Energy Harvesting Applications in Transportation Infrastructure Networks

In the upward trend of renewable energy growth, several proposals have been made concerning energy harvesting devices in transportation infrastructure networks. The objective, concerning higher power extraction, is to supply power to auxiliary systems (e.g. road lights or information panels), thus, satisfying the requirement for sustainable transportation infrastructures. The purpose of this paper is to define a broader framework of energy extraction for transportation infrastructure networks. Within this framework, a novel device for the vibration energy harvesting, based on piezoelectric material, is modeled in a commercial FEM (Finite Element Method) code, in order to optimally extract energy from wind-induced vibrations.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.1086
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812028224
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18770428
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Gkoumas, Konstantinos
  • De Gaudenzi, Oriana
  • Petrini, Francesco
• Conference:
  • Transport Research Arena 2012
  • Location: Athens , Greece
  • Date: 2012-4-23 to 2012-4-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1097-1107
• Serial:
  • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0428
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy; Finite element method; Mathematical models; Optimization; Piezoelectric materials; Wind power generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490502
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2013 9:10AM