#3
Energy Blog
Kinetic project:
Let it sink in
Old Version (initial idea):
The original idea for the placement of the motor was to be extended by the little rod so that the motor could be further from the water hosted on a small tower.
However, upon doing the water wheel with the rod attached to it, I realized that the energy coming from water falling is translated to pushing the rod down instead of the kinetic energy.
The solution to keep the same design would be to use a harder material for the rod (a metal shaft) to replace the 3D-printed one. But due to time limitations, it wasn’t feasible.
The original idea for the placement of the motor was to be extended by the little rod so that the motor could be further from the water hosted on a small tower.
However, upon doing the water wheel with the rod attached to it, I realized that the energy coming from water falling is translated to pushing the rod down instead of the kinetic energy.
The solution to keep the same design would be to use a harder material for the rod (a metal shaft) to replace the 3D-printed one. But due to time limitations, it wasn’t feasible.
Motor selection:
Initially, I was going with the 12 V 12000 RPM DC motor, but the water wheel can not be turned for the motor, even when I upscaled a version of it. I ended up with something less powerful, but also not as efficient.
and issues...
At this point of testing, I realized that not enough energy was going to be generated using the water coming from the sink. Any motor that is being pushed by a reasonably sized water wheel, is going to generate enough voltage.
I have also tried to use a capacitor to see if it will be charged but it was taking over 10 minutes.
Initially, I was going with the 12 V 12000 RPM DC motor, but the water wheel can not be turned for the motor, even when I upscaled a version of it. I ended up with something less powerful, but also not as efficient.
and issues...
At this point of testing, I realized that not enough energy was going to be generated using the water coming from the sink. Any motor that is being pushed by a reasonably sized water wheel, is going to generate enough voltage.
I have also tried to use a capacitor to see if it will be charged but it was taking over 10 minutes.
Second Idea
+ playing with water (pressure):
The current solution for that is to get rid of the rod and have the motor next to the water wheel. I got some waterproof tape to cover everything, but thankfully it wasn’t super close to the water, and all the tests took a good amount of splash, and the motor is still fine.
Since the change of the motor isn’t the best option, I started palying with waterpressure.
The pressure increases simply by moving the water wheel down.
Water pressure amp:
I reached video upload limit, I have two more to show. :(
