INTRODUCTION

This manual describes The Stream Engine, which is manufactured by Energy Systems and Design. The installer must have some knowledge of plumbing and electrical systems, and the user of the system should also.

These machines are small, but can generate some very high voltages. Even 12-volt machines can produce high voltages under certain conditions. Practice all due safety. Electricity cannot be seen and can be lethal.

Electricity is garnered from the potential energy in moving water from a high point to a lower one. This distance is called "head" and is measured in units of distance (feet, meters) or in units of pressure (pounds per square inch, kilo-pascals). "Flow" is measured in units of volume (gallons per minute - gpm, or liters per second - l/s), and is the second portion of the power equation. The power available is related to the product of the head and the flow.

The Stream Engine is designed to operate over a wide range of heads and flows. This is achieved with the use of a Turgo runner, or wheel. Nozzle diameters of 1/8 to 1 inch are available, and up to four nozzles can be used on one machine, to utilize heads as low as four feet and as high as hundreds.

The Stream Engine uses a permanent magnet type alternator. This design eliminates the need for brushes and the maintenance that accompany them while increasing efficiency. The Stream Engine's output can be optimized by simply adjusting the rotor clearance.