Micro Hydro Simplified Guide
Micro Hydro Simplified Guide
A simple guide to small scale hydro power generation ideal for DIY
hydro | educationIf you have found our
Introduction to Hydro Electric Power and
Guide to Pico-Hydro Power interesting, then you are should take the time to read the downloadable guide to
Microhydro-electric Systems in this month's edition of Home Power Magazine.
Available
free of charge as a PDF document, this guide gives a wonderful introduction to small scale generation of
hydro-electricity. It is ideally suited to the DIY enthusiast as it explains all of the key concepts and pieces of equipment required clearly and consisely.
The guide covers the following key points:
1. Intake - how to guide water from the stream or river into your system.
2. Pipeline - the different sizes and types of pipes available.
then for
off grid battery storage hydro systems:
3a. Turbine - the
waterwheel used to turn the generator.
4a. Controls - how to manage to the generated power and protect your batteries.
5a. Dump load - uses up excess energy rather than sending it to already charged batteries. For example a heater.
6a. Battery bank - power storage for your hydro system.
...or for a
Grid-tied batteryless hydro system:
3b. Metering - track the amount of electricity being generated.
4b. Inverter - converts the DC power generated into AC power.
There are also schematic diagrams to show how you can set up a
grid-tied system with battery back up, or an
off-grid batteryless system which uses a turbine that generates high AC voltages to be sent directly to your household for use.
Guide to Micro Hydro Electric Power Generation
The guide can be found at the following link:
Microhydro-Electric Systems Simplified (6 page PDF document) from Homepower Magazine.
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