| Solar Roadways is one of five finalists for the Best | | | | - Electronics Layer: The electronics layer is composed |
| Enabler Award for green Engineering category in the | | | | of a hefty array of cells. Bulks of these cells have |
| 2009 EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) | | | | astrophysical cells collecting solar energy. These cells |
| Awards. | | | | are equipped with LEDs used for painting the surface |
| The main theme behind the evolution of solar road | | | | of road. A number of ultra capacitors are also fitted in |
| ways is to reinstate current petroleum based tarmac | | | | this layer to store energy for future use. |
| roads, parking areas, and driveways with Solar Road | | | | - Base Plate Layer: As the electronics layer hoard and |
| Panels. This will amass and stock up cosmological | | | | stores the energy from the sun, the Base Plate Layer |
| power to be worn by homes and businesses. Every | | | | has the responsibility of distributing the power being |
| Solar Road Panel generates its own electricity and has | | | | collected from the electronic layer and data signals. |
| its own storage and sharing. Additionally, it heats up | | | | The energy thus collected is transmitted to homes and |
| automatically during winters in order to avoid the | | | | businesses linked to the Solar Roadway. The power |
| accumulation of snow and ice on the surface of the | | | | and data signals are passed through each of the four |
| road. | | | | sides of the base plate layer. This layer is |
| The structure of the solar road ways is elaborated in | | | | weatherproof and protects the electronics layer |
| the subsequent section. Every distinct panel is | | | | above it. |
| composed of three basic layers: | | | | If the average efficiency of solar road ways is 15 %, |
| - Road Surface Layer: The road surface layer is | | | | then solar road panels can produce approximate 7.6 |
| semi-transparent and is of high strength. It is rough | | | | kilo watt per hour in a single day. If we assume a one |
| enough to provide good grip. The sunlight can still pass | | | | mile four lane road, then it requires 1,760 Solar Road |
| through it to the cells where solar energy is collected. | | | | Panels. This number of panels will be able to produce |
| The road surface layer is constructed in such a way | | | | 13,376 kilowatt of electricity per day and about |
| that it can bear heaviest loads under worst conditions. | | | | 4,882,240 kilowatt per year. Furthermore, this can |
| It is also equipped with weatherproof mechanism to | | | | supply energy to 500 homes and take them |
| protect the electronic layer beneath it. | | | | completely off the grid. |