I can't believe I'm already caught up on your videos. I just found your channel yesterday and I binged my way through the round house construction and the hydro series. I can't wait to see it all hooked up and working. It's such an inspiration to see straight forward and practical information on these things. I have easy grid access, but live in quite a rural area, so our power goes out in the winter quite often and I'd like to build a small scale off-grid setup for my animals. The only thing I don't have good access to is a constant running stream, but there are some in my area, so if I can find a bit of property with a stream and get my hands on it, I'll be all set.
Hi Kris, Great work really admire your perseverance! I have been a sparks for 25 years always wanted to do something like this.... Couple of suggestions if I may: 1. Make sure the amourings of the SWA cable are earthed at at least one end, this will ensure your protective devices work properly. 2. If the voltage is expected to exceed 50V in those exposed connections the just pop an enclosure round them. 3. An isolator at the turbine may prove useful in the future. If I can provide any electrical items I would bemore than happy to send them down to you (I'm in Midlands)..... Look forward to the next instalment!
Thanks for the advice stuart. i was actually looking for an isolator but i couldn't find the right thing to use. lots of isolators for two pin but i could not find anything with 3 pins the was big enough.
Brilliant videos Kris. Doesn't matter if it's 1 minute or 1 hour long. The knowledge you are sharing inspires others to do the same as you. Keep taking us along with you on your journey.
Where the cable runs into the generator shed, you may want to drop it down lower as it exits, then up the hill. As you have it now you may get water running down the cable which will keep soaking the wall.
That is a good point. it is going through wood there. i could maybe just seal the hole and then any water would just drip down the wood. i will keep an eye on it and see next time it rains. thanks for the comment.
Looking good, getting close the the final hookup of the pipe! I am excited to see it finished. Probably not as excited as you are Kris. I hope this will be a huge quality of life improvement
I just binge watched the entire roundhouse and micro hydro series this week (after a link from Joe Malovich), I'm so excited to see this system working. Loving the frequent update schedule - I guess you got the internet sorted out :)
Brilliant job! I thought the spare armoured cable was to run 240v back into the powershed for a light/socket. You could also put data over your homebrew 240v grid with a homeplug in each of the buildings.
Might be practical to put a cover of some sort over the terminal block(s) in the turbine house. Water may have a tendency to splash and getting the terminal shorted could make for a bad day. Great to see the progress, I look every morning for a new vid.
It's been awesome watching this come along. Aside from the roundhouse, do you feel like this has been the most tasking project so far? Love your videos, man.
I have been looking forward to doing this project for ages so i have enjoyed it. there has been alot of mud and slogging involved but designing it in my head and seeing it come to life has been very rewarding.
Hi Kris, so nice to see you always so motivated. I appreciate your videos but also your kindness in taking the time to answer most of our questions / recommendation. I'm really appreciative. One question : the big pipes your ordered seem made of a tough material. Did you consider releasing the strings to let them relax a bit before starting installing it or are they flexible enough? Take care and keep on the good work! Cheers.
Hi, i wanted to keep them as a roll for now and the reasons will become clear in the pipe laying video. basically i need to lift the roll over a post in one piece. then cut the ties and then drug one end of the pipe so it can unroll around the post. it will all become clear very soon. Thanks for the comment.
Like the video, they say short videos are more time consuming to edit because your cramming a lot of content in👍 You probably have it covered? If not, get to screwfix and buy 2 big adaptable boxes to put you 3 phase connectors in. Keep water out and save you accidentally shocking yourself. Your copper connections are spot on 👍
I have problems with the adjustable injectors. They get clogged with small pieces of sand (less than 1mm). Here I am on granite soils, sand particles are relatively large. I have to open the injectors thoroughly 2 times a day in order to purge the warhead of the injector. I will change the filtering system
Just goes to show what you can do with scrap Will you be heat shrinking all connections on rectifier as it needs doing ? If you can not take route with cable then take another route and keep cable off ground near the water end I know with wind turbines you use a blocking diode (one way valve ) is this needed with hydo to stop battery powering motor when water pressure is low and hope you have a decent rain harvesting system Thnks for update looking forward to next one
Hi Kris, Just a thought about the conduits between the turbine and the terminal block, the ends by the turbine look like they face upwards, over time might they collect water/condensation? A tiny hole at the lowest point on the conduit might help stop water pooling in there? I loving the regular release of vlogs at the moment, keep up the great work
The gell batteries dont vent much gas, and there is some gaps where the cladding overlaps. but i think it might be a good idea to add a small vent at least as it could get quite warm in there sometimes. Thanks for the comment.
Are your cable ties mounted on sticky back holders? If so they might fall off because they're on wood and they do not hold up too well on wood specially when it gets moist. I would use a different mounting strap screwed into the wood.
Hi Kris. Could you show a diagram of what the setup is? Also, should you have some disconnects in case you need to do maintenance? Or do you just shut off the water to the turbine?
Awesome series! Are you going to do a shunt load on this system? I will be hooking one up this fall, but I'm still confused on how to send power to a shunt load when there is excessive power.
My system is being designed to not need one. It’s going to be going direct in to an mppt charge controller. The system is designed so that when the battery’s are full it can just free spin until I draw power again. The RPM and voltages are low enough to mean it won’t spin to fast and destroy itself.
QALibrary despite the utter BS you can find on TH-cam, you never solder crimps, Kris was spot on in using a ratchet tool, it’s just a shame he then ruined the joint by soldering it
Tanasi Tim that used to be common practice in the 60’s, since then research defines the best joint as the gas tight crimp. See NASA connector guidelines for the details, if it’s good enough for a rocket then it’s good enough for electrical connections on Earth
I used to be an electrician and my dad a retired electrical engineer and from experience with the very big cables you have to get a pneumatic crimper to fix the lugs on the end - it is too big to solder (unless you work for the power company that laying the main lines, but my thinking they might be doing things different now) but with smaller cables, you solder the lugs on but you do not crimp them.
horse1066 but the thing is I was at college and at work doing this stuff in the 1980-2000 and no one told us about NASA etc we where just told we doing this way
no, it is very very solid and the water just runs under it. honestly more rain came down than i had seen the whole time i had been here and the ground was already saturated and it was fine.
@@KrisHarbour DC has fewer losses. The reason AC is used on the grid, is because it's easier to step up (and later down) the voltage with transformers, which only work on AC.
8:12 This should be a test of the wires, whether they are ok? I would say the meter is on passage measurement. With the simple continuity measurement you can not make sure that the wires are really ok. If it beeps, there is a connection between each of the measured wires. If you have connected the generator at the other end, the beeping is ok, because then you measure the windings of the generator. If the turbine is not connected (the other cable ends are open) it must not beep, otherwise there would be a short circuit or an insulation fault (damaged cable sheath). To perform a proper insulation measurement of the cable, you must disconnect the generator and use an insulation meter. Depending on the device type and setting, this insulation measuring device sends up to 1000 V through the wires in order to be able to determine the insulation resistance. For me in Germany, the insulation resistance must not fall below 0.5MΩ when measured at 250V DC. At a test voltage of 500 and 1000V DC, the insulation resistance must not be less than 1 MΩ.
Krist this could have been one in one video you talk to much and show nothing of interest only reason i watched was I kept hoping you would do something worth wile
I can't believe I'm already caught up on your videos. I just found your channel yesterday and I binged my way through the round house construction and the hydro series. I can't wait to see it all hooked up and working. It's such an inspiration to see straight forward and practical information on these things. I have easy grid access, but live in quite a rural area, so our power goes out in the winter quite often and I'd like to build a small scale off-grid setup for my animals. The only thing I don't have good access to is a constant running stream, but there are some in my area, so if I can find a bit of property with a stream and get my hands on it, I'll be all set.
Hi Kris, Great work really admire your perseverance!
I have been a sparks for 25 years always wanted to do something like this....
Couple of suggestions if I may:
1. Make sure the amourings of the SWA cable are earthed at at least one end, this will ensure your protective devices work properly.
2. If the voltage is expected to exceed 50V in those exposed connections the just pop an enclosure round them.
3. An isolator at the turbine may prove useful in the future.
If I can provide any electrical items I would bemore than happy to send them down to you (I'm in Midlands).....
Look forward to the next instalment!
Thanks for the advice stuart. i was actually looking for an isolator but i couldn't find the right thing to use. lots of isolators for two pin but i could not find anything with 3 pins the was big enough.
I will check in my shed I'm almost sure I have several 3 phase isolators doing nothing....
Thanks, very kind of you.
I agree with the 3 suggestions. Specialy the first one. You must earth the armor.
Great job!!!
Also a thermal magnetic circuit breaker to protect the cable in case of a short circuit may help.
Brilliant videos Kris. Doesn't matter if it's 1 minute or 1 hour long. The knowledge you are sharing inspires others to do the same as you. Keep taking us along with you on your journey.
Man! You're on a roll these days! Loving the work Kris, keep it up :D
Trying to get it working so i can get some power out of it this winter. pushing forward with it everyday.
Where the cable runs into the generator shed, you may want to drop it down lower as it exits, then up the hill. As you have it now you may get water running down the cable which will keep soaking the wall.
That is a good point. it is going through wood there. i could maybe just seal the hole and then any water would just drip down the wood. i will keep an eye on it and see next time it rains. thanks for the comment.
Getting excited, can't wait to see that baby pumping out power to your batteries.
Excellent job..well done..from an ex - pat welshy in Australia....
this is terrific, Kris. Thanks for bringing us along for the journey!
Looking good, getting close the the final hookup of the pipe! I am excited to see it finished. Probably not as excited as you are Kris. I hope this will be a huge quality of life improvement
Electrifying series!
More power to you!
I'll get me coat.
That sounds like a reader of TheRegister!
I just binge watched the entire roundhouse and micro hydro series this week (after a link from Joe Malovich), I'm so excited to see this system working. Loving the frequent update schedule - I guess you got the internet sorted out :)
You need a dog companion with you out there in the woods. Would take these videos from 9/10 to a solid 10/10.
Rain, we were out camping in that rain.. another informative vid Kris I have no 15 to follow this as well . 2 in one day.
i recently binge watched your entire series, of building the home and now this turbine, keep up the awesome vids man
Top Marks, You have done a very good job. Looking forward to see it running..
Progress in the making Mr Kris, keep it up. You could write a book and/or have seminars for locals wanting to do the same thing.
your videos make a 6/10 day a 9/10 day. keep up the good work!
You need a hound dog. Also implement a Hannah segment for all future vlogs. I'm so damn proud of you.
Apparently you're my biggest fan haha! Not sure I've done much to deserve it but thanks anyway >
"...Thats Nice". lol. Keep it up man, well impressed with your vision - cant wait to see it all working
Can’t wait to see it running 😊
Exciting stuff Kris, can't wait to see you flip the switch :)
Great video, I feel like i'm learning a lot about hydro electric!
he made his own lugs.. what a legend!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's all looking good.
Brilliant job! I thought the spare armoured cable was to run 240v back into the powershed for a light/socket.
You could also put data over your homebrew 240v grid with a homeplug in each of the buildings.
First :) what a fantastic job, well done Sir
I was gutted when the house build came to an end... but these additional video's are great
dont worry, a new building project coming soon
He's got enough stuff planned to keep this channel going for years, don't worry ;)
Might be practical to put a cover of some sort over the terminal block(s) in the turbine house. Water may have a tendency to splash and getting the terminal shorted could make for a bad day. Great to see the progress, I look every morning for a new vid.
A subsriber is sending my a nice isolator switch so i will be using that when it arrives. that way the terminals will be covered.
Making your own lugs! Wish I had your patience.
Kris, you continue to impress me with all your achievements. Please message me if you would like me to come and help for a week or so.
I’m getting excited, i want to see this work! :)
Ooh we are getting close ! 😁👍
It's been awesome watching this come along. Aside from the roundhouse, do you feel like this has been the most tasking project so far? Love your videos, man.
I have been looking forward to doing this project for ages so i have enjoyed it. there has been alot of mud and slogging involved but designing it in my head and seeing it come to life has been very rewarding.
Hi Kris, so nice to see you always so motivated. I appreciate your videos but also your kindness in taking the time to answer most of our questions / recommendation. I'm really appreciative. One question : the big pipes your ordered seem made of a tough material. Did you consider releasing the strings to let them relax a bit before starting installing it or are they flexible enough?
Take care and keep on the good work! Cheers.
Hi, i wanted to keep them as a roll for now and the reasons will become clear in the pipe laying video. basically i need to lift the roll over a post in one piece. then cut the ties and then drug one end of the pipe so it can unroll around the post. it will all become clear very soon.
Thanks for the comment.
Like the video, they say short videos are more time consuming to edit because your cramming a lot of content in👍
You probably have it covered? If not, get to screwfix and buy 2 big adaptable boxes to put you 3 phase connectors in. Keep water out and save you accidentally shocking yourself.
Your copper connections are spot on 👍
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Thanks mate, i have just found them in screwfix, i will pick some up next time i am there.
almost ready! nice jod mate
Keep it up bro! Love the series
I have problems with the adjustable injectors. They get clogged with small pieces of sand (less than 1mm). Here I am on granite soils, sand particles are relatively large. I have to open the injectors thoroughly 2 times a day in order to purge the warhead of the injector. I will change the filtering system
Just goes to show what you can do with scrap
Will you be heat shrinking all connections on rectifier as it needs doing ?
If you can not take route with cable then take another route and keep cable off ground near the water end
I know with wind turbines you use a blocking diode (one way valve ) is this needed with hydo to stop battery powering motor when water pressure is low and hope you have a decent rain harvesting system
Thnks for update looking forward to next one
I was the 500th thumbs up on this one. Love it when stuff like that happens.
Nice one mate 👍 have a good weekend bud ✌
Nice work
👍👍👍 Danke!
Get it connected god damn it, I wanna see it run!!! :D
Not long to go! It's going to be such a sweet moment when the turbine is hooked up! :D
Hi Kris,
Just a thought about the conduits between the turbine and the terminal block, the ends by the turbine look like they face upwards, over time might they collect water/condensation?
A tiny hole at the lowest point on the conduit might help stop water pooling in there?
I loving the regular release of vlogs at the moment, keep up the great work
I figured there'd be more snow in Ireland this time of year, wow!
You feck he isn't in Ireland.
You Schuld maybe do some sort of ventilation for the electrical cabinet (or not ?)
The gell batteries dont vent much gas, and there is some gaps where the cladding overlaps. but i think it might be a good idea to add a small vent at least as it could get quite warm in there sometimes. Thanks for the comment.
Are your cable ties mounted on sticky back holders? If so they might fall off because they're on wood and they do not hold up too well on wood specially when it gets moist. I would use a different mounting strap screwed into the wood.
They are screwed on to the wood. They are designed to have two screws in them or use the sticky pad
Kris Harbour okay I was just wondering because I use those also.
Hi Kris. Could you show a diagram of what the setup is? Also, should you have some disconnects in case you need to do maintenance? Or do you just shut off the water to the turbine?
Nice work. You should put a disconect switch near the turbine. I m waiting next video.
i wanted to but i couldn't find anything with 3 pins and big enough.....im going to just keep my eyes open for future upgrades
What is the model number of the alternator you are using. And the mppt charge controller
Awesome series! Are you going to do a shunt load on this system? I will be hooking one up this fall, but I'm still confused on how to send power to a shunt load when there is excessive power.
My system is being designed to not need one. It’s going to be going direct in to an mppt charge controller. The system is designed so that when the battery’s are full it can just free spin until I draw power again. The RPM and voltages are low enough to mean it won’t spin to fast and destroy itself.
Way to keep us hanging. Will he have power or not? If so how many watts?
What's going to be the next project after hydro, you need some nice wood bridges over them streams my opinion though.
Well done can’t wait for the next one 👍
Thanks realy enjoyed
Did you think of soldering the lugs on the cable and would it have given you a better connection - if so what made you change your mind? Great video
QALibrary despite the utter BS you can find on TH-cam, you never solder crimps, Kris was spot on in using a ratchet tool, it’s just a shame he then ruined the joint by soldering it
I always use solder on those type of connections.
Tanasi Tim that used to be common practice in the 60’s, since then research defines the best joint as the gas tight crimp. See NASA connector guidelines for the details, if it’s good enough for a rocket then it’s good enough for electrical connections on Earth
I used to be an electrician and my dad a retired electrical engineer and from experience with the very big cables you have to get a pneumatic crimper to fix the lugs on the end - it is too big to solder (unless you work for the power company that laying the main lines, but my thinking they might be doing things different now) but with smaller cables, you solder the lugs on but you do not crimp them.
horse1066 but the thing is I was at college and at work doing this stuff in the 1980-2000 and no one told us about NASA etc we where just told we doing this way
You mentioned it rained a lot in your last video - any concerns about the power house given that it is over a stream?
no, it is very very solid and the water just runs under it. honestly more rain came down than i had seen the whole time i had been here and the ground was already saturated and it was fine.
Chris, I don’t see any over current protection in your system.
Do you mean fusing? What would you recommend? I happy to take advice on it
Hard dirty work Kris. Have you not got a few mates who might come down and help you?
I'm re-arranging my life somewhat so I can hopefully go once a week. He loves it though ;) I don't think anyone else can keep up, to be honest!
Any reason why you didn't put the bridge rectifier at the turbine, and run only two wires to the batteries?
Three phase AC travels more efficiently
@@KrisHarbour DC has fewer losses. The reason AC is used on the grid, is because it's easier to step up (and later down) the voltage with transformers, which only work on AC.
What kind of generator or alternator is that on your turbine?
Fuck yeah!
8:12 This should be a test of the wires, whether they are ok?
I would say the meter is on passage measurement.
With the simple continuity measurement you can not make sure that the wires are really ok.
If it beeps, there is a connection between each of the measured wires. If you have connected the generator at the other end, the beeping is ok, because then you measure the windings of the generator. If the turbine is not connected (the other cable ends are open) it must not beep, otherwise there would be a short circuit or an insulation fault (damaged cable sheath).
To perform a proper insulation measurement of the cable, you must disconnect the generator and use an insulation meter. Depending on the device type and setting, this insulation measuring device sends up to 1000 V through the wires in order to be able to determine the insulation resistance. For me in Germany, the insulation resistance must not fall below 0.5MΩ when measured at 250V DC. At a test voltage of 500 and 1000V DC, the insulation resistance must not be less than 1 MΩ.
Hurrraaahhh!
Any wires run on top of ground should be completely inside pvc pipe. Varments will have them for dinner ‼️
They wont chew through armoured cable. maybe have a nibble on the outer sheath but wont get far.
Alps, 1.100m Alt..
raining this night.
Shouldn't this be #14? ;-)
Thanks, just changed it. im glad someone is paying attention.
Insulate all your connection,be a nasty wake u accidently contacting a live lug.
Good job leaving your firewood in the rain, brainiac. LOL
Rectifier
wow the little wankers shack will be powered soon,great!
Krist this could have been one in one video you talk to much and show nothing of interest only reason i watched was I kept hoping you would do something worth wile