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HVC.RR Honderosa Valley Consulting and Renewables Research One has to remember that actual work done is force delivered times the distan...

The huge variation in stream flows during a season make exact measurements difficult and un-necessary. We experience 500 to 1 in a typical ...

Find the WEB CAM in the picture ... Here I used the 6X6 plastic box on its back. The camera and the clear cylindrical food storage containe...

The most difficult part of a hydro project is building it to deal effectively with the extremes of nature. Of the various challenges nature ...

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...

• Eventually, the smart grid will let rates fluctuate even more dynamically, depending on conditions. This already happens in wholesale elec...

We have been up and running autonomously (off the grid) with 12KW capability. On average our little mini grid only draws 2 to 3KW so all the...

Here are two views of the 4 inch butterfly valve and modified (a little) car window operator that modulates the valve to keep the voltage st...

Three years ago I started designing this system on the waterfall by our house that I had been eying for energy for 35 years. I partnered ...

Sizing penstock pipe is not a very exacting science. The low to high flow can vary by a factor of thousands. In an average season we get 10...

BMH Power Plant Engineers Operating Manual August 2014 Robert J. Honders Sr. CE Summary A micro hydro turbi...