Gutter Water Turbine

Collect all the run off in a water tower as high as possible.

Gutter water turbine.

5 0 out of 5 stars 1. The system prototyped consisted of a gutter assembly that collected and funneled water from the roof to a downspout. See more ideas about hydro electric alternative energy water turbine. 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.

The turbine was connected through a gear train to a dc motor serving as the generator. This turbine can be built for about half the cost of a 120 watt solar panel and will produce about ten times the power per day. Then have the water drain from a larger diameter pipe say 2 that is reduced gradually to say 1 4 jet stream and have a little turbine generator at the bottom if used along with solar and wind it could help charge a battery bank. Electricity generated by that turbine is used to charge 12 volt batteries which can in turn be used to power led lamps or other small household appliances.

The generator measures about 2 inches. Apr 10 2019 explore ewan mcintyre s board hydro electric gutter downpipe generator on pinterest. Our device uses water pressure from gutter downspouts to generate electricity during heavy rainfall and storms where solar panels will not be as effective. In a rain gutter you don t have that push.

Rainwater collected from roofs in mexico city can be used to drive a microturbine. Little turbine filters rainwater and makes electricity. It can be plugged into any a. The downspout shielded the stream of water from wind and directed it to a turbine at the ground level.