solar roadways

1. SOLAR ROADWAYS
By:-
Deepak R
15LE6CE073
Under the guidance of :-
Mr Manu S E
Asst. professor
School of Engineering & Technology
Global Campus
Jakkasandra Post, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara
District
Pin Code: 562 112

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Literature survey
 Solar energy
 Solar road construction
 Feature of solar roads
 Case study
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Conclusion
 References

3. INTRODUCTION
 Solar roadways is a modular system of specially
engineered solar panels that can be walked and
driven upon.
 Solar roadways technology will replace all
current petroleum based asphalt roads, parking
lots, and driveways.
 Solar roadways technology is power generation
capacity demonstrates the base load viability of
renewable energy sources.

4. INVENTORS OF SOLAR ROADWAYS
JULIE AND SCOTT BRUSAW

5. LITERATURE REVIEW
SL. NO. JOURNAL
PAPER
TITLE AND
AUTHOR
REMARKS
1 IJERA, MAY
2013
Solar Roadways-
Rebuilding our
Infrastructure and
Economy
- Alark A KulKarni
Tried to replace all current
petroleum based asphalt
roads, parking lots and
driveways with solar roadways
technology. He showed that
solar roadways will create the
clean energy boom and
provide a decentralized,
secure, intelligent.

6. SL.
NO.
JOURNAL
PAPER
TITLE AND AUTHOR REMARKS
2 IJARIIT 2017 Study on solar roadway
- Varsha Dadasaheb Shingate, Rohit
Wangade and Ajitkumar
Manedeshmukh
Solar roads are
feasible
Non polluted
70% reduces the
accidents
3 IARJSET MAY
2015
Solar roadways – the future of
roadways
-Ayushi Mehta, Neha Aggrawal, and
Anjali Tiwari
Smart highway
Smart Roads
Intelligence system

7. SOLAR ENERGY
Solar energy is the light and radiant heat
from the sun that influences Earth’s
climate and weather and sustains life.
By using this energy electricity can be
produced with help of solar technology.
Solar technologies are broadly
characterized as:
 Active solar technology
 Passive solar technology
Photovoltaic cell:-
Photovoltaic cells are used to convert
solar energy directly into electricity
using semiconductors. This is active
type of solar technology.

8. SOLAR ROADWAYS
 A solar roadway is a road
surface that generates electricity
by solar power photovoltaic
cells embedded below a tough
transparent surface which
provides sufficient traction.
Solar Road Construction :-
A solar roadways consist of three
layer:
 Road surface layer / glass layer
 Electronic layer
 Base plate layer

9. ROAD SURFACE LAYER / GLASS
LAYER ELECTRONIC LAYER
 It is transparent with high
strength, it is rough enough to
provide sufficient traction, yet
still passes sunlight through to
the solar collector cells
embedded within, along with
LED’s and a heating element.
 It contains photovoltaic cells
which absorbs solar energy. It
also contains a microprocessor
board with support circuitry
for sensing loads on the
surface and controlling a
heating element with a view to
reducing or eliminating snow

10. BASE PLATE LAYER
While the electronic layer collets energy from the sun,
it is the base plate layer that distributes that power as
well as data signals down the line to all home and
business connected to the solar roadways.
Feature of solar roads :-
 It reduces dependence on Fossil Fuels
 It is environment friendly
 Matching peak time output with peak time demand
 It has flexible location

11. ILLUMINATED ROADS
 Many people driving their
vehicles at night cannot see
the road ahead due to
oncoming headlight or rain.
 The solar roadways will
have LED’s which will
illuminate the lanes.
 Thus the rate of accidents
will be reduced and
illumination of roads will
add to the aesthetics of the
city

12. INTELLIGENT HIGHWAY LANE SCAPE DESIGN
 The LED’s can be
programmed to show the
instruction such as – SLOW,
STOP GO SPEED LIMIT, etc.
 Central control stations will be
able to instantly customize the
lanes and words on panels as
like screen, reducing traffic
congestion.

13. PARKING LOT INTEGRATION PLAYGROUND COURT

14. ROAD SURVEY OF INDIA
 India has a road network of over 56,03,293 km in
2016
 In which national highways and state highways
covers 0.05% of total road network.
 These highway can produce 688.42TWh of
electricity according to references when they are
surfaced by solar panels.
 But India needs 1,106TWh of electricity.

15. CASE STUDY
 Solar roadways is a company based in Idaho that
is working to prefect and implement the idea of
solar panels embedded within road surface,
sidewalks and parking lots. The company was
started by Scott Brusaw and Julie.
 Phase 1 prototype: research contract.
 Phase 2 prototype: solar parking lot.

16. AFTER PREPARING SOLAR PANELLED
PARKING LOT
TRACTOR PARKED ON SOLAR
PANELLED PARKING LOT

17. FIRST SOLAR ROAD IN WORLD
(FRANCE)
IT COVERS 1 KM STRETCH
IT IS CALLED AS WATTWAY
ELECTRICITY PRODUCES 280MWH
ANNUALLYAND WITH A ESTIMATED
ELECTRICAL OUTPUT 767 KWH PER
DAY
SOLAR ROAD IN CHINA
IT COVERS 1KM STRETCH
IT IS 2 LANE ROAD
IT IS ESTIMATE THAT ELECTRICITY
PRODUCES 1 MILLION KWH
ANNUALLY

18. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
 Renewability
 Life span – 20 to 21 years
 Road illumination
 Intelligent highway system
 Provides electrical power
 Initial cost is high
 Maintenance costs is high
 Need a town planning

19. CONCLUSION
 No more global warming.
 Safer driving conditions.
 Far less pollution.
 No more dependency of foreign oil.
 Solar roadways are eco-friendly.
 Solar roads are feasible.

20. REFERENCES
 Alark A. Kulkarni, “Solar Roadways” – Rebuilding our
Infrastructure & Economy, IJERA (May 2013) Vol. 3, Issue 3,
May-Jun 2013, pp.1429-1436
 Varsha Dadasaheb Shingate At.al “Study on Solar Roadway” –
IJARIIT (2017) Vol. 3, Issue 6, Page – 345 to 348
 Ayushi Mehta At.al “Solar Roadways”-The Future of
Roadways IARJSET (May 2015) Vol. 2,Issue 1, Page – 161 to
163
 Joseph Moges and Manoj K. Jha Examining The Opportunities
Associated With Solar Roadways: Case Study Of Interstate 95
In Baltimore
 www.solarroadways.com