POWER GENERATION USING TRAIN WHEELS

Contents

Rotational energy Principle of dynamo Bicycle power Power generation using train wheels Battery charging process Advantages and disadvantages conclusion

ROTATIONLA ENERGY

We are going to use Rotational Energy for power generation. When compared to other renewable resources like solar energy, fuel cell etc, the rotational energy has high efficient methods for producing electricity

Here the locomotive rotational energy is used to generate the power in effective manner.
By fixing dynamo to the wheels of train power will be generates.

PRINCIPLE OF DYNAMO

A dynamo (or electric generator) is a device converting the energy of motion to that of an electric current. " This simple generator consisted of a hand crank, a copper disk, a large magnet, copper wire and a galvanometer.

Here, the hand crank was connected to the copper disk, which in turn was placed between the North and South poles of the large magnet. Then the copper wire was attached to the disk as well as the galvanometer.
As the crank was rotated, Faraday noticed that the needle on the galvanometer moved. Moreover, the needle remained in that condition when the crank was rotated at a constant speed. This device Faraday named the Electric Dynamo (Williams).

Bicycle power A dynamo is a type of alternator commonly associated with bicycles for generating electricity that is used for lighting a small head lamp.

By fixing dynamo to the train wheels, according to faradays law power will generates.

POWER GENERATION USING TRAIN WHEELS

For getting electricity from a running train itself. some mechanical energy is requires to move the dynamo for generating electrical energy.

TRAIN WHEELS

DYNAMO

BATTERY BANK

INVERTER

LOADS

Battery charging process:

converter

inverter

motors

Engine

Gen

Auxiliary power source

Rechargeable batteries

The amount of power generation is depends on number of dynamos used. The generated power will stores in the battery arrangement.
Then it will be consumed by the all the appliances in each coach, through inverter unit.

By using this rotational energy we can generate the power in an easy manner.

No need to give additional motor set to run the dynamo.

Power is generated using running train wheels.

Advantages

Disadvantages

Power will save.

No need to give external supply to loads in each bogie.

It will more effect on train speed.

Conclusion

Since the need of the electric power is in great demand, we as electrical engineers should be in thirst for new idea of power generation. As energy can never be destroyed we should transform it into the form we can use.

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