Hey. I'm setting up a micro hydro system and thought some guidance would be nice to avoid unnecessary experimentation.
This is my first version but the idea is to use the water to push a pelton wheel to turn an alternator. However with this first test i am only reading about 2 volts off the alternator. Is it just not spinning fast enough?
The second part of this set up if i can get the 12 or more volts would be to hook that directly to an inverter to power my house(mostly lights and a few other small things). Would this work?
I will probably invest in a battery bank in the future but would like to get this going cheaply to start.
Thanks for any help.
This is my first version but the idea is to use the water to push a pelton wheel to turn an alternator. However with this first test i am only reading about 2 volts off the alternator. Is it just not spinning fast enough?
The second part of this set up if i can get the 12 or more volts would be to hook that directly to an inverter to power my house(mostly lights and a few other small things). Would this work?
I will probably invest in a battery bank in the future but would like to get this going cheaply to start.
Thanks for any help.