Patent ID: 8872363

Claim:
A vehicle movement activated electrical power system comprising: a turbine that harnesses wind currents generated by a movement of a vehicle on a road, said movement of said vehicle causing said turbine to rotate; a generator coupled to the turbine, said generator configured to generate electricity from a rotation of the turbine; a self-contained local electrical power network that is not connected to a public utility power grid and is driven by the generator and extending along the road ahead of the turbine and the vehicle; a plurality of electrical LED illumination devices connected to the local electrical power network and disposed along an edge of the road ahead of the turbine and the vehicle so as to provide visual guidance of the edge of the road at nighttime; a battery connected to the turbine and to the self-contained local electrical power network, said battery configured to be charged by the turbine and to provide primary or supplementary power for the self-contained local electrical power network; and a controller connected to said self-contained local electrical power network, said battery, and the plurality of electrical LED illumination devices, said controller including a static data storage device and configured to control an activation state of the plurality of electrical LED illumination devices according to a look up table stored on said static data storage device of said controller, said look up table including activation information used by the controller to control an illumination state of the plurality of electrical LED illumination devices, said activation information including at least one of a time of the day and a remaining charge level of said battery.