I actually have 2 smartdrive motors fitted to this but have not installed the rotor on the 2nd one as we don't need it. Over the winter months when there is ample water we could generate a whole heap more by bolting on the other rotor, (a 5 minute job). We are limited by our very small battery bank and about 5 mins after we turn out the lights at night the batteries are full and the excess diverts to a heater so it is just wasted. Because we don't live there a big battery bank is not economical.
If you spend the wheel more buckets it will run much more smooth and with this run, the power will be more continous and much better... The wheels not bad, but this little improvement will make is less noisy and better performing.
Thanks Steffen. I would consider a 17 bucket wheel if this ones ever wears out. I chose 13 due to the calc water flow and also because it is a prime number. Water wheels (and engines ) run smoother if the you use a prime number. In this video the sluice chute control is cranked back a bit as we were getting more power than we could use. When we speed it up a bit it does, as you say, become a little quieter but this is no problem for us as the cottage in 80metres away. Thanks for your comment.
@osty123 Thanks for the comment. 10 quarts per second flow. I calculated I should get 81 watts at 13 volts but I am getting 114 watts at 14 volts.Easy to tune the generator to get more power with more water if required.
I have noticed wood one sound much nicer ..this is lovely
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discoide1451 4 months ago
Were you able to get any more power out of this?
AlternativePowerMan 1 year ago
I actually have 2 smartdrive motors fitted to this but have not installed the rotor on the 2nd one as we don't need it. Over the winter months when there is ample water we could generate a whole heap more by bolting on the other rotor, (a 5 minute job). We are limited by our very small battery bank and about 5 mins after we turn out the lights at night the batteries are full and the excess diverts to a heater so it is just wasted. Because we don't live there a big battery bank is not economical.
TheGyrogearloose 1 year ago
If you spend the wheel more buckets it will run much more smooth and with this run, the power will be more continous and much better... The wheels not bad, but this little improvement will make is less noisy and better performing.
SteffenReichel 1 year ago
Thanks Steffen. I would consider a 17 bucket wheel if this ones ever wears out. I chose 13 due to the calc water flow and also because it is a prime number. Water wheels (and engines ) run smoother if the you use a prime number. In this video the sluice chute control is cranked back a bit as we were getting more power than we could use. When we speed it up a bit it does, as you say, become a little quieter but this is no problem for us as the cottage in 80metres away. Thanks for your comment.
TheGyrogearloose 1 year ago
@TheGyrogearloose
The number of buckets depends not on prime or no prime number, it depends on water capacity and circumference of the wheel.
And if you can give me amount of water to the wheel and the diameter, I will look if I can calculate a better bucket number for your wheel.
And you will find out: With a better bucket number, the wheels runs much better.
SteffenReichel 1 year ago
Nice looking wheel. Can you give any stats on how much water flow there is and how much power you are generating?
osty123 1 year ago
@osty123 Thanks for the comment. 10 quarts per second flow. I calculated I should get 81 watts at 13 volts but I am getting 114 watts at 14 volts.Easy to tune the generator to get more power with more water if required.
TheGyrogearloose 1 year ago