Patent ID: 8754539

Claim:
A traffic powered renewable energy system, comprising: a housing adapted to be positioned within a cavity underneath a roadway, wherein said housing includes an upper end, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, wherein said upper end of said housing includes an elongated upper opening, said elongated upper opening extending along a length of said housing; a sleeve positioned within said elongated upper opening of said housing, wherein a first side of said sleeve abuts against said first sidewall and a second side of said sleeve abuts against said second sidewall; a slot extending along a length of said sleeve; a plurality of pneumatic compression assemblies positioned within said housing, wherein said pneumatic compression assemblies com rise a plurality of compression chambers and a plurality of activation cylinders; a cap member movably positioned within said slot to seal an interior of said housing; wherein an upper end of each of said activation cylinders is connected to a lower end of said cap member; and a generation assembly connected to said pneumatic compression assemblies via one or more air conveying conduits.