Hydro Power Generator For Home Use

It uses very minimal resources to generate maximum electricity.

Hydro power generator for home use.

By scott gentleman website exclusive november 2007 for eight years tracey and i lived in a solar powered home and for eight cloudy winters we ran a small honda generator every week to recharge our batteries. The hydroelectric generators only have two rotating components. That s excellent for locations with low amounts of water flow. Micro hydro power generator for home or hydro turbine generator for home use usually is meaning the hydro generator of capacity less than 50kw it has the features of compact design low investment eacy to install low maintenance.

Most hydro power electricity that is used in the united states comes from large scale dam and reservoir systems but today micro hydro systems can generate electricity from just about any. Fixed small water generators for home use. Ii hydroelectric systems are reliable. Sometimes referred to as the aquair uw submersible hydro generator.

Scott s generators are well suited for a variety of areas and terrains compared to other generators in their class. We understood that the original owner of our home had operated a small hydro system from the property s. The electricity generated can be delivered miles away. Comparable to the backup generators from the standpoint of size they are designed to power up your entire home.

Weather elements can be detrimental to the supply of electrical energy. The generator makes use of a cross head turbine. Pelton wheel generators use a small volume of water raised to high. That s is enough power for the average home.

The power system itself is the same as solar except only diversion type charge controls can be used with hydro. Jack rabbit turbine a drop in the creek turbine that can generate power from a stream with as little as 13 inches of water and no head. Hydro power technology has advanced greatly over the past decades to the point where small hydro power turbine products are available for home use. Output from the jack rabbit is a maximum of 100 watts so daily output averages 1 5 2 4 kilowatt hours depending on your site.

So cost is a lot lower with hydro.