Water Gutter Generator

If you have water flowing through your property you might consider building a small hydropower system to generate electricity.

Water gutter generator. In the rainiest months the generator was expected to only output 0 6 watt hours per day and in the driest months less than 0 12. This video series starts with the theory of how much power is available then at. In a rain gutter you don t have that push you could create it by storing water on the roof but the main problem is simple. The system prototyped consisted of a gutter assembly that collected and funneled water from the roof to a downspout.

The actual results of the gutter generator were less than what was expected. The generator s output was around 1 3 watts of electricity less than 1 3rd of the predicted amount. Amerimax 5 5 in x 10 in brown k style gutter end with drop. Install these micro generators in the water supply lines to every home everywhere.

The downspout shielded the stream of water from wind and directed it to a turbine at the ground level. For pricing and availability. For pricing and availability. Can be plugged into any appropriate waterway uses only.

Our device uses water pressure from gutter downspouts to generate electricity during heavy rainfall and storms where solar panels will not be as effective. It doesn t rain that much the best you could do with the power is. Amerimax 4 in x 120 in white k style gutter. Hi this is my first instructable this is a downspout generator to convert all that energy being wasted this should generate about 1 watt in a continuous rainalso i am entering this in prepare for the apocalypse so vote.

Wle march 27 2014 01 43 pm i can t believe a simple photovoltaic wouldn t a. The device is optimal during. For less than 50 you can build a low head medium power super low cost and low tech hydro turbine. Most of the hydropower systems used by homeowners and small business owners including farmers and ranchers would qualify as microhydropower.

Microhydropower systems usually generate up to 100 kilowatts of electricity. A lot of people wonder if there s any power in the rain falling on our roofs. Amerimax 6 in x 120 in white k style gutter.