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Development of an Energy Recovery Device Based on the Dynamics of a Semi-trailer

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A semi-trailer is a vehicle without a power unit, whose purpose is to carry goods and materials; semi-trailers differ one from another based on the type and weight of the transported goods. In this work, we analyzed the motion dynamics of a generic articulated vehicle and developed a rigid multibody model. First, we analyzed mathematical models from literature to understand the vehicle’s dynamic; secondly, we created a 3D model, based on theoretical background and typical constructive solutions; finally, we launched multibody simulations in a multi-domain environment SimScape. The results were used to evaluate the obtainable electric energy harvesting part of semi-trailer wheels’ rotational kinetic energy; finally, the electric power would be stored into a battery. Having an energy recovery system mounted directly on the semi-trailer would result in great benefits both for the costs and for the environmental impact: since every utility needs the engine to be always active, with an electric source we could power every utility of the semi-trailer without using the engine so that we could avoid the unnecessarily introduction of pollutants into the atmosphere.

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  1. MEID4 Academic Spin-Off of the University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Massimo Sicilia

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Marco Claudio De Simone

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Sicilia, M., De Simone, M.C. (2020). Development of an Energy Recovery Device Based on the Dynamics of a Semi-trailer. In: Ivanov, V., Pavlenko, I., Liaposhchenko, O., Machado, J., Edl, M. (eds) Advances in Design, Simulation and Manufacturing III. DSMIE 2020. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50491-5_8

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