Im wondering if we could produce electricity from the suspension of a car.Please help me.And if we can how do we do it?
Sure you could. With the right mechanism, you can convert the mechanical motion of a suspension into a circular motion to drive a generator. But it is not worth it. The extra weight of the conversion mechanism and the generator (or alternator) would reduce the efficiency of your car. Then, if you want to store the energy, the weight situation would be even worse because you would have to add an extra battery because your regular car battery is normally completely charged and does not the capacity to store any more energy. You can also calculate the maximum amount of energy you can realize. Take the mass of your car (minus the mass of the tires and other parts that will not move relative to the suspension), figure out the maximum vertical travel, and the number of up and down cycles per unit of time. Then, using the acceleration due to gravity, calculate the total amount of energy available. Then, assuming a generator efficiency, you can calculate how many Kilowatt hours of electricity you can get. I imagine it will not compensate for the loss of mileage due to the additional weight.
suspension system is not a rotating machine , it has either coil springs or leaf springs, it can reciprocate but the effect is not consistent and you need a complicated crankshaft and equipment. i don't think this can be done, it is just not worth it
Yes it could. Normally generators are rotating devices as indicated by the above answer, but it would be a simple matter to convert the up and down motion of suspension to a rotating direction with an eccentric wheel, connecting rods, flywheel, and a one-way clutch. However it would be impractical because the desirable dampening action would be reduced, and in addition its not free energy.
