Future Prototype Improvements
Our prototype could be improved in several ways to reach its maximum potential. A battery and capacitor could be added to provide continuous electricity flow regardless of water condition. In addition a planetary gear system could be incorporated in order to transform small powerful movements into electricity even more efficiently. In addition silicon carbide diodes could be used in the bridge rectifier to more efficiently convert the electricity from AC to DC. Lastly a water temperature sensor could be added in order to gain even more information about water conditions for the user. All of these features would improve the prototype making is as superior as possible. However, since the prototype is much smaller than it would be in reality, these features would be inefficient to implement at this scale.







