Pure water is a luxury! If this statement surprises you, one need to tour the developing countries, where pure water is indeed a luxury, only the chosen few can afford. The advent of potavel, a motion enabled water purification device has created wonders. The working concept of potavel is simple. Water collected from sources two to three miles away from home is purified as it is being towed home.
All the harmful bacteria and virus get removed, by the time water reaches home. The need to provide clean water to poor people in developing world propelled the idea of developing potavel, an innovative concept that has brought smiles on faces of people who use it regularly.
Non government organizations as Water Aid and water for Africa have been playing a vital role in popularizing this concept and have been in the forefront as a supply channel for potavel.
This motion enabled water purifier has long life and is low on maintenance. Potavel includes a 40 liter basket for carrying the water. Forty liters of water takes approximately two hours to purify in potavel and has gained immense popularity in developing world.
The components of a standard potavel include a custom fail safe valve which is controlled by a printed circuit board. Two standard bottle dynamos of 6v/3w also form a part of the potavel. A twenty six inch five spoke wheel with two chambers that are essentially used to store water also form a part of the potavel.
A light emitting diode is in place that alerts the user at the time of purification of water. The rotational motion of the wheel powers the filtration process and by the time, the person reaches home along with water, all the impurities have been removed.
An innovation indeed, potavel can help bridge the gap that has emerged in the health sector.