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If you
have a significant water flow on your property you may
be able to generate power from it with one of our wide
range of impulse and reaction turbines.
A "significant flow" can be
anything from a small stream with a large drop to a large,
slow-flowing body of water.
Obviously, a large
amount of water falling from a great height has the potential to
produce a large amount of electricity but even a small stream
can provide most or all the needs of a single house. In this
case we store the power in a battery bank and then feed the
output through an inverter to give high quality 230 volt AC
power.
The system is flexible, allowing
you to modify it at any time by, say, adding a solar panel or
back-up diesel generator.
Some people run a hybrid wind / water system using a wind
turbine in parallel with a water turbine.
Should the turbine just be needed
to provide heating then there is no need to go to the expense of
having batteries and an inverter.
Once we know your
requirements and the potential of your water resource we can
quote you for a system tailor made to your needs.
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Calculate your
water flow:
One method of
measuring water flow is by the use of a notched weir. This is
usually a piece of plywood with an accurately cut rectangular
notch of an appropriate size to allow all the water to flow
through. If certain steps are followed carefully the flow of the
stream can be calculated fairly precisely.
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Notched Weir flow
calculator.
Enter your 'L' and
'h' Values, press the 'calculate' button and read the
flow answer in litres per second.
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