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Designing a micro-hydro powered automatic flush system Bharaj, Bhupinder; Patrola, Narvir 2008

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Title Designing a micro-hydro powered automatic flush system
Creator Bharaj, Bhupinder
Patrola, Narvir
Contributor University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office
Date Issued 2008
Description With the detrimental effects of global warming becoming increasing visible, the desire to conserve energy has become a primary concern for the public. Companies such as BC Hydro are now marketing the awareness of conserving electricity and promoting sustainable energy practices. The idea for this project was to create a micro-hydro power generator to power an automatic hand-wash unit (AHU). This design would be self sufficient and eliminate the need of external electrical power. To find out the operational requirements of an AHU, voltage and current tests were conducted. Various load tests were performed on a modified water meter generator at different flow rates to measure voltage, current, and power output. Through testing we found that the motor chosen for the design is not suitable for the successful creation of our design concept. The generator chosen for this project was not sufficient to power an automatic flush unit. Efficiency of the generator was found to be too low with not enough current and power output. The design concept is still conceptually feasible; however, future development would require research into designing a suitable micro-hydro turbine and generator for powering an AHU. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Genre Report
Type Text
Language eng
Series University of British Columbia. EECE 496
UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
Date Available 2012-08-21
Provider Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI 10.14288/1.0108414
URI http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42985
Affiliation Applied Science, Faculty of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
Campus UBCV
Peer Review Status Unreviewed
Scholarly Level Undergraduate
Rights URI http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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