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INTRODUCTION

A battery charger is a device used to put energy into a secondary cell or rechargeable

battery by forcing an electric current through it.

The charging protocol depends on the size and type of the battery being charged. Some

battery types have high tolerance for overcharging and can be recharged by connection to a

constant voltage source or a constant current source; simple chargers of this type require manual

disconnection at the end of the charge cycle, or may have a timer to cut off charging current at a

fixed time. Other battery types cannot withstand long high-rate over-charging; the charger may

have temperature or voltage sensing circuits and a microprocessor controller to adjust the

charging current, and cut off at the end of charge. A trickle charger provides a relatively small

amount of current, only enough to counteract self-discharge of a battery that is idle for a long

time. Slow battery chargers may take several hours to complete a charge; high-rate chargers may

restore most capacity within minutes or less than an hour, but generally require monitoring of the

battery to protect it from overcharge. Electric vehicles need high-rate chargers for public access;

installation of such chargers and the distribution support for them is an issue in the proposed

adoption of electric cars.(Evora, 2009)

A simple charger works by supplying a constant DC or pulsed DC power source to a

battery being charged. The simple charger does not alter its output based on time or the charge on

the battery. This simplicity means that a simple charger is inexpensive, but there is a tradeoff in

quality. Typically, a simple charger takes longer to charge a battery to prevent severe over-

charging. Even so, a battery left in a simple charger for too long will be weakened or destroyed
due to over-charging. These chargers can supply either a constant voltage or a constant current to

the battery.

Simple AC-powered battery chargers have much higher ripple current and ripple voltage

than other kinds of battery supplies. When the ripple current is within the battery-manufacturer-

recommended level, the ripple voltage will also be well within the recommended level. The

maximum ripple current for a typical 12 V 100 Ah VRLA battery is 5 amps. As long as the ripple

current is not excessive (more than 3 to 4 times the battery-manufacturer-recommended level),

the expected life of a ripple-charged VRLA battery is within 3% of the life of a constant DC-

charged battery.( Kreiis, 2009)

The electricity consumption rate on our planet has been a big concern in recent years. In

many countries there has been an increasing demand while the supply falls short. Due to some

recent innovations, many have speculated a slight fall in the electricity consumption rates in

coming years, thanks to some greener technology. Many are aware of these problems and are

now researching and developing ways to reduce the electricity consumption, while others are

working on much eco-friendly methods to generate electricity.( Gwyn, 2011)

Recent developments have proven that water can be used to power many devices and to

generate a decent amount of charge that will help you power your home appliances.
Statement of the Problem

The study entitled Household hydro power charger aims to answer the following questions:

1. What are the different procedure in making the faucet driven charger to be possible ?

2. What are the benefits of the project and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the

project

Hypotheses

The following hypotheses are expressed in null form:

1.That the device made will need materials that are easily be found

in the market

2. The Device made will be used efficiently in giving additional supply of energy for

home use

3. That the disadvantages of the device can be easily be resolved by means of careful

studying and adjustment on the device

Significance of the Study

The purpose of this study is to utilize the use and function of water as a power source and to

prove that it can be also a good power source for a charging and using some appliances at home

Especially, in this kind of power source which the researchers thought is impossible.

 To the Community – the device is a good source of alternative energy that can be use to

charge other devices and appliances at home thus it will serves as cheaper energy

consumption

 To the School – In most of all schools colleges and university including business sectors

private and government utilities will be very much benefited by this study because they

are also the major consumer to use this instrument.


 To the Future Researchers – This study will perfectly develop the products with

competitive innovations it will help the improvements of our economy through local and

exportation of our cheapest, competitive and affordable products in the world of business.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

The faucet driven charger is a device that will made adjustment and give additional

energy sufficient enough in the typical appliances in the home , it was assembled and made

using the simplest material that can be found in local hardware , among them are the inverter,

magneto and wirings It was conducted for the purpose of discovering the most economical

instrument on which the power source is delimited and affordable anytime anywhere. And the

most important it will help for the preservation of our environment because it is powered by

natural water.

The purpose of this study is to utilize the use and function of water as a power source

Especially, in this kind of power source which the researchers thought is impossible.

This experimental project was conducted during the school year 2012-2013
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Hydropower or water power is power derived from the energy of falling water, which

may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for

irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile

mills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts.( Schimdt, 2008)

Since the early 20th century, the term is used almost exclusively in conjunction with the

modern development of hydro-electric power, which allowed use of distant energy sources.

Another method used to transmit energy used a trompe, which produces compressed air from

falling water. Compressed air could then be piped to power other machinery at a distance from

the waterfall.( Terances, 2006)

Water's power is manifested in hydrology, by the forces of water on the riverbed and

banks of a river. When a river is in flood, it is at its most powerful, and moves the greatest

amount of sediment. This higher force results in the removal of sediment and other material from

the riverbed and banks of the river, locally causing erosion, transport and, with lower flow,

sedimentation downstream Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into

electricity. This is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. ( Weather, 2011)

The most common type of hydroelectric power plant uses a dam on a river to store water

in a reservoir. Water released from the reservoir flows through a turbine, spinning it, which in

turn activates a generator to produce electricity. But hydroelectric power doesn't necessarily

require a large dam. Some hydroelectric power plants just use a small canal to channel the river

water through a turbine. ( English, 2009)

Hydroelectric power generates about 10% of the nation's energy. Credit: US Army Corps

of Engineers
Another type of hydroelectric power plant - called a pumped storage plant - can even

store power. The power is sent from a power grid into the electric generators. The generators

then spin the turbines backward, which causes the turbines to pump water from a river or lower

reservoir to an upper reservoir, where the power is stored. To use the power, the water is released

from the upper reservoir back down into the river or lower reservoir. This spins the turbines

forward, activating the generators to produce electricity. ( Gandong, 2006)

A small or micro-hydroelectric power system can produce enough electricity for a home,

farm, or ranch.

Over the last fifty years, a vast number of Americans have reaped the benefits of

hydropower. Hydropower, or electricity produced from moving water, does not produce solid,

liquid, or gaseous pollutants, and it is renewable as water is considered an inexhaustible

resource. The Hoover Dam, Niagara Power Plant, and their large and small relatives are

responsible for contributing more than 90% of all the renewable electric energy produced in the

United States .

Large-scale hydropower, or systems producing over 30 megawatts, are what often come

to mind when one thinks of this power source. Hydropower systems such as Hoover Dam, the

powerhouse for Las Vegas and parts of California, function by backing up a river within a

canyon to create a deep, slow-moving body of water behind a concrete dam. The force of water

being let out through the dam, either at a constant rate or certain times of the day or seasons of

the year, generates electricity that is sent to remote regions via a power lines. Other large dam

systems generate energy through a process of moving water from different elevations within a

multi-dam system.) Heathnr, 2008)

However clean, such hydroelectric systems are not truly environmentally-friendly. Large-

scale hydropower has serious consequences for native species, local lifestyles, and landscape.
Large dams in the Pacific Northwest have hindered salmon migrations and adversely affected the

salmon population, archeologically and anthropologically valuable canyons have been flooded

along the Colorado River in the West, and hundreds of residents have been displaced in the

flooding that following building a large dam. ( Gardst, 2008)


METHODOLOGY

This chapter will discuss the method of research to be use. It also provides the

procedure, data gathering techniques adapted materials and apparatuses , which will enable

the researcher to answer specific problem propound in the particular study.

Methods of Research

In determining the effectiveness of the faucet driven charger, the applied methods of

research will be conducted. Through this method, the researcher will able to draw conclusion

that might lead to discover if Faucet Delivered Power Device is effective.

Data Gathering Techniques

The methods of collecting data that the researcher will utilize are the experimental

method and library. To the library method, books, secondary references and encyclopedias will

be utilized to gather data. While, applied method involves the control and manipulations of the

condition for studying the effects of different types of treatments applied to a sample.

Materials to be used:

 socket and lock

 Mini Turbine

 Electrical tape

 Electric wire

 Multi Purpose Pliers

 Battery 12 volts

 inverter
Research Paradigm

Gather all the equipments for the faucet driven charger

Manually constructing the faucet driven charger

by following the instructions given.

Household hydro power charger

Figure 3.
This diagram shows the steps that were done by the researchers in constructing the

device. First was the input then following the process and lastly was the output: the faucet driven

charger

Procedural Steps

1. Preaparing the materials

a. Buying materials in electronic and department stores.


2. Assembling

a. Inserting and connecting all the electronic parts and components to their respective location in
Figure 1. ThetheProcedural
device. Steps
General Procedures
I. Data Gathering

a. Relative information about the component and nature of the device will be gathered.
II. Design and Layout

a. Preliminary designs will be carried out after the researching information in electronic books
and electronic website through internet.
III. Construction of the Device

a. The device will be assembled and installed.


IV. Testing

a. To test its acceptability and perforamance, the researchers will use survey as their instrument,
with 20 people.
V. Sampling Procedure
Figure 2. The General Procedures
a. Convenience sampling will be used to obtain respondents which are easily accessible.
Results and Discussion

This chapter presents the results and discussion conducted in the experiment , it dealt

with the construction of the Household hydro power charger

Procedure 1

Results shows, when the Household hydro power charger was finish, it was tested using

an old battery so that the power gain from the faucet was stored in it , second the typical inverter

with a capacity of 400 watts , enough to run a radio and television was tested and the appliances

was plugged

Result shows that the hydro power saves enough energy to that battery in which the

inverter was enough to supply the needed power needed by the TV and radio,

The reserve energy was used in 1 hour time

Procedure 2

The project was also tested using the 10 household and obtain their answer using the prepared

checklist, in order to determine the efficiency of the project, below are the answer by the respondents

presented in tabular form

Variables Yes No

Efficiency 4 0

Reliability 1

Usability 5 0

Total 9 1
Based on the answer given by the respondents 4 or 40 % of the respondents answered that

the device was reliable 5 or 50 % of the respondents answered that the device was usable and 1

or 10 % of the respondents answered that the device was reliable

Results shows that the respondents showed positive result on the charger because

of its usability and efficiency


SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter includes the summary, conclusions and recommendations made by the

researchers.

The faucet driven charger is a device that will made adjustment and give additional

energy sufficient enough in the typical appliances in the home , it was assembled and made

using the simplest material that can be found in local hardware , among them are the inverter,

magneto and wirings It was conducted for the purpose of discovering the most economical

instrument on which the power source is delimited and affordable anytime anywhere. And the

most important it will help for the preservation of our environment because it is powered by

natural water.

The purpose of this study is to utilize the use and function of water as a power source

Especially, in this kind of power source which the researchers thought is impossible.

This experimental project was conducted during the school year 2012-2013

Findings of the Study

Based on the result of the experiment, the following were observed and gathered.

The construction the project was done using the inverter, Battery and mini magneto

made by the researchers

The test conducted was initially successful


Conclusions

Based from the result of the experiment researchers concluded that:

1. The project can be easily assemble and made using only simple materials that can be

found in the surroundings , the cost was amounted for about P 3,000 pesos

2. Based on the experiment conducted by the researchers, the device will help people in

during brown out and giving additional home power

Recommendations.

Based on the results revealed on the study, the following recommendations were drawn

by the researchers:

1. Researchers suggested that improvements on the should be done using a more strong and

capable materials like heater that will last for a year


Appendices

Design

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