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Wireless bridge sensors that power themselves

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan

Monitoring bridges is an important thing to be doing, nobody would deny that. Actually doing it though is a bit tougher. We have the technology, but up until now it hasn't been an easy task. Installing the sensors is easy, keeping them powered has been prohibitively costly. Up until now that is. Researchers have developed a means by which to power these devices by converting the vibrations in the bridge caused by traffic into electricity to power the devices. Which not only saves money on maintenance but is also environmentally friendly.

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Duncan762 (94)

Senior board member | 2007-10-22 05:15:18

Now thats innovation! Thumbs up

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Monday 22 October, 2007 11:04 AM

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