Shock Absorber Produces EM Energy

 

Tufts University has announced that a EM-power generating system developed by university researchers more than a decade ago may now be licensed for commercial use. This technology was pioneered by engineering professor emeritus Ronald Goldner and colleague Peter Zerigian at Tufts’ School of Engineering with support from the Argonne National Laboratory. The technology used is an electromagnetic linear generator that converts energy created by the movement of a vehicle’s shock absorbers (that would otherwise be lost) into electrical energy that can help charge a battery. The electricity generated can then be combined with electricity from other power generation systems, such as solar panels or regenerative brakes, and stored to power ancillary features. Electric Truck LLC of Greenwich, CT has applied for the rights to commercialize this idea, which ostensibly could increase gas mileage or total driving range by 20 to 70 percent in hybrid vehicles. Learn more at the Tufts’ website.

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