[RE-wrenches] micro-hydro distribution problem

[Larry Crutcher]

Nick,

No matter what you come up with, every battery system will have  
different demand's, the hungriest getting the bulk of the power. Can  
you get this group to take this one step further and just build a  
single battery/inverter system (hopefully at higher DC voltage) and  
then distribute the AC? Each home can be metered so the usage is paid  
for fairly. I would not try it any other way.

Sincerely,

Larry Crutcher
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On Oct 25, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Nick Houser wrote:

>
> Esteemed fellow wrenches: May we put our heads together on today's  
> problem
> in my terrain: How best to distribute and regulate the output of a  
> single
> turbine from a convenient distribution point to
> four residences on the off grid property, each with it's own 12 volt
> battery/inverter system. If I may spare you the details of the
> lake/stream/intake/penstock and apparatus, let's say we have
> sufficient head and flow to divide 700 watts four ways, average  
> distance
> maybe 300 feet. The problem becomes:  diversion controllers and dump  
> loads
> at each battery or some central scheme?
> Anybody done this kind of thing? Cautionary tales welcomed. (Any
> experienced comments welcomed.
> Thanks muchly in advance.  Nick Houser  Off Grid Services,  Lund,  
> British
> Columbia.
>
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