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Microhydro : Clean Power from Water by Scott Davis (2004, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherNew Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-100865714843
ISBN-139780865714847
eBay Product ID (ePID)2514908
Product Key Features
Book TitleMicrohydro : Clean Power from Water
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicEnvironmental / General, Sustainability & Green Design, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, Mechanics / Hydrodynamics
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Architecture, Science
AuthorScott Davis
Book SeriesMother Earth News Wiser Living Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number13
Dewey Decimal333.91/4
Table Of ContentDedication Acknowledgments Introduction 1 What is Microhydro? Introducing Electricity and Hydraulics About DC About AC Moving Power Electricity and Water Calculating Electrical Characteristics Hydroelectricity Focus on Microhydro Good News, Bad News 2 Assessing Your Energy Needs The Kilowatt Hour Electrical Consumption and Capacity Comparing Service from Different Technologies Rating Photovoltaic Outputs Rating Wind Outputs Rating Microhydro Outputs Different Jobs -- Different Power Requirements Assessing Your Requirements, Assessing Your Site How Much and What Type of Power do you Need? Assessing Your Consumption The Consumption Self-Rating Scale How Much Power Do You Need? Interpreting Your Score Introducing the Capacity Self-rating Scale 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 The Magic Number Getting Even More Performance from Your System 3 Assessing Your Site Step 1: Measuring Stream Flow Estimating Flow Rate The Container Method The Weir Method Step 2: Measuring Pressure Using a Pressure Gauge Converting Pressure into Head Measuring Maximum Flow Rate Surveying Using a Water Level Go Figure! Step 3: Creating a Stream Profile Calculating Potential Output Step 4: Calculating Allowable Frictional Loss Rate Go Figure! Step 5: Finding Optimum Flow Rate Go Figure! Step 6: Calculating Power Output Choosing Jets Go Figure! 4 The Appropriate System for You Battery Charging Systems Batteries in Microhydro Charging Batteries Charge Control Producing AC from Batteries with an Intverter Alternators Turbines Impulse Turbines for High Head Low Head Turbines Low Head AC Turbines Other Turbine Solutions Constructing your own Turbine Balance of System Equipment Batteries Battery Charge Control Diversion Loads Inverters Small AC Systems Governing Small AC Systems More Early Practices Modern Solutions AC Systems Efficiency Governing Larger AC Systems AC Turbines Belt Drives Low Head, Multiple-kilowatt AC Transmitting AC Power 5 Getting Started About Pipe Polyethylene (Poly) PVC Sizing Pipe Low Pressure and High Pressure Pipe Microhydro Opportunities Spring Water Existing Pipes Low Head Systems Microhydro Obstacles Very Steep Ground Waterfalls Debris High Water, Low Water Freezing Weather Ice Installing Microhydro Equipment Penstocks Plumbing Valves Pressure Gauge Vaccuum Breaker Plumbing in the Powerhouse Intakes 6 Regulations and Incentives The Carrot: Government Incentives for Microhydro Appropriate Incentives for Appropriate Technology Incentives in Canada Incentives in the United States The Stick: Regulations The Process in British Columbia Department of Fisheries and Oceans Department of Water, Land and Air Protection 7 Case Studies Case Study 1: A System with a Long Pipeline The Problem The Solution Replacing this System Today Case Study 2: A System with a Long Transmission Line The Problem The Solution Replacing this System Today Case Study 3: A Simple System The Problem The Solution Replacing this System Today Case Study 4: A Small AC System The Problem The Solution Case Study 5: Upgrading a Small AC System The Problem The Solution Replacing this System Today Case Study 6: A Low-head AC System The Problem The Solution Case Study 7: A Relatively High-output System The Problem The Solution Replacing this System Today Glossary Resources Index About the Author
SynopsisHydroelectricity is the world's largest-and cleanest-source of renewable energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed "the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid." Highly illustrated and practical, Microhydro is the first complete book on the topic in a decade. Covering both AC and DC systems, it covers principles, design and site considerations, equipment options, and legal, environmental, and economic factors., Hydroelectricity is the world's largest--and cleanest--source of renewable -energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed "the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid." Highly illustrated and practical, Microhydro is the first complete book on the topic in a decade. Covering both AC and DC systems, it covers principles, design and site considerations, equipment options, and legal, environmental, and economic factors. Scott Davis has decades of experience operating, installing, designing, selling, and teaching about microhydro technology. An award-winner in the field, he currently works as a system designer and retailer with an alternative energy company for whom he has authored an on-line microhydro course., highly illustrated with photographs and crisp, clear graphics includes step-by-step instructions for how to assess a site for microhydro and design a suitable system the most up-to-date information on microhydro products available in North America written to appeal to everyone from energy equipment dealers, through educators and popular science enthusiasts, to off-grid porperty owners and environmentalists written by an author who deals on a daily basis with alternative energy design and equipment questions and problems, 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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