| Head: |
70' |
| Penstock:
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450' of 4" schedule 40 PVC pipe |
| Flow: |
Fall, Winter, Spring: Available flow
for micro hydro during non-summer months ~ 120 -300 GPM |
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Summer: Available flow for micro hydro
during summer months ~ 20 - 80 GPM |
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Fall, Winter, Spring: ~ 500 Watts -1 KW continuous,
12 - 24 KW per day |
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Summer/Drought: ~ 175 - 400 Watts continuous, 4.2
- 10
KW per day. This is my first summer with the system online,. so I
am guessing. |
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Click here to see the video |
Engineer 775 was kind enough to come visit
and post a video of the turbine on
his You Tube
channel. |
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Off Grid Power Diagram |
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Data Gathering Architecture
More communications details
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Micro-hydro unit = 48V Harris Hydro with 4
nozzles
Harris Hydro Brochure (4MB)
6" - 8" clear flexible hose
1" ball valves |
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Controls:
Outback Flexware 500.
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Batteries (Trojan L16RE)
Cables, made by me (Burndy Lugs, 2/0
Welding Cable, 3M Heat Shrink)
Battery Box with Power Vent
Wiring Configuration
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Turbine Shed (Under Construction) and
Penstock |
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Meters (Top to Bottom,
TriMetric
2025,
Outback Mate,
TriStar) Click here for data gathering plan |
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Advantech Modbus to Ethernet Converters,
ADAM 4572 Manual
ADAM 4572 Spec Sheet
ADAM
4577 Manual
ADAM 4577 Spec Sheet |
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2 - 205 watt solar panels
and 1 - 100 watt solar panel to augment the system in the summer months |
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My rock weir/spillway with coanda screen.
Location of the weir is above this waterfall. The blue line shows
the path of the pipe.
My penstock drops off an 80' cliff here. This is where the majority of head
comes from. |
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This is another stream on my property that is not part of the
current system, but it could be utilized if needed in the future. |
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Hydro screen I am using 2' x 2' = 4', $40 + $10
shipping, for a total of $50
HYDRO INDUCTION POWER
707-923-3507
www.homehydro.com
www.hipowerhydro.com
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Diversion/Dump Load, 36A/48V 2160 Watt
Resistor Heater
For 48 volt system |
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Manual transfer switch ($100 on ebay), 100A,
Square D |
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Low Current/Low Pressure Water System |
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Well Pump,
SHURflo 9300. These are very sensitive to silt, which I have a
lot of in my well due to the degrading blu granite on the mountain.
After two clogged units, SHURflo tech support recommended covering the
unit with a ladies nylon stocking and since I did this, I have not had
any more problems. I also moved the unit to a well depth of 65'
which is a considerable distance from the bottom of the well sleeve at
100'.
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Pump Controller |
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SHURflo® Revolution™ 4008 Pumps Revolution™ 4008 Series Pump 12 VDC.
Pumps water from the Cistern tank to the house |
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On
Demand Propane Hot Water Heater, Marey 16L
Download PDF |
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Potential low cost data gathering hardware This is a
good way to provide sms text messages for lots of notification needs. |
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Low cost wireless
data pipe I am experimenting with. This is what I am using for
remote internet access (no phone line, no cable) to push data to my web
portal that will display alarms and KPI's. $4.95 / month
3.9 cents / MB Quicklinks MiFi® 2200
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Burndy Lugs for Cables (2/0 Welding Cable) |
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