Automated highway power generation system.

Abstract

Energy is crucial to the economic growth and social development of any country. In the present world, every country is giving important place on energy, security and sustainable development hence role of renewable energy has become more significant. There are different energy sources in Uganda and various systems have been used for providing energy for electrification, water pumping and agriculture. These include; Hydropower, engine systems (diesel and petrol), Solar power, wind mill power among others. (Okoboi & Mawejje,2016). The high cost of installation of these systems presents challenges that can be minimized or eliminated by our system. Every day, human beings walk for at least a kilometre and the physical energy thus produced from These steps can be utilized. In this project we make use of pinion and rack mechanism to generate electricity from mechanical energy lost to the ground as people travel from place to place using means such as; bicycles, vehicles, motor-cycles, by foot and among others. This project consists of two systems, mechanical system for power generation and electrical system that controls the lighting process. I thence focus on an automated foot step power generation system which will thus provide electricity for lighting during night hours, reduced power wastage, reduced electricity bills among others. Keywords; Electric power generator, automated system, LDR sensor, footstep mechanical tool, sustainable energy.