Improvement of 500W portable hydro power plant next to old water mill. Kaplan turbine siphon type.

This is a guide how to improve power of portable water turbine. The propeller turbine Ace-1 harvested here 500W of power at 2,3m head. There is still place to extend the pipeline and reach 1000W of renewable green power. The episode is more educational - we show how to build trash rack and some other maintenance activities on hydro power plant. Harvest green energy of water with "Hydropuzzle" turbines. This turbine in already not a toy.

[@post-MV]

For high terrain, you should build a water wheel that can run a 2 to 3kw generator

[@chrisdaniel1339]

You should be using every bit of the head the water falls from the source to the lowest point of the stream, not just the small section of you pipe. The more vertical distance the water falls the more power produced. You have an incredible water source do not waste it on a pico hydro setup, you can generate much more power than 420 watts of power from that flow and fall

[@tenaseolic]

En ese canal tienes aproximadamente 2kw de energía útil nominal con suma facilidad, mi consejo: pasa la rejilla al comienzo del canal , sube un escalón más el cabezal de generador y helices! Y que quede sumergido un poquito mas para no aspirar aire y tener cavitacion, por otro lado y lo comentaste en el video la salida puede parecer inapropiada y asi es, es buena salida en cono pero se ha de sumergir almenos 40cm! Y si largas la tubería hasta la parte baja te vas a asustar con el rendimiento exponencial! Recuerda agua con mas caudal ,altura y baja velocidad rinde mejor en la superficie de helice y menor fricción. Si además lo colcas a un lado con una doble exclusa puede poner otra en paraleo, tienes ahí fácilmente 300lx seg y te permite ampliar el número de ellas! Próximamente subiré mi minikaplan en bañera! Pero lamentablemente sólo dispongo de medias de 300-350w

[@Hydropuzzle]

Thank you for your tips! We are going to implement them in the next episode so stay tuned. We also keep fingers crossed for your mini kaplan project.

[@lukaszlesniak]

Zamontuj w tym "rozruchu" turbiny sobie złączkę MT60 a nie tak druciarsko to wygląda na oryginalnych bananach sterownika. MT60 to takie XT60 tylko na 3 żyły i nie kosztuje dużo. Swoją drogą bardzo fajny pomysł z tym sterownikiem i baterią (hoverborda?) jako rozruch tego typu turbiny nie to co inni cudowanie z zalewaniem przez akrobacje albo odkurzaczem. Już konkretne moce tu uzyskujesz dlaczego nie zabrać się za ładowanie banku energii/inwerter wyspowy?

[@Hydropuzzle]

Dzięki za pomysł ze złączką MT60. Oczywiście Twój pomysł z bankiem energii dopisujemy do listy.

[@energiap2p]

Your water potential works better with an action turbine than a reaction.

[@Hydropuzzle]

Yes, the pipeline is quite long and this is serious drawback for kaplan turbines. I would say that configuration in this particular site is on the edge of applying action/reaction turbine. Would you agree?

[@energiap2p]

@@Hydropuzzle In this case, your land doesn't go down to the bank of the small stream? Because if you go down further, you gain a water column, consequently more power, and you can work with a Turgo or Pelton turbine that can work with a very large flow difference with little loss of efficiency. Pelton or Turgo can work with up to 20% of the maximum flow of the turbine, unlike the Kaplan and Francis turbines where 60% of the maximum flow is the limit.

[@energiap2p]

another detail, your filtration screen can work with coanda effect, just invert the position making a trapezoid where the water passes over the screen (coanda screen) and there is an issue there in relation to the suction tube, above 3 meters begins to have cavitation, suction tube in kaplan and francis turbines are extremely complex to calculate. if you have a large difference in level you can work perfectly using a turgo turbine (cheaper than pelton and handles a greater volume of water with the same diameter)

[@energiap2p]

Example
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[@SurvivalSquirrel]

You can use 800W to pump the water back up ;-). Or see how high you can squirt the water with a pump. Heat a bathtub and have an enjoyable bath ;-)

[@Hydropuzzle]

Very interesting 3 tips. Thank you!