Hydroelectric Power From Gutters

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Hydroelectric power from gutters. A vertical drop of less than 2 feet 0 6 meters will probably make a small scale hydroelectric system unfeasible. We also looked at past instances when others had similar ideas generating power from rainwater and tried to learn from their mistakes. Rain gutter power 1 how to harvest free energy from your roof with a hydro electric generator. We have been inspired to create a device that will create electricity cleanly and support areas in which other alternative sources may not be as applicable.

Jack rabbit turbine a drop in the creek turbine that can generate power from a stream with as little as 13 inches of water and no head. In a rain gutter you don t have that push. See more ideas about hydro electric alternative energy water turbine. This video series starts with the theory of how much power is available then at.

I have 10 micro hydro turbines stacked 14ea from aliexpress. Low head refers to a change in elevation of less than 10 feet 3 meters. Quint builds 1 487 152 views. Our hydroelectric power duration.

A lot of people wonder if there s any power in the rain falling on our roofs. Rain gutter power 1 how to harvest free energy from your roof with a hydro electric generator. This is running my lights usb outlets fan radio bug zapper in car dvd player. Our device uses water pressure from gutter downspouts to generate electricity during heavy rainfall and storms where solar panels will not be as effective.

To generate enough hydropower to charge anything you d need a lot of downward pressure says bob bass a power engineer at portland state university. Output from the jack rabbit is a maximum of 100 watts so daily output averages 1 5 2 4 kilowatt hours depending on your site. However for extremely small power generation amounts a flowing stream with as little as 13 inches of water can support a submersible turbine. Most hydroelectric generators are 90 efficient hermann josef and mathur 2011 through our hydrodynamic calculations a 90 efficient gutter generator will generate 4 5 watts.