VIDYA PRATISHTHAN’S

KAMALNAYAN BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY, BARAMATI
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

A SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON

Generation of Electricity by using speed bumps

PRESENTED BY

DHOK RAJNANDAN RAJARAM (2236069)

GUIDE BY
Mr. R. S. Tarade
 CONTENTS
1. Introduction

2. Abstract

3. Literature Survey

4. Block Diagram

5. Working

6. Advantages

7. Disadvantage

8. Future Scope

9. Conclusion

10. References
 INTRODUCTION
■ Designing energy recovery systems that are pollution free has become
a significant goal within the research community.
■ One of numerous systems that have been proposed is Generation of
Electricity using Speed Bump (SBPG system) that produces electrical
power by utilizing the movements of commuting vehicles on
highways, boulevards, and streets.
■ This project attempts to show how energy can be generated using road
speed breakers with possible mechanism required. The generated
power can be used for lighting near the speed breaker.
■ In order to reduce the use of non-renewable resources and save it for
future generations we adopted this technique.
 Abstract
Using speed bump for power generation by using gear
arrangement and electronics gadgets. Large amounts amount of
electricity can be generated saving lot of money. And if
implemented will be very beneficial for Government. When vehicle
is in motion it produces various forms of energy like, due to friction
between vehicle’s wheel and road i.e. rough surface HEAT Energy is
produced, also when vehicle traveling at high speed strikes the
wind. The principle involved is POTENTIAL ENERGY TO
ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION.
There is a system to generate power by converting the potential
energy generated by a vehicle going up on a speed breaker into
kinetic energy. When the vehicle moves over the inclined plates, it
gains height resulting in increase in potential energy, which is
wasted in a conventional rumble strip. When the breaker comes
down, they crank a lever fitted to a ratchet-wheel type mechanism (a
angular motion converter) which in turn rotates a geared shaft
loaded with recoil springs. The output of this shaft is coupled to a
dynamo to convert kinetic energy into electricity. This is the short
process for Electrical power generation through speed breaker.

HOW MUCH POWER CAN BE GENERATED ?? “A vehicle

weighing 1,000 kg going up a height of 10 cm on such a rumble
strip produces approximately 0.0098 kilowatt power.
 Literature Survey
M. Iswarya and G. R. P. Lakshmi, "Generation of electricity by
using speed breakers," 2017 IEEE International Conference on
Power, Control, Signals and Instrumentation Engineering (ICPCSI),
2017, pp. 896-899, doi: 10.1109/ICPCSI.2017.8391841.

C. K. Das, S. M. Hossain and M. S. Hossan, "Introducing speed

breaker as a power generation unit for minor needs," 2013
International Conference on Informatics, Electronics and Vision
(ICIEV), 2013, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICIEV.2013.6572532.

M. R. Santhosh, B. S. Kumar and T. Yuvaraja, "Energy harvesting

using speed breaker mechanism," 2017 International Conference on
Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer, and
Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT), 2017, pp. 201-204, doi:
10.1109/ICEECCOT.2017.8284665.
Sr.no. Paper Author’s Name Journal Name Publish Year

1 Generation of M. Iswarya and IEEE 2017

electricity by G. R. P. Lakshmi
using speed
breakers

2 Introducing speed C. K. Das, ICIEV 2013

breaker as a S. M. Hossain and
power generation M. S. Hossan
unit for minor
needs
3 Energy harvesting M. R. Santhosh, ICEECCOT 2017
using speed B. S. Kumar and
breaker T. Yuvaraja
mechanism
Speed Bump Power Generator
Block Diagram
 METHODOLOGY
The principle of speed-bump power generators is fundamentally based on
converting the kinetic and potential energies to electric energy. Kinetic and
potential energies are produced from the vertical displacement when vehicles
pass over the speed-bumps. Speed bumps are built from mechanical and
electrical components. The mechanical components include a roller whose
center is attached to a shaft that carries a meshed gear. The aforementioned
meshed gear is engaged with another meshed gear whose center is fixed to a
rotor shaft. In addition, the rotor shaft is linked to a dynamo that generates
power when the rotor shaft rotates upon passing vehicles over the roller.

The basis of the speed bump system is the mechanical mechanism since it
dictates the changeable amount of energy. The most common and efficient
mechanisms used in speed bumps are the roller, the crack-shaft, the magnetic
and the rack-and-pinion.
 Roller mechanism
In roller mechanism, a roller rotates when vehicles pass over it [8]. This
mechanism allows the dynamo which is connected to a rotor shaft to rotate
and generate power.

 Crank-shaft mechanism
This mechanism changes the vertical translational motion of the speed
breaker to a rotational motion through speed-breaker and crank-shaft
connection. Therefore, the dynamo which is connected to a spur gear through
a shaft is receiving the rotation, consequently, power is generated.

 Magnetic mechanism
A magnetic mechanism is mainly built from translators and stators [10].
When the vehicle passes over then bump, the translators move downward and
generate power in the stators.
 Rack-and-pinion mechanism
Rack-and-pinion system that is constructed such that the rack is
connected to the speed breaker. The speed breaker receives a
vertical displacement upon vehicles fleeting over it. Clearly the
pinion will rotate and the kinetic energy generated due to vertical
displacement of the rack motion is transferred to a dynamo that is
connected to the pinion shaft.
 Advantages
1. Low budget electricity production
2. Less floor area
3. No obstruction to traffic
4. Easy maintenance
5. Suitable at parking of multiplexes, malls, toll booths, signals,
etc.
6. Uses: Charging batteries and using them to light up the streets,
etc
 Disadvantages
1. Selecting suitable generator.
2. Selection of springs.
3. Achieving proper balance of speed and torque.
4. It gives low electric output
 Future Scope
o Such speed breakers can be designed for heavy vehicles, thus
increasing input torque and ultimately output of generator.
o More suitable and compact mechanisms to enhance efficiency.

o A survey on the energy consumption in India had published a

pathetic report that 85,000 villages in India do not still have
electricity. Supply of power in most of the country is poor. Hence
more research and development of technologies are needed in this
field. This energy can be used for the lights on the either sides of
the roads and thus power that is consumed by these lights can be
utilized to send power to these villages.
o It may also be used for light vehicle also.
 CONCLUSION
As day by day power consumption increases but
electric crisis occur. So the minor needs of
electricity such as street lights and traffic signals
can be generated from speed breakers. Instead of
wasting kinetic energy of vehicles at speed
breakers the minor needs can be met by converting
kinetic energy to electrical energy.
 REFERENCES
1. M. Iswarya and G. R. P. Lakshmi, "Generation of electricity by using speed
breakers," 2017 IEEE International Conference on Power, Control, Signals and
Instrumentation Engineering (ICPCSI), 2017, pp. 896-899, doi:
10.1109/ICPCSI.2017.8391841.

2. C. K. Das, S. M. Hossain and M. S. Hossan, "Introducing speed breaker as a

power generation unit for minor needs," 2013 International Conference on
Informatics, Electronics and Vision (ICIEV), 2013, pp. 1-6, doi:
10.1109/ICIEV.2013.6572532.

3. M. R. Santhosh, B. S. Kumar and T. Yuvaraja, "Energy harvesting using speed

breaker mechanism," 2017 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics,
Communication, Computer, and Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT), 2017,
pp. 201-204, doi: 10.1109/ICEECCOT.2017.8284665.

4. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp
Thank you !!!