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Tape drive motor used as generator, and cable spool ends that form the sides of the wheel.
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Shaft, bearings and primary gear. A larger gear ratio than is shown will probably be required for good performance -- download the pdf file listed above for details.
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battery or multiple?
As several of the photos show, I use an isolation diode (30 Ampere) to prevent the battery bank (Ten 220 AH T-105 batteries wired in series/parallel for 12 volts @ 1100 AH) from back feeding the generator. The hookup is through a 30 ampere Square-D QO breaker right onto the battery buss of my solar system. There is no need to use a controller since the power output from the generator could not overcharge the battery bank.
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2) Where can I get a generator as shown? What is the generator connected to in the picture with the generator mounted in the gearbox? There is a pretty good discussion of this particular generator/motor at http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_experiments_tapedrivemotors.html along with possible locations where one could purchase one. Another option would be to use a permanent magnet automotive alternator from http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/powerpmas.html though I've not tested performance with one, it would be my choice with a larger water wheel. As to question 2b, see my answer to question 1. 3) Do you have to regulate/control the charging of the battery
Would more power be produced if water entered at the top - a true overshot wheel?
As Ron Shannon's Water Wheel Engineering presentation at http://ipc6.permaculturewest.org/ch08/shannon/index.html indicates, the efficiencies of an overshot and undershot wheel are very similar. The selection criteria I used was a matter of available head at my alternate site. The original site and intent was to incorporate the wheel in an overshot configuration but my wife had other plans. I had taken photos and written a bit of a detailed story as to how the current location was selected after my original location (a four foot waterfall) was firmly rejected just prior to installation for aesthetic reasons... I later opted against submitting it since it offered nothing of value to the design other than an example of its flexibility. 5) Author did not say what he was powering from this wheel/generator. Any idea? I utilize the power generated from this wheel to subsidize the output from the two 500 Watt solar panel racks as it was available and otherwise a wasted resource. New England has had no scarcity of rainfall these past few years at the expense of diminished sunshine. The composite system powers communications equipment, three freezers, propane furnace/hot water, well pump and all electrical requirements of my barn thereby reducing my utility bill by 50%. I'm pleased to report that the waterwheel has performed very well up until the stream froze solid. I'll let you know how it does after the spring thaw and about 2 million gallons per day attempts to get past it during April/May. Allan
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