With the aim of preserving the environment
4 female student citizens produce energy from the movement of trains
The project provides alternative energy sources at a minimal cost.
■ from the source
Four female students at the Institute of Applied Technology in Falaj Al Mualla in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain devised a system for generating energy from the movement of trains and storing them, and they called it "the energy-generating railway".
The students Fatima Rashid Al Ketbi, Amna Ahmed Al Zaabi, Mahra Saeed Al Tunaiji and Fotun Saeed Al Zahmi told "Emirates Today" that the energy-generating railway project consists of two main parts: the first is power generation, and the second is storing this energy for multiple uses.
The students pointed out that the system uses a gear drive mechanism to take advantage of the train’s movement to produce energy, and installs a device in different places within the railway, and as soon as the train passes on the track, it pushes a steel frame, and then a mechanical horizontal movement arises, then the system translates the horizontal movement. Into a circular motion with high energy transmission efficiency.
She added that "the rotational motion drives the generator column, which generates alternating current power."
The students explained that the second part of the project includes a rectifier that converts the alternating current into direct current and then undertakes the recharging of the battery, and storing the energy produced in the battery for several uses, such as lighting the train station and energy services.
And they indicated that the project supervised by Engineer Farouk Halawani, a teacher at the institute, aims to preserve the environment and reduce the cost of energy production, and this type of energy is sustainable energy to achieve the challenge of fifty by using alternative energy sources, and to reduce dependence on oil by 2071.
Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news