Roadway Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System Towards Energy Plus Roadways

The aim of this project is to develop a novel Roadway Wind/Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System (RHPS) towards energy-plus roadways, where energy-plus stands for annual energy consumption that is less than production. The RHPS would be a low footprint, intelligent, and multilayer power system designed for integration into urban and suburban areas, which reduces the need for new distribution networks. The RHPS represents a dramatic change in the role of the public right-of-way from an energy consumer to an energy producer, and therefore will aid in reducing transportation system operating costs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Surface Transportation Research, Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $999504.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Project Managers:

  Weaver, Eric

• Principal Investigators:

  Hudgins, Jerry

• Start Date: 20100413
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20130412
• Source Data: RiP Project 40286

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation; Energy consumption; Highway engineering; Networks; Solar power generation; Wind power generation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01573211
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 15 2015 1:00AM