APPLICATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC PLATES IN PAVEMENTS
Keywords:
Sustainable, Kinetic energy, Alternative energy, Kinetic ramp, Footfall, Piezoelectric platesAbstract
The environmental effects of transport itself are enormous as vehicular emission causes air pollution, noise
pollution etc that erodes the natural resources and pollutes the environment in big way. Also with increase in energy
consumption due to growth in number of electric devices there is need to bring advancement in transit system by equipping
them with alternate energy which is generated by piezoelectric plate and using them in kinetic ramp and footfall. Electricity
is produced by harnessing Kinetic energy generated by automobiles and commuter passing over it and converting it into
electrical energy by transducer. This electricity hence generated would be renewable and sufficient enough to run nearby
street lights, stops or terminals and fare collection stations, making mode of transit self-sustaining. This is completely green
energy process.
