Energy Harvesting by Traffic Loads using Piezoelectric Nanogenerators on Flexible Pavements, A Case Study of NUST H-12, Islamabad

Abstract

Pakistan is facing serious energy crisis since last decade. Motivation is to eliminate this curse of energy crisis as soon as possible. Efforts are being made to fight for energy crisis at earliest. Unfortunately, being a third world country we are concentrating on producing energy at the cost of environment. To meet a single demand we are utilizing a number of other resources. Our research focuses on energy harvesting by vehicular loads using piezoelectric Nano-generators. We are not going to utilize any other additional resource rather we are engaged in capturing the energy which is being wasted at a very large scale. This form of energy is using the kinetic energy and load of the vehicles to generate electricity using piezoelectric material which converts the vehicular loads into electrical energy by distribution of electrical charges. Pakistan emphasize on generating electricity from old-style means of hydropower, coal, thermal and nuclear. Our aim is to produce electricity by new means, as this method is becoming a source of attraction in modern world. Before we started our project, we are well aware of the fact that this method of generating electricity is totally new in Pakistan. We are also well aware of the statistics that because of CPEC new roads are under construction. We are much motivated to propose this model at National level once we succeed in achieving the desired results. This has enabled us to gain an insight in to the problems and shortcomings faced by the energy sector in general.