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MIT Undergrads “Shock” the Energy Community
Renewable Energy World has a great story about a team of seniors at MIT who have created a set of shock absorbers that produce electricity and a smoother ride for the occupants at the same time. They have formed a company and are working with the Company that produces the Humvee for the military to do full scale testing.
Each time the vehicle goes over a bump or drops in to a pothole, the shock absorbers slow the downward movement of the vehicle with a piston forcing a viscous fluid through a narrow chamber. The springs provide upward force also slowing the vehicle’s downward movement and returning the vehicle to its regular ride height. The students have added a turbine to the narrow chamber which spins as the fluid travels through it and spins a generator creating electricity. They believe they can improve fuel efficiency by as much as 10%!
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