System and Method for Generating Electricity from Automobile Traffic
First Claim
1. A system for generating electricity from the movement of vehicles over a traveling surface, comprising:
- a stator having a winding;
a rotor configured to rotate and configured to be mounted adjacent the traveling surface;
said rotor having a perimeter and a plurality of magnets mounted to said perimeter;
wherein each said plurality of magnet creates a magnetic field and is mounted to said rotor so that the magnetic field of each of said magnets;
(1) induces an electric current in said winding of said stator during rotation of said rotor; and
(2) results in an attractive force between said magnet and the vehicles moving over the traveling surface to urge the rotation of said rotor.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating electricity from the movement of vehicles over a traveling surface is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a stator having a plurality of windings, a rotor configured to rotate and configured to be mounted adjacent the traveling surface, the rotor having a perimeter and a plurality of magnets mounted to the perimeter and wherein each magnet creates a magnetic field and is mounted to the rotor so that the magnetic field of the magnets induces an electric current in the windings of the stator during rotation of the rotor, and results in an attractive force between the magnets and the vehicles moving over the traveling surface to urge the rotation of the rotor.
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1. A system for generating electricity from the movement of vehicles over a traveling surface, comprising:
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a stator having a winding; a rotor configured to rotate and configured to be mounted adjacent the traveling surface; said rotor having a perimeter and a plurality of magnets mounted to said perimeter; wherein each said plurality of magnet creates a magnetic field and is mounted to said rotor so that the magnetic field of each of said magnets; (1) induces an electric current in said winding of said stator during rotation of said rotor; and (2) results in an attractive force between said magnet and the vehicles moving over the traveling surface to urge the rotation of said rotor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for generating electricity from the movement of vehicles over a traveling surface, comprising:
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a rotatable member having a first portion disposed adjacent the traveling surface; said member having a perimeter and a plurality of magnets mounted to said perimeter; wherein each said plurality of magnets creates a magnetic field and is mounted to said member so that the magnetic field of said magnet, when located at said first portion of said member, results in an attractive force between said magnet and a vehicle moving over the traveling surface to urge the rotation of said member; a generator having a rotor and a stator and configured to generate electricity upon rotation of said rotor; and wherein rotation of said member causes rotation of said rotor to thereby generate electricity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of generating electricity from the movement of vehicles over a traveling surface, comprising:
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providing a rotating member having a perimeter and a plurality of magnets mounted to said perimeter; positioning the rotating member adjacent the traveling surface so that a vehicle moving over the traveling surface passes through a magnetic field of one or more of the plurality of magnets to thereby create an attractive force between the one or more magnets and the vehicle; rotating the member, at least in part, with the attraction force; and generating electricity from said rotating of the member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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