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Water Generates Free Personal Electricity
You say you live in an apartment complex where you pay for your rent + electricity, and that’s it? Check it out. You get yourself one of these bad boys, (or 2, or 3,) and hook them up to the water pipes, and bam! Your on the slick road to free home electricity. It’s the “Mini Hydro Turbine” from Yanko frequent Jin Woo Han. Don’t mix up the cords!
The Mini Hydro Turbine can be attached to the end of your faucet or between two pipes. It’s designed to attach to any pipe to make use of water pressure in basically any instance.
The water runs through the device, activating the hydroelectronic turbine as it does so. Energy is stored up in the electricity generator, which is connected to the plug socket. The plug socket’s connected to any number of fun amazing Yanko gizmo (or any non-Yanko device, if you’re lame,) and the gizmo is powered up!
Barring the inevitable need to replace the turbine on occasion, and of course, supposing this lovely device works like a charm: yes please!
Designer: Jin Woo Han
61 Comments »
AlienzExist says
Good idea, we need more energy-creating devices, rather than energy-wasting devices.
Wybie says
agreed
TDM says
You’re all kidding right? You know that there are electric pumps churning away on the other end of that faucet to get the water to you right? It takes more energy to get that water to you than you’ll ever generate with this thing… great cheapskate / increase the cost of water device – yes. Energy-creating device rather than energy-wasting device – not even close.
Christian says
Depends on where u live. If your city gets the water from nearby mountains, i don’t think so that they put much energy into pumping it to you
cerberus says
Then you dont know the first thing about distributing water / services to a city .
Christian says
so i bet you’ll tell me
Juan says
In my city, we get water pressure by gravity, We can use it easily, and even then if it were pumped by electric pumps, the cost would be the same, This is just a way to get some advantage from water.
rumster says
Actually most water pressure is created by gravity. . . that's what water towers are for. They put the water tanks super high and gravity is what brings it to homes. . . . Only in skyscrapers and in other areas (where a water tower is actually lower) is water pumped.
rumster says
Actually most water pressure is created by gravity. . . that's what water towers are for. They put the water tanks super high and gravity is what brings it to homes. . . . Only in skyscrapers and in other areas (where a water tower is actually lower) is water pumped.
Carl says
First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
Patrick says
you’re not creating energy. there is kinetic energy in the water when it is falling through the pipes, and then it hits the mini water turbine which turns the kinetic energy into electric energy. or something like that. i just know you’re wrong. i llearned that in 7th grade. im in 7th grade. GO TO COLLEGE
says says
maybe hes in 7th grade too? im so glad i clicked this, nice to watch all the nerd burgers at it.
joshyua says
he reaally like to use ‘white’:), I mean jin.
VoReason says
Wow, really. Like we don’t have enough water waste that we need to run water needlessly in homes.
This is fine for squeezing that extra bit out of getting a glass of water or doing the dishes(you know the everyday stuff), but as a stand alone unit just because you don’t have to pay your water bill? What about social responsibility. Good for you, you pay your water with your rent and get screwed every month. So now you want to screw me out of a scarcer and scarcer resource? Lets advance the desertification of the planet that much faster.
This thing, if used properly, will NEVER pay for itself. It will undoubtedly break or people will grow tired of it before it gets the thousands upon thousands of gallons needed to generate enough power to equal its cost. And if your like most of us and pay for water, now we are talking marginal cost savings, if not negative depending on how much power it generates.
Great job, we can clearly see your potential as a designer.
Sean says
Couldn’t agree more. Might be ok during. A power outage, but otherwise it’s just plain irresponsible.
Kebin says
if it costs less then $50 it might pay for itself over a lifetime
Kebin says
if it costs less then $50 it might pay for itself over a lifetime
Terah says
Clearly you do not see potential other uses. How about a home made solar water heater? Hot/cold difference, water starts to flow, past this thing, voila. Hook your solar water heater up to eg. a well insulated oiltank and while charging batteries with the mini turbine and your shed is nice 'n comfy in winter with illumination from you battery powered LED lighting
Henrique Staino says
A better idea is to install a device like that on the water reservoir in your house or building. In that case the flow is greater and more constant. In a building, for example, practically constant.
You can use that energy to charge up batteries or heat water. The major problem in this is that it works just like a power plant: there’s no energy storage.
KwangErn says
Spot on! And what Jin just mentioned really shows potential in this.
I don’t see why not, though I doubt it’d be applicable for existing households, maybe for the developers and architects to work on their new project?
Sean says
Not a good design for artificial flows – (ie. anything that needs a pump to give pressure) – but not bad for rain water off the roof perhaps.
I think your product will consume way more resources than it will convert.. make it simpler..
Confucius says
Rainpipe generator invented by a 9 year old in NZ
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/683248/787967
Paul says
Now that idea looks more practical (with a British climate I have to suffer)
Carl says
a very naive and narrow minded way of obtaining cleaner electricity
jin_woo_hant says
some kind of misundertanding of this work here. It is actually aimed to installed behid the wall. so when people use the water, turbine works by water pressure. It means, you dont have to waste water by generating electircity. How foolish is that! pooring water for making elecricty. This is not the concept like that. you just use water like everyday you use. then it store electricity in its’ body.
Tony Morrish says
Dear Sir
Is this product or similar available yet?
I am designing an application for pressurized wate heating systems that could use this item.
Please reply.
Regards
Tony Morrish
aditya says
hey can i get the full details , brochure and the photos of this product!!!!!!!! how much will it cost
joe says
of course, you dont have to forcefully open the water all the time just to get some electricity. THIS is just a help to lessen your electric bills. why, what are the things you do with water in your apartment/house? one is you clean the dishes, wash your hands, take a bath, if its clean tap you drink, and the list goes on. now with all these stuff you do with water, by that time, you would have been able to generate and store some enough electricity for lets say, to charge your cellphone or if the electric generator can hold up a larger amount of watts, then probably you can use your small tv for at least an hour without actually plugging your tv to the normal house socket. this means, you saved an hour worth of electricity bill on your house. the point is, this is just going to somehow alleviate your electric cost a little and probably it helps a lot on the long run.
Martin says
Just a quick point on this concept. In some countries….. I know this is the case in the UK you are not allowed by law to draw power using the potential energy from the water supply. I know this as I have designed for a well known Bathroom design company and this was an idea we always wanted to use but was sadly blocked by legislation.
Great idea and one that may help change government minds but as for now it would not be allowed globally which is sad.
Nice work.
Bulent says
How can I order one?
Clay O SI says
Thank you for such an outstanding idea. The people who use gravity fed water system in some developing countries would very appreciate possessing one of the device. My community needs this, rich countries please don’t forget others don’t take these informations for granted as some surely do. I want to order some for my community.What is your contact?
toni waseem says
hey can i get the full details , brochure and the photos of this product!!!!!!!! how much will it cost
Liba says
I am surprised at the negative comments. As long as this device is used only when we need water, where is the waste? The energy is just a byproduct of what we are using anyways.
Yes it does take pumps to generate the water so why not use that energy rather than create more elsewhere?
Liba says
oh and I would love to buy one. Where do you get one?
Lorke says
Might be worth a look for some limited applications. Ohh, no contact, no data, no idea what the output is (other then 220v?)
What is the point of the post if there is no way to look into it futher? Sigh.
BIGSCOTT says
How much would this cost and could I make one myself?
Arnel M says
How much power this device produce?
Arnel M says
How much power this device produce?
sam says
where can i get this gadget? Cost?
sam says
where can i get this gadget? Cost?
Joel says
Its a decent idea if the city you live in has a gravity feed water supply, If you live in the country with a well, the device will only put added stress on your well pump, hence upping your electric bill even more. Also for each device you hook up you willl also lower your water pressure. How do you shower or do laundry with no water pressure ?
Joel says
Its a decent idea if the city you live in has a gravity feed water supply, If you live in the country with a well, the device will only put added stress on your well pump, hence upping your electric bill even more. Also for each device you hook up you willl also lower your water pressure. How do you shower or do laundry with no water pressure ?
Adrian says
the idea is good but i dont think that the power from this device will have a significant amount. the device is too small to produce the right amount of electric current. this device cannot produce power that can lessen the regular power consumption. it can only produce low amounts of energy that is just equal to your regular alkaline battery
Adrian says
the idea is good but i dont think that the power from this device will have a significant amount. the device is too small to produce the right amount of electric current. this device cannot produce power that can lessen the regular power consumption. it can only produce low amounts of energy that is just equal to your regular alkaline battery
SUe says
I believe this device can store the charge each time and then at the end you can get a very usable amount to do little things. You know it is possible to charge your phone from alkaline batteries right? (of course in an emergency and proper equipment) this will definitely generate more than an alkaline battery.
To all the people using about price and lack of brochure and the ability to obtain more data do you understand that this is a concept which has been generated and not a working prototype or a marketed product?
I was going to reply to all those who thought this was a system that had to have the tap running all the time to get the electricity but i see the designer has already put you in your place.
All the people complaining that pressure pumps are used to bring water to your place please you are just a fraction of the worldwide population many people get their water by gravimetric distribution and in many places people have actual water tanks on their houses due to the water distribution being erratic so for them this system is worthwhile stop being stuck in you little bubble. And again while it is true that in Britain we arent allowed to used the energy from water, i think this is not the case in many other countries. I would like to know the origin of that law if anybody has an idea about it let me know.
nik says
Hey you people are not seeing the big picture.
This idea is about energy harvesting and it looks ok to me. Regarding the tap and the pressure I'd say you are right but the way I understand this design the water is already out of the tap and then into the device, so no harm done.
Meanwhile thing bigger and imagine roof drain pipes fitted with such a device, taking advantage of rain water… and before somebody thinks about pressure and water speed and mass, consider fitting a Pythagoras' cup at the edge of your roof were all water gather to go down the drainage… this would work well for areas with heavy rains…heck it could even be bigger and more efficient
Marcelo says
Hi everyone…
Could you please inform if this idea is available to shop? If it´s available, could you inform if it´s possible to buy using internet, or show me a place to buy, in Miami (if possible)?
Regards,
Marcelo
carlos says
How and Where can i buy one.
Roy says
Hi,
I live in South Africa and would like to know if this great idea is available for purchase?
And how do i go about purchasing it.
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