Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement

This study aims at designing and developing a new technique to harvest solar energy from asphalt pavements. The proposed energy harvester system consists of a pavement solar box with a transparent polycarbonate sample and a thin-film solar panel. This device mechanism can store energy in a battery c...

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Autores principales:	Md Fahim Tanvir Hossain, Samer Dessouky, Ayetullah B. Biten, Arturo Montoya, Daniel Fernandez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	energy harvesting pavement solar box pedestrian safety intersection solar road asphalt pavement Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0734a1ad032540cfbd119d2d57a9e3d02021-11-25T19:04:43ZHarvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement10.3390/su1322128072071-1050https://doaj.org/article/0734a1ad032540cfbd119d2d57a9e3d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12807https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050This study aims at designing and developing a new technique to harvest solar energy from asphalt pavements. The proposed energy harvester system consists of a pavement solar box with a transparent polycarbonate sample and a thin-film solar panel. This device mechanism can store energy in a battery charged over daytime and later convert it into electric power as per demand. A wide range of polycarbonate samples containing different thicknesses, elastic moduli, and light transmission properties were tested to select the most efficient materials for the energy harvester system. Transmittance Spectroscopy was conducted to determine the percent light transmission property of the polycarbonate samples at different wavelengths in the visible spectrum. Finite Element Analysis modeling of the pavement–tire load system was conducted to design the optimal energy harvester system under static load. It was followed by the collection of data on the generated power under different weather conditions. The energy harvesters were also subjected to vehicular loads in the field. The results suggest that the proposed pavement solar box can generate an average of 23.7 watts per square meter continuously over 6 h a day under sunny conditions for the weather circumstances encountered in South Texas while providing a slightly smaller power output in other weather circumstances. It is a promising self-powered and low-cost installation technique that can be implemented at pedestrian crossings and intersections to alert distracted drivers at the time of pedestrian crossing, which is likely to improve pedestrian safety.Md Fahim Tanvir HossainSamer DessoukyAyetullah B. BitenArturo MontoyaDaniel FernandezMDPI AGarticleenergy harvestingpavement solar boxpedestrian safetyintersectionsolar roadasphalt pavementEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12807, p 12807 (2021)
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topic	energy harvesting pavement solar box pedestrian safety intersection solar road asphalt pavement Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	energy harvesting pavement solar box pedestrian safety intersection solar road asphalt pavement Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Md Fahim Tanvir Hossain Samer Dessouky Ayetullah B. Biten Arturo Montoya Daniel Fernandez Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
description	This study aims at designing and developing a new technique to harvest solar energy from asphalt pavements. The proposed energy harvester system consists of a pavement solar box with a transparent polycarbonate sample and a thin-film solar panel. This device mechanism can store energy in a battery charged over daytime and later convert it into electric power as per demand. A wide range of polycarbonate samples containing different thicknesses, elastic moduli, and light transmission properties were tested to select the most efficient materials for the energy harvester system. Transmittance Spectroscopy was conducted to determine the percent light transmission property of the polycarbonate samples at different wavelengths in the visible spectrum. Finite Element Analysis modeling of the pavement–tire load system was conducted to design the optimal energy harvester system under static load. It was followed by the collection of data on the generated power under different weather conditions. The energy harvesters were also subjected to vehicular loads in the field. The results suggest that the proposed pavement solar box can generate an average of 23.7 watts per square meter continuously over 6 h a day under sunny conditions for the weather circumstances encountered in South Texas while providing a slightly smaller power output in other weather circumstances. It is a promising self-powered and low-cost installation technique that can be implemented at pedestrian crossings and intersections to alert distracted drivers at the time of pedestrian crossing, which is likely to improve pedestrian safety.
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author	Md Fahim Tanvir Hossain Samer Dessouky Ayetullah B. Biten Arturo Montoya Daniel Fernandez
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title	Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
title_short	Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
title_full	Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
title_fullStr	Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
title_full_unstemmed	Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
title_sort	harvesting solar energy from asphalt pavement
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement

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