Inventing a Mini Hydroelectric Power plant which is powered from a bucket of water, is no easy feat at all. Especially in a country were raw material, sponsorship, government support are all lacking. The mini power plant can produce 20 Watts of electricity at the moment, and can do even go higher.

Nigerian youth are not lazy as the president recently purports, in the country, it is not hard to fine talent in all works of live. The only things lacking are enabling environment and support from government or private agencies.

Kindly read more from this link: http://infocontemporary.com/2018/05/02/man-invents-mini-hydroelectric-power-plant/

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If it can't recycle the water. Then its not practical. What happens when the reservoir get empty?

Yes,the Water Can,t Be Recycled So The Guy Ergonomics Is Very Poor,he Suppose To Make Use Of 2water Reservoir,he Can Even Amplify The 5volt To 12volt,then He Can Connect It To a Deep cycle Battery For Powering An Inverter.

wapo:
Yes,the Water Can,t Be Recycled So The Guy Ergonomics Is Very Poor,he Suppose To Make Use Of 2water Reservoir,he Can Even Amplify The 5volt To 12volt,then He Can Connect It To a Deep cycle Battery For Powering An Inverter.

My remedy is:
A bigger reservoir with a higher altitude (the higher the better) and a narrower exit channel to the propellers

Next the number of propeller blades should be matched with the speed of the water coming through the channel in other to be efficient. Random amount of blades will not give results. This is where the work is, getting the right amount of blades. 3? 4? 5?....

Now this propeller is going to have levers and gears, starting from a big pulley connected to a smaller one, and another. The more the gears, the faster the alternator runs with little effort from the water, and in return more voltage from the alternator coil.

The second reservoir collects and stores the used water just below the propeller.

Pending on the force the water can generate, a bigger alternator can be used in other to achieve 12v output.

A capacitor, AVR....etc can be used to sustain the output power to a deep cycle battery, which will be used with an inverter, as you suggested.


Now to recycle the water, what I have is this:

1. The whole water system should be a closed unit. The 2nd reservoir below should link back to the 1st tank via another narrow channel. As water falls with gravity, atmospheric pressure will make sure the water goes back up.

This will create resistance for the propeller though, but that's why our capacitors are there.
Except we have access to unlimited spring water


2. Is to make sure the alternator electrical engineering can produce enough power to charge a big inverter that can power a mini efficient electric pump which will send the water back up. And still have juice left for use.

What you think?

Yes,it Make Sense Like That!

Well said guys