A MICRO ZERO HEAD TURBINE POWER GENERATION FOR BUILDING’S WATER TANK OVER FLOW & ROOF RAIN WATER FLOW SYSTEM

Abstract

Energy is a major input for overall socio-economic development of any society. Hydel energy is the fastest growing renewable energy. From Decades man has been trying to convert Hydel power to mechanical &, more recently, electric power. Hydel technology has improved significantly over the past two decades, and Hydel energy has become increasingly competitive with other power generation options. A zero head water turbine can be used as a Hydro-Electricity device referring to generate the electrical power through by the use of the gravitational force of falling water. It works on natural flow of water to generate a specific power output. The power is however limited by flow of water which is sufficient to keep generate a suitable number of revolutions per minutes for the blades. When waterfalls with certain velocity on the vanes of the zero head blade set which drives the dc geared motor to rotate in either clockwise or anticlockwise direction. It works on the principle of converting kinetic energy of hydel blade set to mechanical energy. It is proposed to design and manufacture a micro zero head turbine prototype. This can produce sufficient power to light couple of bulbs & energy will save 50 to 60 wattage. The application for power generated by this method can be used frequently in all hilly areas and heavy rain fall areas.