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BRIEF AND TO THE POINT User ID: 381742 United States 10/15/2010 10:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What kind of amperage is it producing? Converting back and forth between AC and DC is very inefficient...A DC generator would be better...it's still a good idea as part of a hybrid system with solar, because any electromechanical device will need down time for maintenance and repair...whereas solar has no moving parts... Poor people do poor people things, and rich people do rich people things. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! when you rob Paul to give to Peter ... ... ... you will always get Peters support! :Brieffromnativea: |
AmeriDan (OP) User ID: 1131124 United States 10/15/2010 11:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "There’s an output chart for the DC-540 on the Windblue website. A voltage output of 56V corresponds to the alternator spinning at 625 RPM producing 10 amps, generating approx 560 Watts of power." [link to www.windbluepower.com] Last Edited by AmeriDan on 10/15/2010 11:06 AM |
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BRIEF AND TO THE POINT User ID: 381742 United States 10/15/2010 11:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | snip from website Quoting: AmeriDan"There’s an output chart for the DC-540 on the Windblue website. A voltage output of 56V corresponds to the alternator spinning at 625 RPM producing 10 amps, generating approx 560 Watts of power." [link to www.windbluepower.com] That's not much power...for the money you can do much better with solar... Poor people do poor people things, and rich people do rich people things. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! when you rob Paul to give to Peter ... ... ... you will always get Peters support! :Brieffromnativea: |
AmeriDan (OP) User ID: 1131124 United States 10/15/2010 11:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What kind of amperage is it producing? Converting back and forth between AC and DC is very inefficient...A DC generator would be better...it's still a good idea as part of a hybrid system with solar, because any electromechanical device will need down time for maintenance and repair...whereas solar has no moving parts... Quoting: BRIEF AND TO THE POINTI think the advantage to the AC feed is the long run available (up to 200')with inexpensive "extension cord" to the rectifier. Efficiency is secondary to me as the water will always (hopefully) be running |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1131153 United States 10/15/2010 11:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's not much power...for the money you can do much better with solar... Quoting: BRIEF AND TO THE POINTYes, but he's in Vancouver...PAC NW...long stretches of overcast and/or rainy days. Solar is quite valuable when the sun is out, but one can't solely rely on solar in such WX conditions. My only concern would be the history of the creek flow itself. His system is pretty cool, but what happens when the creek rises? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1128125 United States 10/15/2010 08:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I guess I"m just dumb, I don't understand how the water is coming into the tubes and creating the force that's received in the bucket. Doesn't he have to have some type of energy to pull all that water up in those hoses? Or did he suck on them to get 'em going? I know a lot of stuff, but never studied this. Someone enlighten me please? |
AmeriDan (OP) User ID: 1131124 United States 10/16/2010 08:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I guess I"m just dumb, I don't understand how the water is coming into the tubes and creating the force that's received in the bucket. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1128125Doesn't he have to have some type of energy to pull all that water up in those hoses? Or did he suck on them to get 'em going? I know a lot of stuff, but never studied this. Someone enlighten me please? water turns low rpm alternator via gravity produces ac converted to dc and stored |
notabadsite User ID: 1094812 United States 10/16/2010 10:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I guess I"m just dumb, I don't understand how the water is coming into the tubes and creating the force that's received in the bucket. Quoting: AmeriDanDoesn't he have to have some type of energy to pull all that water up in those hoses? Or did he suck on them to get 'em going? I know a lot of stuff, but never studied this. Someone enlighten me please? water turns low rpm alternator via gravity produces ac converted to dc and stored He says the main feed hose is 200 feet upstream, the same gravity that feeds the creek feeds his hose, but WITHOUT obstructions, rocks, friction points, etc. He then sizes down to decrease pressure but INCREASE velocity and splits it four ways at angles to a turbine. Going with magnets rather then field coils INCREASES complexity of the wiring but DECREASES mechanical losses. Nice |
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