https://www.ivtinternational.com/news/hybrid-electric-vehicles/sumitomo-developing-electricity-generating-tire.html Sumitomo developing electricity-generating tire 26th July 2019 James Allen
[image https://www.ivtinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Energy-Harvester.jpg frictional charging tire ] Off-highway electric vehicles could soon generate their own electricity from inside their own tires, following developments by Sumitomo Rubber Industries. In conjunction with Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai University, the tire arm of the company is working on the Energy Harvester, a tire able to generate electricity while fitted to the wheels of a moving vehicle. Taking advantage of the build up of static electricity, known as frictional charging, the tire efficiently produces power as it rotates. Inside the Energy Harvester are two layers of rubber each covered in an electrode, along with a negatively charged film that interfaces with a positively charged film. When fixed to the inside of a conventional tire carcass it generates electricity as the tire deforms during rotation. Engineers believe the innovative product could lead to practical applications as a power source for sensors used in TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems) and other automotive and off-highway devices without the need for batteries. It was created as part of Sumitomo’s R&D program to develop technologies that target improvements in safety and environmental performance. Now, the research has been selected by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (a national research and development agency) as a Type FS* Seed Project under A-STEP (Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-Driven R&D). Sumitomo Rubber Industries will now advance this research with support from the Japan Science and Technology Agency. [© ivtinternational.com] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+generating+tires https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/falken-uses-tires-to-generate-electricity Falken uses tires to generate electricity Falken Tire may have found a new way to generate electricity to help extend electric vehicle range — an in-tire energy ... https://res.cloudinary.com/autofile-communications-inc/image/upload/w_1366/v1564199444/article/article18916/qi0x6zbwcslyvt6suq47.jpg [dated] https://www.wired.com/2015/03/goodyear-trying-make-electricity-generating-tire/ Goodyear Is Trying to Make an Electricity-Generating Tire https://www.wired.com/2015/03/goodyear-trying-make-electricity-generating-tire/ Mar 12, 2015 - Goodyear Is Trying to Make an Electricity-Generating Tire. As awesome as electric vehicles are—and, they are awesome—range remains their limiting factor. Regenerative braking, which captures energy otherwise lost as heat and returns it to the battery, helps here. https://media.wired.com/photos/593273ba4dc9b45ccec5e22b/master/w_582,c_limit/concept-tire-ft.jpg http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Goodyear-EV-pack-charging-shape-shifting-tyres-geneva-ch-show-tp4674055.html EVLN: Goodyear EV pack-charging, shape-shifting tyres @geneva.ch show ... a means of charging an electric car’s battery by transforming the heat generated from flexing as the tyre rolls into electrical energy. The materials used would optimise the tyre’s electricity generation capabilities as well as its rolling resistance. “As demand for electric cars grows, this... Mar 04, 2015 + (Indie the 1973 VW RHD e-campervan conversion EV.uk) https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jul/21/yorkshire-dales-all-electric-classic-vw-campervan Exploring the Yorkshire Dales by electric campervan 21 Jul 2019 ... built in 1973 and came from ... Andrews in Indiana ... converted the van to a right-hand drive, had a local.uk cabinet maker fit it out https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c880c40c31c9f7fc3316fb8947cdb08b0b939488/57_176_3731_2240/master/3731.jpg?width=1225&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ad945807f71f0521dc4626b84b878e79 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
