Microhydro
Clean Power from Water
Published on 16. May 2023
177 pages
978-1-55092-398-8 (ISBN)
Description
Microhydro features the smallest version of the renewable engery technology dubbed the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid. Highly illustrated and practical, it is a complete guide to designing and constructing reliable hydroelectric power systems.
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01/2004
New Society Publishers
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Scott Davis is an award-winning renewable energy project developer with decades of experience operating, installing, designing, selling and teaching about microhydro technology. He is a founder and president of Friends of Renewable Energy BC, and the author of two books on microhydro.
Content
- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Books for Wiser Living from Mother Earth News
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 - What is Microhydro?
- Introducing Electricity and Hydraulics
- Moving Power
- Hydroelectricity
- Good News, Bad News
- 2 - Assessing Your Energy Needs
- The Kilowatt Hour
- Electrical Consumption and Capacity
- Comparing Service from Different Technologies
- Different Jobs - Different Power Requirements
- Assessing Your Requirements, Assessing Your Site
- Assessing Your Consumption
- Introducing 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
- Magic Numbers
- 3 - Assessing Your Site
- Step 1: Measuring Stream Flow
- Step 2: Measuring Pressure
- Step 3: Creating a Stream Profile
- Step 4: Calculating Allowable Frictional Loss Rate
- Step 5: Finding a Flow Rate
- Step Six: Calculating Power Output
- Choosing Nozzles
- 4 - The Appropriate System for You
- Battery Charging Systems
- Turbines
- Balance of System Equipment
- Small AC Systems
- AC Systems
- 5 - Getting Started
- About Pipe
- Microhydro Opportunities
- Microhydro Obstacles
- Installing Microhydro Equipment
- 6 - Regulations and Incentives
- The Carrot: Government Incentives for Microhydro
- The Stick: Regulations
- 7 - Case Studies
- Case Study 1: A System with a Long Pipeline
- Case Study 2: A System with a Long Transmission Line
- Case Study 3: A Simple System
- Case Study 4: A Small AC System
- Case Study 5: Upgrading a Small AC System
- Case Study 6: A Low-head AC System
- Case Study 7: A Relatively High-output System
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
