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Informationen zum Autor A lifelong West Virginia native, Scott grew up a child of the mid-1960s - 1970s, reading magazines like Famous Monsters Of Filmland, building Aurora monster-themed, plastic model kits, and watching reruns of classic horror/sci-fi/monster films. The love of all things monster-related stayed with him through adulthood and has now culminated in this, his writing career. Klappentext All you need to get clean home energy from water to wire. Vorwort Themed brochure. Online marketing to niche websites: natural building, renewable energy, science, sustainability. Zusammenfassung All you need to get clean home energy from water to wire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction 1 What is Microhydro? Introducing Electricity and Hydraulics About DC About AC Moving Power Electricity and Water Calculating Electrical Characteristics Hydroelectricity Focus on Microhydro Good News, Bad News 2 Assessing Your Energy Needs The Kilowatt Hour Electrical Consumption and Capacity Comparing Service from Different Technologies Rating Photovoltaic Outputs Rating Wind Outputs Rating Microhydro Outputs Different Jobs — Different Power Requirements Assessing Your Requirements, Assessing Your Site How Much and What Type of Power do you Need? Assessing Your Consumption The Consumption Self-Rating Scale How Much Power Do You Need? Interpreting Your Score Introducing the Capacity Self-rating Scale The Capacity Self-rating Scale Off-grid and Needing Some Power How Much is Enough? Do You Need Power in the Winter? If You Need Just a Bit of Power If You Live There Full-time The Magic Number Getting Even More Performance from Your System 3 Assessing Your Site Step 1: Measuring Stream Flow Estimating Flow Rate The Container Method The Weir Method Step 2: Measuring Pressure Using a Pressure Gauge Converting Pressure into Head Measuring Maximum Flow Rate Surveying Using a Water Level Go Figure! Step 3: Creating a Stream Profile Calculating Potential Output Step 4: Calculating Allowable Frictional Loss Rate Go Figure! Step 5: Finding Optimum Flow Rate Go Figure! Step 6: Calculating Power Output Choosing Jets Go Figure! 4 The Appropriate System for You Battery Charging Systems Batteries in Microhydro Charging Batteries Charge Control Producing AC from Batteries with an Intverter Alternators Turbines Impulse Turbines for High Head Low Head Turbines Low Head AC Turbines Other Turbine Solutions Constructing your own Turbine Balance of System Equipment Batteries Battery Charge Control Diversion Loads Inverters Small AC Systems Governing Small AC Systems More Early Practices Modern Solutions AC Systems Efficiency Governing Larger AC Systems AC Turbines Belt Drives Low Head, Multiple-kilowatt AC Transmitting AC Power 5 Getting Started About Pipe Polyethylene (Poly) PVC Sizing Pipe Low Pressure and High Pressure Pipe Microhydro Opportunities Spring Water Existing Pipes Low Head Systems Microhydro Obstacles Very Steep Ground ...
