Can we dig a little deeper to find the intersections between renewable energy and roller coasters?
Scientific Question: How much electrical energy could be harnessed via roller coasters vibrational energy? Location: Global For context, vibration energy is a potential source of renewable energy. A system called VEHD or Vibration Energy Harvesting Device was designed to harness vibration energy and convert it into electrical energy with the use of a Piezoelectric Transducer. Previously, researchers were able to verify that the greater the percent unbalanced of the line currents, the greater the generated voltage. M. C. Pacis and R. F. Bersano, "A study on vibration energy harvesting in electric generators," TENCON 2017 - 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference, 2017, pp. 3012-3017, doi: 10.1109/TENCON.2017.8228378. On the other hand, motion and vibration analysis of a roller coaster running in a 3D trajectory is a...