A-HomeBrew-Micro-Hydro-Plant

Here is a great website I stumbled upon this morning that I thought I would share with my followers.

http://ludens.cl/paradise/turbine/turbine.html

This guy has left the mainstream hustle and bustle of life and set up a homestead in the throws of Chile.

He goes into great detail of how he has diverted a stream to power his MicroHydro Plant, it really is a remarkable feat of engineering.

HomeBrewPower Yahoo Group On Carbon Neutral Power
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewpower/

Illustrated-Setup-Of-A-Hydro-Generator

Illustrated Setup Of A Hydro Generator / Alternator Waterwheel In A Low Head Stream



Depending on the proposed use for the electricity you could use any one of the following Alternator / Generator units to produce electrical power.

PMDC (Permanent Magnet Direct Current) Motor As A Generator (DC Voltage)

ST Type Alternator Head Self Exciting (AC Mains Voltage 115V / 230V RMS)

Axial Flux Alternator Head (Commonly Used On Home Made Wind Turbines / Generators (Rectified DC)

Car / Van / Wagon Automotive Alternator (Rectified DC For Battery Charging 12 & 26V SLA Batteries)