WO2007013998A3 - Hydraulic roadbed electricity generating apparatus and method - Google Patents
Hydraulic roadbed electricity generating apparatus and method Download PDFInfo
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- WO2007013998A3 WO2007013998A3 PCT/US2006/028295 US2006028295W WO2007013998A3 WO 2007013998 A3 WO2007013998 A3 WO 2007013998A3 US 2006028295 W US2006028295 W US 2006028295W WO 2007013998 A3 WO2007013998 A3 WO 2007013998A3
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- roadbed
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- generator
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F11/00—Road engineering aspects of Embedding pads or other sensitive devices in paving or other road surfaces, e.g. traffic detectors, vehicle-operated pressure-sensitive actuators, devices for monitoring atmospheric or road conditions
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Abstract
A roadbed generator provides a roadbed collector positioned within a roadbed. The roadbed collector engages passing vehicles collecting kinetic energy therefrom, which is converted to electrical energy that is collected and passed to a load for use. In one embodiment a roadbed collector is a piston positioned below a hinged surface plate that forms part of the roadbed. Passing vehicles drive the plate and piston down into a cylinder containing hydraulic fluid, driving the hydraulic fluid from the cylinder to a hydraulic generator. A return spring coupled to the surface plate force the plate back into an elevated position after a vehicle has passed on. In some embodiments an expansion tank interposed between the cylinder and generator forces fluid back into the cylinder causing the piston to move upwardly in preparation for engaging another vehicle.
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| US11/186,297 US20070020047A1 (en) | 2005-07-21 | 2005-07-21 | Hydraulic roadbed electricity generating apparatus and method |
| US11/186,297 | 2005-07-21 |
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| WO2007013998A2 WO2007013998A2 (en) | 2007-02-01 |
| WO2007013998A3 true WO2007013998A3 (en) | 2009-04-23 |
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