Feasibility Study of Using Turbine for Small Scale Power Generation

At present, rain has not thoroughly studied as a source of producing energy. Power can be generated from the kinetic energy of flowing rainwater. Rain power is a renewable energy source and does not produce any harmful emissions to the environment. This paper describes the theoretical study undertaken to determine the theoretical amount of power that could be generated by flowing rainwater. In this study, rainwater will first be accumulated in a tank before being released as a stream of water onto a rain rotor. The rain rotor is specifically designed for this application and is a modified version of the Savonius wind rotor. This device can be used for local production of a small amount of electricity.