Through nature’s gift of downward water movement and the pull of gravity, this patented apparatus captures and converts rainfall into useful electricity. Rainwater or manually stored water collects in an elevated tank, and then gravity slowly releases the fluid through piping and spray emitters. As liquid flows downward, a water wheel is set to spin to drive an electrical generator. Notable attributes include reliance on gravity instead of energy-intensive pumps to transport water and overflow diversion valves.
Patent Description:
Title: Rain generator using the convective flow of water and gravity.
Filed: Pending Patent
Inventor: Saeid Abazari
Patent Number: N/A
Standing approximately seven meters, this rain-harvesting system’s lower half anchors it firmly against winds and weather. An underground chamber facilitates routine maintenance and oversight of operations.
Water accumulates in an overhead cistern from precipitation or hand-filling. A self-regulating valve governs the steady release of water from the upper reservoir through downstream conduits. An auxiliary hand pump lends minimal supplementary pressure to ensure fluid movement proceeds smoothly.
From the elevated tank, water journeys to a lower nozzle reservoir. Emitters spray the liquid onto the paddles of a water wheel situated at the apparatus’ base. The wheel’s rotation, powered solely by moving water, spins an attached generator to produce electricity.
Exiting the lower aspect of the wheel, water collects and returns upward via return lines to replenish the upper tank, restarting the cycle. During periods of heavy rain, solenoid valves and a three-way bypass valve divert surplus water volume around the system.
Manual control valves permit starting and stopping independent of electricity, keeping costs low while providing off-grid renewable energy. Potential applications include remote locales lacking traditional power infrastructure or where power is otherwise inaccessible or cost-prohibitive.
