
Designing a Microhydro System
The energy in falling water can be a reliable and economical source of electricity for homes and businesses.
The energy in falling water can be a reliable and economical source of electricity for homes and businesses.
Making electricity from falling water can seem like magic, and that’s led to lots of misconceptions. Here, we’ll separate fact from fiction when it comes to what microhydro systems can and cannot do.
This article focuses on measuring a stream’s head and flow. Before you can begin designing your hydro system or estimating how much electricity it will produce.
Three LH1000 machines generating 1000 watts each. Also utilizing a float valve system (Picture 2) for maintaining consistent water levels.
Single X-Stream Engine 4 Nozzle System 35 Feet of Gross Head (30′ Net) Generating 900 Watts
Three Easy Tune Machines 50 Feet of Gross Head Generating ~800 Watts Per Machine
1250 ft of 1.5” Poly Water Line 100 psi Static Head Roughly 350 Watts 2 Nozzle Easy Tune Microhydro Generator, Magnum Energy – 24V Magna
Single, two 3/4″ nozzle, stream engine producing 510 Watts at 156 GPM. Running on 47′ of head down 515′ of 4″ Sch 40 PVC. Wild 3-phase
The video below features the in-house testing of the new Watter Buddy engine.