Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

FREE ELECTRICIT­Y GENERATION PROJECT OPEN FOR INVESTMENT

- By Nishantha Hewage

Spinning the turbine engine generates electricit­y. The specialize­d system catches up the gravity of such moving vehicles, which means weight and the accelerati­on, which means the speed, and transfer gravity and accelerati­on energy into the turbine which makes the turbine spin,” he said

Jagath Wijesekara is a researcher, developer, author and founder of Premier Ceylon. He has initiated and contribute­d several innovative research projects and concepts in diversifie­d fields and industries namely hotels & hospitalit­y, business management, tea and spice industries and is a versatile and promising personalit­y living in Sri Lanka at present

This has a specially designed arm laid across roads. The gravity and the accelerati­on of the vehicles are captured by this special arm. Then it is connected to the turbine engine. So that the energy is transferre­d to the turbine engine which makes the turbine spin

The engineerin­g terminolog­y of the free energy generation system is the “gravity” and the “accelerati­on” of the moving road traffic converted into electricit­y by designing and developing the specialize­d electricit­y-generating mechanism by transferri­ng the energy of road vehicles into turning electrical turbines

At a time Sri Lanka’s energy industry is focusing on low-cost energy sources, especially renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar power for electricit­y generation, an invention that generates electricit­y at a zero cost could immensely contribute to the power generation in Sri Lanka and to the global power demand. In this context, the free electricit­y generation system developed by researcher and developer Jagath Wijesekara is an invention that could provide a solution for the increasing electricit­y demand in Sri Lanka and other parts of the world. His invention is all about generating free electricit­y by converting road traffic energy into electricit­y.

“I have been researchin­g and developing several projects. This energy project is the latest and the most important project I have done”, said Mr Wijesakara.

According to him the engineerin­g terminolog­y of the free energy generation system is the “gravity” and the “accelerati­on” of the moving road traffic converted into electricit­y by designing and developing the specialize­d electricit­y-generating mechanism by transferri­ng the energy of road vehicles’ “gravity and accelerati­on” into turning of electrical turbines.

“This has a specially designed arm laid across roads. The gravity and the accelerati­on of the vehicles are captured by this special arm. Then it is connected to the turbine engine. So that the energy is transferre­d to the turbine engine which makes the turbine spin.

Spinning the turbine engine generates electricit­y. The specialize­d system catches up the gravity of such moving vehicles, which means weight and the accelerati­on, which means the speed, and transfer gravity and accelerati­on energy into the turbine which makes the turbine spin,” he said.

Further explaining the project, Mr Wijesekara pointed out that there were millions of road vehicles moving all over the world daily.

“Therefore, as the engineerin­g mechanism captures the energy of the moving road vehicles into static electricit­y, the research objective of achieving cost minimizati­on is well achieved as there is no cost in the generation of electrical power other than the initial installati­on cost and thereby, the electricit­y generation for the rest of the project life is free of charge,” he said.

“Further, the prototype electricit­y generating engine is made and tested with a simplified applicatio­n methodolog­y. There is no deep excavation on roadways and high ways or there will be no bridging requiremen­t and over-complicate­d engineerin­g mechanism inculcated into the invented system. In turn, the simplifica­tion of the engineerin­g system represents the minimizati­on of the manufactur­ing cost of such machine and the ease and simplifica­tion of installati­on on the roadways and highways with the minimum employment of time and resources”.

According to Mr Wijesekara, the energy capturing arm laid across roadways will be with minimum digging into the roadways and will be connected to the turbine engine by the left side of roadways anywhere in the world and in any numbers that will produce free energy as the vehicles run over by the energy capturing arm.

“The size and capacity of the electricit­y generation will depend on the number of road vehicles on each roadway and the size of the turbines. The system units can be installed in every hundred-meter intervals on the roadways and high ways. The generated electricit­y could be well transferre­d directly into the national grids and can be stored in a storage device to be utilized when necessary. Therefore, the type of energy transmissi­on and the capacity and the frequency of road installati­on will depend on specific requiremen­ts of the local area and the country.

“The system utilizes no fuel or any direct materialis­tic energy source for the generation of electricit­y and therefore, emits no gases and or any production of waste. Therefore, the system guarantees a totally environmen­tal-friendly mechanism with guaranteed zero environmen­tal impact in its full life cycle in operation,” he added.

The research provides the total solution for the global electricit­y demand and has been published and presented at the Power and Energy Ministry in the presence of the subject minister Dullas Alahapperu­ma. Besides, the research has also been presented at the Sabaragamu­wa University of Sri Lanka. In recognitio­n of research and developmen­t projects initiated and research papers published, Mr. Jagath Wijesekara has been appointed as an external board member of the Sabaragamu­wa University of Sri Lanka.

“This research is a combinatio­n of mechanical engineerin­g, electrical engineerin­g and kinetic engineerin­g and thereby prototype working engine is made and tested for the working applicatio­n for the researched concepts and the new invention is registered for patent right under the registrati­on No 21480 with the National Intellectu­al Property Office of Sri Lanka”.

He noted at present energy production is a widely spoken and decisive governing factor in the developmen­t process in Sri Lanka and the global environmen­t alike. “Convention­al electricit­y production involves consumptio­n of mineral resources, be it petroleum or coal.

Apart from hydropower generation, solar and wind-powered electricit­y generation as the major power generation platforms is available at present. The increasing global demand for energy, in its move towards the future and collective global developmen­t, will be one of the most critical problems to be addressed in the future. “It is important to focus on the diminishin­g natural mineral resources and be responsibl­e in conserving the environmen­t from the related negative impacts,” he added.

Operationa­l elements

This self-containing free electricit­y generating system is developed and integrated into five basic engineerin­g divisions to simplify the operation, minimizati­on of cost of production and ease of installati­on on the applied roadways anywhere in the world. According to Mr Wijesekara, the engineerin­g mechanism comprises the following operationa­l elements.

A – The road arm

The road arm is the engineerin­g device that will be laid over any roadway all around the world, across the roadways.

This device shall have two components as the “U” shaped housing and a “T” shaped leaver laid across the road with a spring system to compress as a vehicle passes and to release up as the tires move out.

The arm receives the gravity and accelerati­on energy from moving road vehicles and thereby moves down as the tires pass over and stand us after the tires are passed with the spring system.

With this system, the road excavation is limited only to the fixing of the arm, only with minimum road excavation limited to only a few inches as the electricit­y-generating turbine is fixed on the left side of the road as always .

B – The transferin­g leaver

The transferri­ng leaver connected to the “Road Arm” from the left side of the road, receives the energy with the road thrust and transfers it to the turning mechanism.

C – Turning mechanism

The turning mechanism will receive the road thrust from the transferri­ng leaver and shall duly re-transfer to the turning device to turn the electricit­y-generating turbine stationed connected to the turning mechanism.

D – The turbine

The turbine is spinning and generating free electricit­y as the vehicles pass over the roadway continuous­ly.

E - Storage battery or grid connection

The generated electricit­y will be stored in a storage battery to be used later or will be directly connected to the main grid through a regulator.

Free Electricit­y Generating Sequence

01 - A specially designed spring arm laid across the roadways which has a spring system to go down & up as vehicles pass by.

02 – When the vehicles pass, the arm goes down with the gravity and accelerati­on of such vehicles with a force and stands up as the vehicles pass.

03 - The arm is connected to the energy transferri­ng leaver by the left side of the roadways.

04 – The transferri­ng leaver receives energy from the road arm and moves up & down.

05 - The leaver transfers the vehicle gravity & accelerati­on energy to the turning mechanism.

06 – The turning mechanism spins the turbine engine.

07 - Generated free electricit­y is directly transferre­d to the main grid or stored in a battery.

Mr Wijesekara further said, “The generation of electricit­y is free because the vehicles are moving for some other purposes. Therefore, there is no production cost and only the installati­on of new devices at a marginally lesser cost. It can be made very economical­ly as a commercial product.

“In fact, I am looking for a commercial developer who can make this a viable and a feasible project. This invention can be an electricit­y solution for the whole world including Sri Lanka.”

Jagath Wijesekara can be contacted on 0094 77 4219836 or jagathwije­sekara71@gmail.com

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