In many rural areas of developing countries electricity is often not available, or is intermittent at best. Surprisingly, many times cell phone coverage is available, and local residents rely on their phones for everything from weather forecasts to just conducting day to day business. The intent of this project is to develop a USB charger that obtains its energy from running water. This could be a stream, river, or any body of moving water.

Project Name

Water Powered USB Charger

Project Number

P19463

Project Family

Sustainable Technologies

Start Term

2181

End Term

2185

Faculty Guide

Chris Leibfried, cvlddm@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Chris Leibfried, cvlddm@rit.edu

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