UNIVERSITY GRADUATE INVENTS DEVICE ABLE TO CHARGE PHONE WITH WATER

A UNICAL GRADUATE INVENTS DEVICE ABLE TO CHARGE PHONE WITH WATER

A UNICAL graduate has gathered attention following the invention of a device which charges mobile phones with water.

Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, a graduate of the

University of Calabar (UNICAL),

has developed a cool device able to charge mobile phones » with water.

The device, powered through a hydroelectric energy source,

was created from materials obtained locally.

Calabar Reporters got an idea of how the innovation works in

a conversation with Ogar who is a graduate from UNICAL's

Electronic and Computer Technology department.

“The device has two wooden tank (the up and down tank) for

collection of water, a pen stock to control water out of the

upper tank to the turbine, the turbine that convert the potential

energy of water into mechanical energy that rotate the

alternator through the pulley system, the alternator that

generates power and lastly a riding machine injector pump

motor which pump back water from the down tank to the upper

tank and the process continues”.

"A bucket of water if emptied in the tank and water is allowed

to flow and hit, turn the turbine which rotate the alternator, then

electricity is generated which then energizes a small pumping

machine that pump back the water into the first tank then

process continues.

"The system carries two tanks, up and down tank. I decided not

to show everything here for technical reasons "It operates without a repulsive force or zero back electromotive

force (emf). I invented it to be used for practical demonstration

on hydroelectricity.

"It generates up to 20 watt during operation but I stepped down

the power to power one blinking LED for demonstration and

technical reasons.

“The system generate up to 20 watt of power that Powers the

injector pump and some phones and it operates when the top

tank is filled with a bucket of water and it’s a continue system.

"Although, not every part of the system is shown here for

technical reasons because it’s going to be a huge technology in The nearest future.

"It shouldn’t be a surprise to any one that water contains both

potential and kinetic energy and the law energy that it can be Converted from one form to the other.

"On like mechanical generators, this device has two major

sections also, the turbine that does the conversion of the

potential energy of the River into motion serves as the

mechanical part of the device while the alternator which convert

this mechanical energy into electricity, is the electrical part of

the device.

“The river that carries both the kinetic and potential energy is

the fuel or the power house of the device.

"This is an era of renewable energy, can we join hands together

to really developed this local innovation to solve the problem of

power outage in Rural and Urban areas? And also to combat

the challenges of global warming?

"What about training of youths on hydroelectricity by

establishing renewable energy? Building training centers across

the country and also creating job opportunities. God bless

Nigeria”, explains Augustine Otuokwa Ogar, who earlier

developed a 200 Mega Watts mini Hydroelectric power plant

with a capability to generate electricity.