If you can give me the site conditions I can give you a quote if you are interested in buying a readymade turbine.... ... From: microhydro@yahoogroups.com...
Lorenzo: Normally, the ELC are sold completely assembled and the schematics are not given The technology of ELC needs to be understood to be able to design one...
Nando
nando37@...
May 2, 2006 9:23 am
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Hi,Nils,this is Yousef speaking!!!! Idea of using pumps working reversed as a turbine is quite well known and experienced, but other way round I have not...
The Womens Intitutes of England, at their forthcoming AGM in June have as their main resolution a strong item on Renewable Energy, see ...
ferrand
ferrand@...
May 2, 2006 9:25 am
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Hi Brad, As nobody has responded to your post, I thought I'd take a stab at it. I also have an artesian spring above my home (also in WA, btw) that flows ...
... We have also have installed a number of crossflow turbines for pumping water. Please refer to the group's archives - message numbers 6850 and 6858 where ...
Max Enfield
max@...
May 2, 2006 9:26 am
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Dear John Hi,From what I can gather ,the easiest way is to make something like a butterfly catching device" O--- " its net need not to be as big just cover the...
I thank you all for your contribution. With ram pump, it seems to be that to recieves larger discharge and deliver smaller discharge, unless it is complemented...
Nils Adams
nilsadams@...
May 2, 2006 9:26 am
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Soumendu, well, I got the information what PAT mean: pump as turbine http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=196&PgId=1309 But it says that it is good...
Nils Adams
nilsadams@...
May 2, 2006 9:28 am
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DEAR BRAD Hi,I think at first what you should know is how much head you have there?Then according to the flow rate and the head select a turbine suiting your...
Dear Yousef Wow, thank you, so simple, so obvious and something I may never of thought of. My leaf problem is at it worst through the winter when the water is...
Pat is pump as turbine ........ Nils I don't think you can lift more water than is available at a lower elevation ... the ratio :- (head to be lifted * volume...
Nils your problem is similar to the one I faced...I had to pump water up 100mts to the intake of a larger microhydro project.. As there was no ready way for...
I would like to hear from people who have had experience using pico-hydro equipment for very small scale electricity production for battery charging and other...
jmweingart@...
May 3, 2006 6:00 am
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Dear members of the micro hydro discussion forum, Every now and then I do get enquiries from people that like to come in contact with professionals active in...
Hi Lorenzo, Nando, and all! ... Like with so many electronics! The few people who design them try to keep their knowledge secret, to make the most money of it....
A type of turbine called deriaz turbine works both ways ........... contra rotating the turbine will pump up the water and use the turbine as a pump.. ... ...
Dear group, Please see attached message by Dave Mathews regarding his property with hydro potential. If any of you will be able to assist him, please contact...
I have a stream with enough water and steady flow that if I were to build a dam and make a ramp slanting downward I think I could get power. I want some info...
Hi We have installed a 1000W generator on 125m head at 2L/sec. This is used to charge batteries with a 3000W invertor supplying the load. This load comprises...
Hello, I've installed a small pelton wheel from ecoinnovation.co.nz with only about 35 m of head and 1l/s and I produce about 100 W charging 4 small batteries ...
Eric Mahieux
ericmahieux@...
May 3, 2006 12:58 pm
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Hello, Try this adress, there is scheme for ELC I think it will interest you http://www.microhydropower.net/mhp_group/portegijs/humbird/humb_main.html Regards ...
Hello, Is there anyone who has ever used like forked penstock, a sort of Y style ? I am wondering if I can connect to different sources to one point and then ...
Nils Adams
nilsadams@...
May 3, 2006 4:04 pm
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Dear Eric, Thanks, nice news for all of us intereseted in picohydro schemes. Congratulations! Carlos ... From: "Eric Mahieux" <ericmahieux@...> To:...
Manfred and all, Thanks Manfred for your excelent advices and points of view about ELC's. I'm not electronic engineer (but mechanical), and I'm agree with...
Good to see our products mentioned This product has been improved by adding a cut down stator to help reduce coring loses and excluding pipe friction losses...
Hello Nils- I have a system which is not quite online yet in which I'm doing just the opposite. I have one intake supplying two powerhouses. Max total design...
Paul Draper
hydroman9@...
May 4, 2006 6:31 am
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I am a new member of the group, but a long-time believer in micro technologies for distributed energy generation. After almost 40 years as a...
Nils, It is not uncommon to feed two turbines from a single penstock but you better do the hydraulics to see if you have enough water to support both legs of ...