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7433
Andrew: The motor with its frequency, voltage and idle current are needed to determine ( calculate ) the capacitance values. Which You have not supplied at...
Nando
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Sep 1, 2006
4:13 pm
7434
please do it. it will be a great help to all of us who don't understand German. With best regards Vibhash ... -- Regards Yours truly Vibhash Garg Chief...
Vibhash
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Sep 1, 2006
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7435
Thanks Nando and George. Yes, George, I have 70 meters of head and an average 110 liters of flow. My site is a creek that flows over a ridge, dammed at the...
Rick Hibberd
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Sep 1, 2006
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7436
Hi Alex. There are some links that go nowhere on that page. For example, I wanted to see the listing of 6500 documents, and could not....
Michael Welch
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Sep 1, 2006
8:23 pm
7437
can anyone translate into english, this new type of turbine this german guy has built. quote keep it simple stupid. looks promising....
goldmansylvester
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Sep 1, 2006
8:30 pm
7438
hello all, tomorrow you may expect a summary of the article in english. it may not be linguistically perfect as english is not my native language, but it will...
hdb
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Sep 1, 2006
10:43 pm
7439
Hi gang. I thought the Google translation did a great job, with most untranslatable stuff being unimportant (at least to me). The only thing that was missing...
Michael Welch
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Sep 2, 2006
8:43 am
7440
Dear Group I have posted an intro to the basic principles of nmicro-hydro on the web site www.off-grid.net - I'd really apreciate your comments as to whether...
Nick Rosen
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Sep 2, 2006
8:35 pm
7441
michael, translating technical stuff and exactidude is quite a chore indeed if you say the google-translation is ok, most of us should be happy with that. ...
hdb
hansdenboer2000
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Sep 4, 2006
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7442
Hello, Can anyone pls tell me how to select a HDPE penstoke, for example If I know that I need a flow of 25 l/s and there is a head of 40meters and the...
jopu.rm
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Sep 4, 2006
6:13 am
7443
hi this is kishan from Nepal. i m new member in this group. i m an electrical engineering student. well, the question i have is that. i m trying to make a...
kishan buddhacharya
aesthetic002
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Sep 4, 2006
6:13 am
7444
I have a grid connected 3 phase induction motor driven by Francis turbine. It is run up to synchronous speed by water before engaging the main breaker. I can...
Martin.Leahy
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Sep 4, 2006
12:21 pm
7445
I suspect that you only have two phase available at your site and you are connected to the grid by delta connection giving you a pseudo three phase connection....
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Sep 4, 2006
4:54 pm
7446
Martin: You are not giving enough information to really determine what you have, BUT the 427 volts with 58 Amps and PF=0.9 seems to be the optimum operating ...
Nando
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Sep 4, 2006
6:57 pm
7447
Full 3 phase connection. If one phase was lost I would not get 400 + V at each one. Power factor measured by GE F650 bay controller (similar to new W650 for...
Martin.Leahy
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Sep 4, 2006
7:10 pm
7448
Thanks Nando I always appreciate your comments. Gilkes 450 mm Francis turbine series 'C' Head 8 m Flow 1.3 m3/s Gilkes manual says 380 RPM Pulley 4 to 1 Can...
Martin.Leahy
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Sep 4, 2006
8:18 pm
7449
The site gives 8 * 1.3 * 9.81 = 102 Gross KW 427 V* 58 A = 24.77 Kw * 3 = 74.2 KW withan efficiency of about 72.7 % which is good indeed. I presume that You...
Nando
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Sep 4, 2006
9:51 pm
7450
Nando Direct 3 phase WYE connection no capacitors Off the shelf 3 phase induction motor no modifications. I. bring it up to synchronous speed with water by...
Martin.Leahy
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Sep 5, 2006
6:21 am
7451
Martin: Now that you say that you have 3 phase connection, You may have given the voltage and current information for the 3 phase single event and not 3 ...
Nando
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Sep 5, 2006
7:42 pm
7452
Martin I have seen a similar problem performance caused by a faulty transformer tap changer - where one phase was not changing with the others. So - does the...
Ian Shearer
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Sep 7, 2006
1:09 am
7453
If I am going to use a 48 volt battery bank, does my alternator need to be 48 volt or will a 12 volt alternator work? Thanks!...
Randy Bonner
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Sep 7, 2006
6:09 am
7454
Hello All, I received this message below from Joe Hartvigsen a few weeks ago and he has not responded since to my request for details about his royalty rights....
abuelo che
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Sep 7, 2006
6:10 am
7455
I am assuming you are serious. The short answer is no. The only possible ways you could make a 12V alternator work in this application would be to over-speed...
Rob Linschoten
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Sep 7, 2006
8:37 am
7456
... You will normally need an alternator of the same voltage as the rest of the system. The battery and inverter and charge controller all need to be 48 volt...
Hugh
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Sep 7, 2006
8:40 am
7457
Harris hydro makes 48 volt alternators for his pelton wheel. http://www.harrishydro.com/ Bob Maginnis ... From: "Randy Bonner" <erandybonner@...>...
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bobmaginnis
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Sep 8, 2006
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7458
There are ways to change the voltage regulator to other voltages. There are many websites that explain how... Here are 2 of them; ...
Clark
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Sep 8, 2006
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7459
3 of my 4 turbines are ford alts running a 48 v system, they were rewound for 48vdc (the orig style of Harris Hydro turbines) ... From: "Randy Bonner"...
Doug Lux
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Sep 8, 2006
5:56 am
7460
I may be a bit off, But if you have a set of 4 12 volt batteries, you could charge them with a twelve volt alternator, and then wire the output to get 48 volt...
Dennis Buller
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Sep 8, 2006
6:01 pm
7461
We are a small investment group interested in natural energy. Although our experience is limited in this particular field, we feel that the current high price...
omar kundt
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Sep 8, 2006
6:01 pm
7462
Hello Omar: If you refer to sites that are connected to the grid, then selection of type, size and number of turbine depends on each individual site...
sbiwinc
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Sep 8, 2006
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