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GROUP 10

S. HARIKRISHNAN
EE5
Roll no 56
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• There are three mechanisms by which turbulence is produced in roadways
• VIT(vehicle induced turbulence) is the most significant mechanism to
produce turbulence on the roadway
• The other two are structural road induced turbulence and thermal road
induced turbulence

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• For maximum energy , the wind turbine must be placed at an
optimum level and distance from the road
• Before installation of the device, anemometers are used to measure
the velocity of the wind induced by vehicles
• The following data's are obtained

 Lateral distance from the road

 Optimum height from the ground
 Orientation relative to road

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 LATERAL DISTANCE FROM
THE ROAD
• The purpose of the wind speed measurement at lateral distances
from the road is to investigate the maximum vehicle-induced
turbulent wind at these distances

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 • A sample of the recorded wind velocity of the three
anemometers at various lateral distances (0.5 m, 1.0
m, and 1.5 m) from the road at a height of 0.5 m , 1.0m
, 1.5m

• From the data , the lateral

distance of 1m is found to be
optimum

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OPTIMUM HEIGHT FROM
THE GROUND

• From the data it can be observed that the

anemometer at 1.0m from the ground recorded the
highest wind velocity

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 . Orientations relative to the road
• The highest wind speed comes from the anemometer
that directed 45 degree to the road

• The second highest is the parallel to the road and the

lowest speed is from the direction that is
perpendicular to the road

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DESIGN CALCULATION

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References
[1] https://www.altenergymag.com/article/2019/05/traffic-powered-wind-
turbines/31030

[2] J. . Manwell, J. McGowan, and A. Rogers, Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design
and Application, 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

[3] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323279889_
Feasibility_of_Highway_Harvesting_Using_a_Vertical_Axis_Wind_Turbine

[4] T. F. Wiegel and K. C. Stevens, “Traffic-driven wind generator,” 8,328,499, 2006.

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