Development Of Pico Turbine System On The Downspouts Using Rain Water

Azmi, Muhammad Syairul (2018) Development Of Pico Turbine System On The Downspouts Using Rain Water. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Renewable energy is a energy that generated either from a source that are unlimited or from a source that can be recycled such as from the natural sources which is solar, wind and water. The main purpose of renewable energy is to reduce the carbon emission to avoid global warming. This is not only for present time, but its include future of the children. Renewable energy is the process where to generate energy in the form of electricity from treatment of waste or natural sources. In other words, renewable energy is a energy cycle. However, this project will use water as a source of energy to generate electricity using mini turbine system which is by using rain water from the house’s gutter and downspouts. Thus, this approach is to develop the hydro turbine power to save more electricity instead of using solar power only. The level of rainfall intensity will affect the result of the experiment due to the rainwater is the source of energy that had been used to transfer the mechanical energy to the turbine before its changed to electrical energy. The higher the flowrate pass through the turbine, the higher the voltage had been produced by the turbine. From the result shows that the flowrate at 0.037 L/s currently giving 0V. This is due to the speed and pressure of the water does not enough for the turbine to generate the power. Flowrate needed to generate power was at least higher than 0.055 L/s. Furthermore, from the result shows that the highest voltage recorded was about 17.14V even though the flowrate are not the same which is 0.335 L/s and 0.454 L/s respectively. This is due to the power of the turbine had been limited to maximum of 17V even the flowrate of the water increase but the turbine only can supply absolutely at 17V maximum voltage. As conclusion, electricity can be produced or collected by using the rainwater.

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