Development a Portable Micro-Hydro Power Generation System for Rural Areas

The energy demand continues to rise, followed by the growth in the number of people and technological advances. The use of affordable, sustainable, and cheap renewable energy is a choice to meet the world's energy needs, especially for communities in rural areas. Thus, this paper presents a portable micro-hydro power generation system using floating turbine mechanisms. During this research, the turbine converts the current flow into mechanical energy. The mechanical energy then rotates the DC motor to generate electricity, which later will be stored in a 12V rechargeable battery. In addition, an IoT-based online monitoring system has been synergized using the Blynk application to provide real-time power monitoring. The result obtained that the floating turbine prototype generates 2.2V to 7.1V depending on the current flow. The electricity generated will charge a battery with a capacity of 20Ah and can be used to power up the led lamp and charge small electrical devices.