Ask the Renewable Energy Guru: Matching Impeller diameter, head, and generator RPM in a Pump as Turbine Micro Hydro
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welding the 8 inch penstock
penstock welding
Moving PVC Trash Rack Screen
Trash conveyor lifted up for inspection.
About Me
- Rob
- Cuddebackville, New York, United States
- I am a retired electronics engineer, educator, businessman and builder of micro hydro installations for fun and sometimes even profit. This one uses a pump/motor as a turbine/generator using a 200 ft waterfall in our back yard. It is currently producing 15KW. I will be tweaking it 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 less than $2 per watt of capacity not counting any labor and engineering.
The intake box, high water.
Motorized 4 inch butterfly valve.
Rewinding the ASCO switch solenoid.
UNWOUND
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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Thanks for sharing this information. I definitely look up to anyone that can produce this quality of information. Keep up the great work! :)
David | www.dtrs.ca
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