microhydro

mejunkhound · 11-18-15, 04:07 AM

No specifc spot for hydro, so put here:

Have stream at cabin, about 1 cuft/sec in winter, only trickle in summer, so only winter usage.

Have not tried micro hydro as had not come across the few hundred feet of 4" schedule 40 or 80 pvc pipe needed until last year. Probably only a 40 ft head at most, but after a 300 ft horizontal run.

16 YO grandson interested in installing a micro hydro.

Anyone here done such?

I'll probably use a PM generator and feed 100 to 200 Vdc to cabin (almost 1000 ft away) and then thru custom inverter (can design/build one of those myself)

11-18-15, 04:07 AM	#1
mejunkhound Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 197 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 31 Posts	microhydro No specifc spot for hydro, so put here: Have stream at cabin, about 1 cuft/sec in winter, only trickle in summer, so only winter usage. Have not tried micro hydro as had not come across the few hundred feet of 4" schedule 40 or 80 pvc pipe needed until last year. Probably only a 40 ft head at most, but after a 300 ft horizontal run. 16 YO grandson interested in installing a micro hydro. Anyone here done such? I'll probably use a PM generator and feed 100 to 200 Vdc to cabin (almost 1000 ft away) and then thru custom inverter (can design/build one of those myself)