Patent ID: 8786115

Claim:
A system for generating electricity from vehicle motion, the system comprising: a housing comprising a housing top cover, wherein said housing top cover comprises a resilient section projecting above a road surface, an actuator bar mechanically coupled to said resilient section, a first actuator, wherein said first actuator is mechanically coupled to the actuator bar, wherein the resilient section displacement is transmitted to the first actuator by means of the actuator bar, an energy storage means comprising a torsion spring, wherein said energy storage means comprises an energy input terminal and an energy output terminal, wherein said first actuator is mechanically coupled to said energy input terminal; a torque release unit, wherein said torque release unit is mechanically coupled to said energy output terminal, wherein said torque release unit is configured to limit movement of the torsion spring for storing potential energy; and a rotor of a generator, wherein said rotor is mechanically coupled to the energy output terminal for transmitting said potential energy to said rotor.