Water Power Generator

My son's summer project.
New version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rz91Z5QUY

With some modifications and hooked up to a bicycle training machine:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAsobinosenmonten#p/u/7/5SmrHy6kD_A

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAsobinosenmonten#p/u

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• water
• mill
• electricity
• generator

[kuyawang]

hey dude!? may i know whta kind of motor didi you sue? is it a stpper motor? and how many volts?,,



[Kepahl]

@kuyawang I'm not sure, as I didn't make it. (father in-law did ). I think he got it from an old Panasonic electric bicycle. (recycled).



[sustainable2012]

wow... I WANNA HOOK THAT UP TO AN AQUAPONICS SET UP!!!???

DOES THAT PRODUCE ELECRICITY?

[Kepahl]

@sustainable2012 YES, IT DOES!!!

[Kepahl]

Wow! Can't believe I have over a million views for this. Thanks for the thumbs up everybody. I'll have a new version soon as this unit attempts to break a Guinness Book record while attached to a bicycle for 24 hours.

[konner02]

How much power was generated in that waterfall?

[Kepahl]

@konner02 I have no idea how much water is flowing there but density of water =1000kg/cubic meter

P.E. = mgh

weight=density*g*volume

[Kepahl]

17 dislikes for beautiful scenery, a hand made power generator and only 42 seconds to see it all. I guess they wanted a feature length film! What do you expect for nothing? Rubber biscuit?

[Kepahl]

@lenb20052005 as much as 700 watts. depends on how fast you can get the water in and out..._

[ptroiani]

Very good design and construction. I used a similar device on a small stream to power lights in our camp. How much power did you get from your unit? I was able to power 400 watts of lamps, which was enough to provide illumination without the use of battery powered torches. Good job! Keep experimenting!

[magnernj5]

@tashtan1 NP :)

[tashtan1]

@magnernj5 thanks, its so hard for me to understand experiments like this, because I dont have any science classes anymore. and I sucked at those!

[magnernj5]

@tashtan1 The energy from the water is used to rotate an electrical conductor through a magnetic field. When the conductor rotates, it generates a voltage (voltage is the power needed to push the electrons from one atom to another) and if you connect two electrical conductors from the generator to a lamp, the electrons will flow and then you have an electrical current.

[kuyawang]

@Kepahl can i ask if what type of motor did you use? and what was it's rated voltage, is it a stepper motor? where can we buy that type of motor? coz im having a thesis of making an small scale of hydroelectric power source,, any hints? or site where can i found that motor? pls reply

[sustainable2012]

@Kepahl

what the gigga hertza whatzamajig output.