Electro gravity plates for generating electricity from passage of vehicles over the plates

Abstract

Electro-gravity plates are applied to road surfaces for generating electricity from the passage of vehicles over the plates. Each plate contains a packed lattice of electro-gravity cells that individually produces electricity from the passing vehicles. The cells use a variety of technologies to convert the kinetic energy and the gravitational potential energy of moving vehicles into electricity. A first type of cell includes a spring-loaded permanent magnet inside a solenoid. The passing vehicles cause the magnet to translate up and down inside the solenoid for generating electricity. A second type of cell includes a spring-loaded hammer and a piezoelectric material. The passing vehicles cause the hammer to compress the piezoelectric material for generating electricity. A third type of cell includes a counterweighted crank rotatably coupled to a dynamo. The passing vehicles cause the crank to rotate the dynamo for generating electricity.