Hydroelectric Power From Gutters

Sometimes referred to as the aquair uw submersible hydro generator.

Hydroelectric power from gutters.

Our hydroelectric power duration. Rain gutter power 1 how to harvest free energy from your roof with a hydro electric generator. Our device uses water pressure from gutter downspouts to generate electricity during heavy rainfall and storms where solar panels will not be as effective. 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.

Rain gutter power 1 how to harvest free energy from your roof with a hydro electric generator. Quint builds 2 502 879 views. No batteries 24 7 free power and super green. We also looked at past instances when others had similar ideas generating power from rainwater and tried to learn from their mistakes.

However for extremely small power generation amounts a flowing stream with as little as 13 inches of water can support a submersible turbine. This video series starts with the theory of how much power is available then at. Apr 10 2019 explore ewan mcintyre s board hydro electric gutter downpipe generator on pinterest. Low head refers to a change in elevation of less than 10 feet 3 meters.

Quint builds 1 487 152 views. A lot of people wonder if there s any power in the rain falling on our roofs. 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. In a rain gutter you don t have that push.

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. I have 10 micro hydro turbines stacked 14ea from aliexpress. 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. A vertical drop of less than 2 feet 0 6 meters will probably make a small scale hydroelectric system unfeasible.