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Showing posts with label Pump as Turbine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pump as Turbine. Show all posts
Friday, March 25, 2011

Pumps as Turbines have many advantages.

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If you are good with welding you may want to consider making your own 'turbine' case to replace the pump case and use only the i...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

Pumps as Turbines (PaT) Motors as Generators

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I have been using Pumps as Turbines and motors as generators very successfully for almost four years now. The optimum (maximum power) spee...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Best little Hydro House in NY, 20 KW of renewable energy.

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A quick overview of the building process. Picked up some inspiration in Costa Rica where pelton wheels could be seen laying around in yards...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Pump as Turbine (PAT)

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This is the latest addition to the powerhouse. This split case PAT, 5X6X9 driving a 30HP 3 phase motor as generator will be able to take ad...
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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.
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