Energy harvesting from pavements

Against a background of the immense solar radiation incident with available pavement surfaces, the opportunity for energy to be harvested from pavements is investigated. While the emphasis is on the harvesting of solar-derived heat energy, some attention is also paid to the collection of energy deri...

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Main Authors: Dawson, Andrew, Mallick, Rajib, Hernandez, Alvaro García, Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei
Other Authors: Gopalakrishnan, Jainty
Format: Book Section
Published: Springer 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34435/
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author Dawson, Andrew
Mallick, Rajib
Hernandez, Alvaro García
Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei
author2 Gopalakrishnan, Jainty
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Dawson, Andrew
Mallick, Rajib
Hernandez, Alvaro García
Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei
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description Against a background of the immense solar radiation incident with available pavement surfaces, the opportunity for energy to be harvested from pavements is investigated. While the emphasis is on the harvesting of solar-derived heat energy, some attention is also paid to the collection of energy derived from displacement of the pavement by traffic and to solar energy converted directly to electricity via photovoltaic systems embedded in pavements. Basic theory of heat collection is covered along with a discussion of the relevant thermal properties of pavement materials that affect heat transmission and storage in a pavement. Available technologies for pavement energy harvesting are reviewed and some of their advantages and limitations reviewed. The chapter continues with some descriptions of the ways in which the harvested energy can be stored and then used before ending with sections on evaporative cooling of pavements and system evaluation.
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spelling nottingham-344352020-05-04T16:53:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34435/ Energy harvesting from pavements Dawson, Andrew Mallick, Rajib Hernandez, Alvaro García Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei Against a background of the immense solar radiation incident with available pavement surfaces, the opportunity for energy to be harvested from pavements is investigated. While the emphasis is on the harvesting of solar-derived heat energy, some attention is also paid to the collection of energy derived from displacement of the pavement by traffic and to solar energy converted directly to electricity via photovoltaic systems embedded in pavements. Basic theory of heat collection is covered along with a discussion of the relevant thermal properties of pavement materials that affect heat transmission and storage in a pavement. Available technologies for pavement energy harvesting are reviewed and some of their advantages and limitations reviewed. The chapter continues with some descriptions of the ways in which the harvested energy can be stored and then used before ending with sections on evaporative cooling of pavements and system evaluation. Springer Gopalakrishnan, Jainty Steyn, Wynand JvdM Harvey, John 2014-09-26 Book Section PeerReviewed Dawson, Andrew, Mallick, Rajib, Hernandez, Alvaro García and Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei (2014) Energy harvesting from pavements. In: Climate change, energy, sustainability and pavements. Green energy and technology . Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 481-517. ISBN 978-3-662-44718-5 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-662-44719-2_18 doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_18 doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_18
spellingShingle Dawson, Andrew
Mallick, Rajib
Hernandez, Alvaro García
Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei
Energy harvesting from pavements
title Energy harvesting from pavements
title_full Energy harvesting from pavements
title_fullStr Energy harvesting from pavements
title_full_unstemmed Energy harvesting from pavements
title_short Energy harvesting from pavements
title_sort energy harvesting from pavements
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34435/
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