Maheswaran, B., & Bard, A., & Sozio, A., & Haggans, S., & Tarallo, N., & Bennett, T. (2022, August), Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40420

\bibitem{asee_peer_40420}
  Maheswaran, B., \& Bard, A., \& Sozio, A., \& Haggans, S., \& Tarallo, N., \& Bennett, T. (2022, August), \emph{Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40420

Bala Maheswaran, Andrew Bard, Andrew Sozio, Samuel Haggans, Nicholas Tarallo, and Timothy Bennett.  "Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40420 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_40420}
  Bala Maheswaran, Andrew Bard, Andrew Sozio, Samuel Haggans, Nicholas Tarallo, and Timothy Bennett.
  "Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40420 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

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title = "Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Abstract
As Earth faces the dual issues of climate change, caused in large part by the generation of electricity through methods that use fossil fuels, and a growing energy crisis, the world is searching for ways to produce renewable energy utilizing existing infrastructure. The kinetic energy of rainwater falling through gutters is a widely available yet untapped source of energy that could be used to generate electricity. No widely produced devices exist to harness this energy and convert it to electricity or some other useful form of energy. Our team focused on this development gap to create a system capable of generating electricity from this falling water. We sought to create a device that uses a water turbine, similar in principle to a hydroelectric dam, to convert rainwater into electrical energy that could be used to charge a battery or power lights. Our goal was to make this device small, efficient, and easy to install in existing rain gutter systems. 

Our design uses a slanted slide to divert the falling water into our turbine, which utilizes a pelton water wheel to ensure peak efficiency. The water wheel is attached to a motor, which is used to generate electricity, and is housed within a box-shaped case. The case connects to the gutter attachment, which is 3D printed in a shape to fit into existing gutter systems. Our device is thus able to convert potential energy from rainwater into electricity and demonstrates a possible application of small scale hydroelectric generators. 

AU  - Bala Maheswaran
AU  - Andrew Bard
AU  - Andrew Sozio
AU  - Samuel Haggans
AU  - Nicholas Tarallo
AU  - Timothy Bennett
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
DA  - 2022/08/23
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TI  - Hydropower from Gutters: Generating Electricity from Rainwater
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