Gutter Water Turbine

Our device uses water pressure from gutter downspouts to generate electricity during heavy rainfall and storms where solar panels will not be as effective.

Gutter water turbine.

Little turbine filters rainwater and makes electricity. 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. In a rain gutter you don t have that push. Collect all the run off in a water tower as high as possible.

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 device purifies the water while generating a few. 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.

See more ideas about hydro electric alternative energy water turbine. Apr 10 2019 explore ewan mcintyre s board hydro electric gutter downpipe generator on pinterest. It can be plugged into any a. The generator measures about 2 inches.

The downspout shielded the stream of water from wind and directed it to a turbine at the ground level. 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. Pmsanzay universal dc water turbine generator water 0 80v 5v 12v 24v 48v 80v for diy led power light dc 10w micro hydro water charging tool small hydroelectric power generator. Rainwater collected from roofs in mexico city can be used to drive a microturbine.