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.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/tfhrc/projects/projectsdb/projectdetails.cfm?projectid=FHWA-PROJ-10-0024
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Exploratory Advanced Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Weaver, Eric

• Start Date: 20100413
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20141231

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Highways; Operating costs; Public utilities; Right of way (Land); Solar power generation; Wind power generation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01576003
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 21 2015 3:09PM