Monday, July 19, 2010
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welding the 8 inch penstock
penstock welding
Moving PVC Trash Rack Screen
Trash conveyor lifted up for inspection.
Archive (click the triangles)
About Me
- Rob
- Cuddebackville, New York, United States
- I am a retired electronics engineer and build micro hydro installations for fun and sometimes even profit. This one uses a pump/motor as a turbine/generator using a waterfall in our back yard. It is currently producing 15KW. I will be expanding it to 30KW to take advantage of greater winter flows. It's not the product, but the process... I enjoy doing the most with the least. So this renewable energy source cost only $2 per watt of capacity not counting my labor. The cost will get even lower as I add turbine/generators to take full advantage of the installed 8" penstock and excess winter water flows.
The intake box, high water.
Click pic to get live view. User=public PW=public
Motorized 4 inch butterfly valve.
Click on pic for live view inside powerhouse.
Rewinding the ASCO switch solenoid.
UNWOUND
Followers
Pumps as Turbines have many advantages.
PaTs Explained
Keep water pipes from freezing.
Not insulated or not burried deep enough?
Water Intake, Dealing with Rocks & Logs
Water Intake now has MOVING SCREEN TRASH RACK.
Inside Power House
ITT pump/turbine & 30HP 3Phase motor/generator
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