Using Rain Gutters To Generate Power

In a nutshell the pluvia system developed by omar enrique leyva coca romel brown and gustavo rivero velázquez uses the stream of rainwater runoff from houses rooftop rain gutters to spin a.

Using rain gutters to generate power.

A lot of people wonder if there s any power in the rain falling on our roofs. Here we ll cover which accessories can help and we ll discuss a few tips for safe and effective pressure washing to get your soffits and gutters looking like new in no time. This video series starts with the theory of how much power is available then at. With that you can get a constant voltage from your turbine for that given duration even if the rain storm has light rain periods mixed with heavy rain.

Putting a 35 50 gallon rain barrel on a stand about 6 8 above the ground once filled will allow a constant pressure for a given duration to spin your turbine. In a rain gutter you don t have. 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. 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.

Assume that when it is raining water is collected in the gutter that surrounds a building s roof. Now instead of funnelling that rainwater out to the street or into a creek. Or some other body of water consider funnelling that water into a tank that has a changeable filter. However using a pressure washer makes it easy to keep these hard to reach places looking great.

Soffits and gutters can be some of the most difficult areas of your home to keep clean. The device purifies the water while generating a few. The power of rain. Now consider turning the rainwater that runs into that gutter into electricity.

Alternative energy by tim mcgee is chief biologist and designer at likolab a biology and design firm in seattle that learns from nature and then makes things.