Learning Micro Hydro Power in depth

Is there a system that will make AC power?

this is cool

US$945; ouch 😞
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20-24 May '24

Damn bro got me twice im fucking slow maybe i need it

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Imagine unlimited power that just needs basic maintenance and cleaning. Never pay electric, taxes, or have power limited by a politician. Freedom.

Absolutely fantastic video!

Wetland filter 💪

Could you feature a modern laser cut, welded waterwheel system instillation. Many people do not realize how efficient steel waterwheels(Fitz Waterwheels, Hanover, PA) back in the 1920's and 1930's. Companies like Hydrowatt in Germany produce modern steel waterwheels that will last well over 100 years as they are welded from Cor-ten weathering steel or galvanized after welding. Waterwheels are perfect for high flow, lower head hydro sites, they do not need intake screens, they do not need much in the way of maintenance other than greasing bearings occasionally, and they last a long long time.

I would like to inter-grate a system with a school in India ...creating power for a aquaponic food system to feed the 312 students (1st.-12th grade) ...can you help me learn more ?

Awesome channel. Do you have any recommendations for a practical portable/mobile micro hydro solution? More particularly I am about to leave the city for permanent nomadic country life in an RV, and will be free roaming around and boon docking. It would be great if I could utilize micro hydro for power during the travels where water is, which is plenty of places in my neck of the woods. Most likely a combination of solar and wind with the micro hydro will be the right way to go.

Hey hope you're well. How have things been where you are with all the rain?

I've watched every one of your videos. I'm in Alaska and I was pleased to see that your system runs below 17. We get to minus 20 here in the Cook Inlet Region Area. My property includes 250 acres surrounding a lake. Every outlet runs through a culvert system. We got a 150 thousand dollar grant to improve water flow throughout wetlands as this is a salmon spawning lake. This summer I will be looking at how water flows into the lake and if I can increase flow while still taking flow from. The lake for a hydro. My elevation may not allow me to get the type of flow. I'm at 150 feet. Thanks to your videos I'm able to see something workable. Last year my community got a study grant for alternative energy. We have 66 homes in my community and we also have a major river 2 miles away. There is potential for water wheels as the flow of the river is strong at about 4 miles an hour on slow days. I've watched this river for the past 50 years and notice changes in flow.

Thank you for all the videos you have made!

have you seen info on performance of turbulent hydro's? i'd like for that to be demystified and see how good/bad its done over the years of install in the limited areas it's been installed.

Once again a great presentation thanks 😀

Just hydro? nothing else like solar or wind with batteries would these systems be cheaper and more portable to install? assuming the sun is shining and the wind is blowing.

Hey there. I'm building a community in Virginia and in addition to wind and solar, i'd like a third option for electricity: micro-hydro. Do you know of anyone who might be able to come out and help set something up like that?

Hello, I have a 14 kilowatt generator of what diameter Francis turbine should I put

Wow the skies look so clear there, Id get 4kw worth of solar panels, ground mount them next to the house and be done with it. The glass ones are cheap. Batteries get cheaper every year and you can just expand capacity slowly

Great video a big thanks for it and for all your hard work you put in to it I found it very informative and interesting, useful too 10/10 keep up the great work 👍

Хорошая работа! Thanks for your hard work. This is amazing.

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Keep working dude... Great work 👷

I bought a property in a Hydro friendly area of Australia 5 years ago after watching you videos on dodgy wifi in Cusco Peru on a whim some years before that. Our town has a viable turbine micro hydro feeding the State grid, and a demonstration waterwheel as the town mascot/figurehead.
Unfortunately my property is not a suitable site, as I am spring heads with only 50 metres of gentle slope to the river.
Always on the lookout for my ideal micro hydro property thanks to you!
Keep going on with your quality content! It is a valuable resource and also a source of much inspiration to all interested parties around the world.
Bravo Mr HydroHead!

I enjoy your videos keep up the good work been designing and building Hydro for 18 years

I was quite sure I was subscribed to your channel from when you showed your second system build... but I was not... 🤔
Anyway now that's fixed, thanks for the video, now I learned what's the name of what I call "the Vietnamese hydro generator" I see in many video (the Kaplan) and I was able to find some shops that sell them.
Greetings from South East Asia 😄

Thank you for continuing to release videos😊

My next runner is this 4 blade. My current 6 blade runner has been flawless for 2 years, but loves water. This new one has slightly flatter blades. Current output 2.7 to 2.9KW.

love the content . Thank you for branching out beyond your own system and showcasing other micro hydro systems.

Still wondering why you haven't used a Crossflow. Your projects def. inspired me and I'm currently planning a system on my own.

I have a pond which can be emptied to 50% and be used as temporary energy storage. The turbine will be a Crossflow, as it's most efficient in a very large variety of different loads. As I don't use a battery system, I will use an old 230V AC gasoline generator and remove the engine. The governor which controls the engine will be used to control the speed of the generator as well, but with a little twist:

The Crossflow turbine takes quite a long time to spool up and output more power or spool down to output less. So it cannot be used directly for turning a net synchronous generator. So I'll install a flywheel in between with CVTs on both sides. The flywheel speed is measured and depending on the measurement the Crossflow-Turbine-Valve will be opened or closed. The CVT allows the Crossflow turbine RPM to be decoupled from the Flywheel RPM for short durations and also allow for a smooth start without stalling out.

On the output side the CVT need to be adjusted precisely by the governor instead of weights - to get the precise 50 Hz

I’m looking for land with a good creek. I have solar now but I want a water turbine and a couple windmills.

Love it

Next part plz❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have been investigating the Archimedean Screw turbines...it needs very little head (as low as 2 meters) as long as the flow is high enough.
This is important in my area because it is rather flat here compared to your mountainous region.
The RPM's are also very low starting at about 50 RPM's and up...so the noise level is much lower as well.
I hope to get my property soon and will be installing turbines soon after.

So I think it would be great if you made a video of the different types of micro hydro systems available and what their use cases are so that when you showcase different installations we can have at a least a basic understanding of the type used and why. The turbines used on the industrial scale are generally the same but I see many different types for micro hydro. Maybe I am mistaken.

Thanks again. Keep up the good work.

Great presentation as usual thanks 😀

Love this channel, thank you for sharing

As a fellow engineer I'd love to know what Ken Gardner thinks of pump as turbine pumps for pumped hydro? I notice that the preference seems to be natural falls using Francis Turbines for the obvious benefits. Does Ken think that pump as turbine pumps are worth it or would a dedicated pump and dedicated turbine be the best choice?

Thanks!

Thank you for making these videos!
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching all of them.
Greetings from (the unfortunately very flat;) Netherlands.

THANK YOU REGARDS FROM THE U.K.

I would like to ask you how to calculate the prospective power of pelton turbine if I want to use the domestic water supply. It is just an experiment(I have pressure 6 bars and flow 3l/s). Thank you!

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nice video