Micro-Hydro Power Water Tower Generator. Team 5. Sponsor: Talquin Electric Cooperative

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1 Micro-Hydro Power Water Tower Generator Team 5 Sponsor: Talquin Electric Cooperative

2 Members Darius Wright-Tippins

3 Project Overview Darius Wright-Tippins

4 Reintroduction Talquin Electric is a membered own electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Quincy Fl. By purchasing electricity from Seminole Electric, Talquin is able to provide electricity for 53,000 accounts, water and wastewater services from the Gulf Coast to Florida State line. Talquin Current system requires a substantial amount of money to deliver water to its members. Talquin is investing in renewable resources and noticed there is a lot of untapped potential energy in their water tank Darius Wright-Tippins

5 Water Tower Clean water pumped and stored into tank Water flows out of outlet pipe to its members. Due to gravitational pull and height of tower can provide high pressured water. Water falls during peak time and refills throughout day. Darius Wright-Tippins

6 Problem The aim of this project is to design a Hybrid Hydro-Solar water tower energy storage system Talquin current system requires substantial amount of money to provide members with water services. Talquin water department bill is currently high. Darius Wright-Tippins

7 Talquin pay 7.6cents/kWh Cost($/Month) = E(kWh/Month) Cost(cent/kWh) / 100(cent/$) Darius Wright-Tippins

8 Solution Offset the department bill Harness the potential/kinetic Energy for a later usage On-grid without batteries. This a simple and efficient system that sends any surplus energy back into the grid to be credited for use at other times. Darius Wright-Tippins

9 Flow Chart Komlan Amesse

10 Small Scale Model Darius Wright-Tippins

11 Small Scale Components 15 gallons for reservoir Water Buddy Turbine generator LED Arduino Uno R3 Microcontroller PVC Pipe Pressure gauge Pressure tank inverter Komlan Amesse 2 units of Directional-Control valves 4 units PVC 90 Degree Elbow 1 units of 1 in. PVC Slip In-Line Check Valve 2 units water Gauge Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller Wayne ½ HP shallow well system with 8.5 gallon tank

12 Pressure Tanks Allows water system to work on demand (similar to water tower) Allows water to move at a pressure of 50psi Pressure switch is set between 30-50psi As water fills tank, compressing air to max psi the pump cuts off. If pressure is below 30psi, pump turns on. Darius Wright-Tippins

13 Wayne ½ HP shallow well system with 8.5 gallon tank ½ HP max flowrate = 420 GPH at 50 psi Dual Voltage, operates at 120V/240V single phase high efficiency square flange motor Pressure switch pre set for psi for automatic operation Darius Wright-Tippins

14 PV Module Monocrystalline Polycrystalline Thin Film Moise Zamor

15 Pros vs. Cons Types Advantages Disadvantages Monocrystalline Highest efficiency 22.5% Space-efficiency Long lifespan (25 years) More efficient (weather) Very expensive Polycrystalline Less cost Lower heat tolerance Low efficiency 16% Low space-efficiency Thin Film Flexible High temp and shade have less impact Low space-efficiency Degrade faster

16 Kyocera KD235GX-LPB Moise Zamor

17 Mechanical Characteristics Type Polycrystalline Silicon Frame Color Black Length 65.4in (1,662mm) Width 39in (990mm) Depth 1.8in (46mm) weight 46.3lb (21kg) Surface Area in^2 ( m^2)

18 DC Electrical Characteristics STC Power Rating 235 W STC Power per unit of area 13.3W/ft2 (142.8W/m2) Peak Efficiency 14.28% Power tolerance -3%/+5% Number of Cells 60 Imp 7.89 A Vmp 29.8 V Isc 8.55 A Voc 36.9 V NOCT 45 C Maximum System Voltage 600 V

19 Enphase M190 -Micro Inverter 240 VAC Moise Zamor

20 Characteristics Flexible Design No string sizing Multiple configurations All-AC design Easier Installations No DC electrical work No mounting a string inverter 3 to 4 minutes to install greater Productivity Can produce upto 3.1% more energy Higher Reliability No single point of failure Increased Safety Low voltage DC never exceeds 60 volts(compared to other inverters that is between volts DC) Multiple Panels Whether it's a leaf, dirt, or a cloudy day, obstructions happen and only the individual panel is affected, while the others keep performing to their fullest

21 Water Buddy Turbine Olivier Perrault

22 Overview Olivier Perrault

23 Water Buddy Turbine Generator Generates DC Power 12/24 V capabilities Adaptable to various nozzle sizes Lightweight and ideal for small scale model Olivier Perrault

24 Testing Olivier Perrault

25 Microcontroller Komlan Amesse Microcontroller Operating Voltage Input Voltage Input voltage (limits) Digital I/O Pins PWM output) Analog Input pins DC Current per I/O Pin DC Current for 3.3V Pin Flash Memory used by bootloader SRAM EEPROM Clock Speed ATmega2560 5V 7-12V (recommended) 6-20V 54 (of which 14 provide 16 40mA 50mA 256 KB of which 8 KB 8 KB 4 KB 16 MHz

26 Gantt Chart Komlan Amesse

27 Budget Costs Parts Ordered Cost Parts Ordered Cost Water Buddy Turbine $695 PVC Cutter $13 Pressure Tank $ oz PVC primer & cement $8.39 JM eagle ¾ x 10ft PVC (3) $9 (3) ½ x 520 in thread seal tape $1.38 x 2 90 Degree PVC elbows (10) $0.53 x 10 Arduino Rev 3 $ x ¾ in PVC male reducer adapter $1.71 x 2 Total $1, ¾ in pressure release valve $15.58 ¾ in 40PVC Tee $0.80 Olivier Perrault

28 Challenges Wetting of electrical components Stabilizing of pressure in tower to rotate blades of turbine Creating a design easy to assemble and disassemble Not generating a significant amount of electricity

29 Future Testing Measuring power output of turbine from outside water spigot Measuring solar panel peak voltage and power output during the sun peak location Use the solar panel to power Wayne ½ HP pump motor pump outside Ground motor for indoor usage Measuring power from turbine to power microcontroller

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