing vehicles. An added benefit on inclined surfaces, the magnetic field would have a speed-reducing effect on the vehicles. Enhancement of electrical generation via the present invention system could be achieved by installing a permanent magnet on vehicular and railroad traffic. Applications may include, but are not limited to, highways and railroads.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical power generating system for use in a roadbed surface to generate electrical current when motorized vehicles carrying ferrous metal pass over the portion of the roadbed surface containing said system, said system comprising:
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at least one power pod embedded in a roadbed surface and having a plurality of non-mechanical units that experience no change in original configuration when interacting with motorized vehicles passing over them, said units being electrically connected in series, with each of said units also displaying sufficient magnetic properties to make them capable of generating electrical current when motorized vehicles carrying ferrous metal pass over the portion of the roadbed surface in which they are embedded and also cause nearly imperceptible speed reduction in the passing motorized vehicles, each of said units also having a low voltage charge; a quantity of electrical wiring connected to said at least one power pod for transferring generated current from said at least one power pod; and electrical means adapted for accepting transfer of said generated current from said at least one power pod, whereby when a motorized vehicle passes over the portion of the roadbed surface containing said system, an unnoticeable amount of inertia is drained from the motorized vehicle while electrical current is generated and transferred away from the roadbed surface for productive use, without said units experiencing any change in original configuration during electrical current generation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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