Many of the younger generation enjoy their "fast and furious" style cars. You have seen them around they have exotic paint schemes and look fast just sitting there. Some of these younger folks have over $35,000 in their cars and a car with a $100,000 investment in sound system, paint, aerodynamic effects, interior design and engine modifications is not all that uncommon. Many now have ground effect lighting, which you have also probably seen and they shine various color lights underneath the car was the drive or are parked. With all this cost and need for power, I propose a lighting system of low wattage bright lights, in blue, green, red, yellow or amber, each light with .5 to 2 watts. These lights will run off the vibrational energy from the use of lots of base in their sound system or the bumps in the road. Since these vehicles are so low to the ground they will hit the bumps with a slightly harder ride than that of normal automobiles. Is such a system really feasible? Indeed it is using electromagnetic induction technology to charge a capacitor instead of the lights working off a battery. Currently there are some nifty micro-flashlights being used which you can buy which use a similar technique and are available thanks to the Everlite Flashlight technology research lab. These smaller flashlights work by shaking them for about thirty seconds and shine for about 6 minutes and they shine quite bright since they use a very bright LED light. Here is a link to this home use flashlight: http://demo.physics.uiuc.edu/LectDemo/scripts/demo_descript.idc?DemoID=1138 http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/details/ee_shakelight.html By using smaller multiple units, which are robust in brightness and low in watt usage, we can use the vibrational energy to power up the entire ground effect lighting system, think about this. |
