Patent ID: 8164204
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: F03B

Abstract:
1. An electrical generator system configured to convert an external actuation force applied by a vehicle traveling on a roadway into electrical energy, the electrical generator system comprising: a plurality of electrical generator apparatuses, a first of said plurality of electrical generator apparatuses being arranged in mirrored relationship to a second of said plurality of electrical generator apparatuses, the first and second electrical generator apparatuses being mirrored with respect to a reference plane that extends in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the roadway, and the first and second electrical generator apparatuses each including: a plurality of electrical generators, at least one of the plurality of electrical generators being operatively coupled to a respective one of the rotatable shafts, the electrical generators adapted to convert a rotational movement of each of the rotatable shafts into electrical energy.