Extracting Energy from Free Falling Water in Tank Using Pico-Hydro Generator with PLC

CARRIER EPISODE 3
EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM FREE FALLING WATER IN THE TANK
USING PICO – HYDRO GENERATOR WITH PLC

CE3.1 INTRODUCTION.
CE3.1.1 CHRONOLOGY
This project was done during my undergraduate studies at Sri Ramanathan Engineering College,
Tiruppur. The duration of this project was 2 months from 09thAugust, 2012 to 16thOctober,
2012. This episode contains the details of the project work named “Extracting Energy from Free
Falling Water in the Tank Using Pico – Hydro Generator With PLC”which was initiated by the
faculty out of my interest and skills in Electrical Engineering.
CE3.1.2 POSITION
Memberof the Project.
CE3.2 BACKGROUND.
CE3.2.1 NATURE OF THE PROJECT
The work dealt with extraction of energy from the falling water in the tank by utilizing
Pico-hydro generator with PLC along by reducing human efforts with high efficient working. The
increasing demand of energy has forced us to look at the other options different from
conventional means of exploiting energy, as conventional sources of energy are exhaustible. In
our society every home, apartment, office, hotel, hospital, etc. have water tank at the top most
floor. Each tank takes minimum one hour to completely fill with water. The water falling into
the tank is with kinetic energy which can be extracted to generate electricity. For this purpose,
the Pico-hydro turbine generator is used. It gives extraction of maximum energy from free
falling water.
This project is very effective and easily applicable to water tank because it gives
constant electrical output, as the water falling into the tank is twice daily (most cases).
CE3.2.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
The chief intend of the projectis,
 To extract energy from falling water.
 To save energy and reduce water wastage.
 To design the project with PLC operator.
 To reduce human efforts.
CE3.2.3 MY NATURE OF WORK.

I had caught up myself into the diverse work of calculation and evaluation of the
efficiencies of the project. As an electrical engineer, I had entire knowledge of power generator
and electrical power system. Have implemented several ideas in the system to reduce the
human efforts and being a part in designs and constructing the machine components. Also had
referred all the probable features of the process of design of the Pico hydro generator. I had
even involved myself into the development specifications of the site, testing as well as planning
of the components of electrical. I made sure that the project becomes successful at every
aspect.
CE3.2.4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PROJECT.
FIG: 1 - Organizational Structure of Project.
CE3.2.5 STATEMENT OF DUTIES.
a. Literature Review.
b. Implementing several features to reduce the human efforts.
c. To measure the machine efficiency.
d. Listing down the Inventories and Components used and testing them.
e. Design, Construction and assembling of components.
CE3.3 PERSONAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITY
CE 3.3.1 COMPREHENDING THE THEORY OF THE PROJECT
Being student engineer i did a lot of extensive research and analysis to understand the
complete mechanism of the project. At the extremely negligible sizes, these kinds of systems
are mostly appropriate for the particular households or the small bunches of households and