Going with the Flow

Shows you how to assess your site for its micro-hydro potential, meet technical and legal requirements, get the right equipment for the job and carry out a full maintenance programme. Useful for those planning to install their own hydro-power system or buy-in professional help. Includes case studies of existing schemes.

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Takes you through the whole process of installing an electricity generating micro-hydro system, from site assessment to commissioning and installation. Starting off with a short history of waterpower it moves on to describe the techniques and tools required to assess a site for its electricity generating potential. It gives a full run down of the different civil and electrical engineering components required to make electricity. This includes water extraction (intakes, settling tanks and penstocks), generation (drive systems, generators and load controllers) and transmission (cabling, transformers). The book then goes on to talk about the legal, financial and environmental aspects and offers several case studies of existing systems. Includes a glossary and conversion tables.