TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Evaluation of Road Traffic Energy Harvesting Using Piezoelectricity
T2  - Review of  Energy Technologies and Policy Research

PY  - 2017
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SN  - 2313-7983

AB  - In modern day society, cleaner, more sustainable forms of electrical power are needed to keep costs lower and to ensure a healthier environment for future generations. The use of piezoelectric devices installed within a road would enable the capturing of kinetic energy from automobile traffic. This energy can then be converted into electrical energy and can be used to offset some of the power coming from the main grid. Such a source of power can also be used to operate road lighting and signage systems, or it could be injected to the grid at an appropriate Point of Common Coupling (PCC). This paper discusses investigation of energy harvesting from piezoelectric materials when installed in a road. The work includes conversion of kinetic energy to electrical using piezoelectric materials, the energy harvesting method, and experimental research on piezoelectric materials.
KW  - This paper’s primary contribution is assessing the energy harvesting from piezoelectric materials when installed in a road. The study documents piezoelectric harvesting from road traffic is one of few published directly relating to road traffic applicatio
DO  - 10.18488/journal.77.2017.32.33.39