free power from excess water 3

[themiltman]

i have water pressure of 100kpa most of the year how is a cheap way to turn this into power

 

[itsmoked]

Water from where? Your facet? Somebody is not going to like that! How much volume? Seasonal?

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[itsmoked]

Why'd you put this in solid state relays??!?!? Stop! Don't double post either. You could resubmit this question with the details I requested into Electrical/Electronic engineering topics. Then red flag this one as "wrong forum".

All would appreciate that and you'd get more participation.

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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[Skogsgurra]

A short answer: Water with overpressure IS already power. What kind of power do you want to convert it to?

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

 

[OperaHouse]

"i have water pressure of 100kpa most of the year"

What is the source of this water and why does the pressure change? Water company not paying the electric bill? I have a camp on a cliff 30 feet above a river. People are amazed when I tell them I have a water problem (3 feet in my basement). The problem is solid rock up to ground level between house and river. Used to drain out by gravity till my neighbor dug up his yard. A few years back I ran a test and figured 500 gal a day without running dry. That is not a lot of power, but it will solve one problem.

If the source is a water utility, you can't get more power out than they put in to pump it. And they don't pump it for free, my water is $3.53/1000 gal.

 

[jraef]

Your facet?

Are you implying that he got excess water from the side of a cut diamond? Quite a trick I'm sure!

 

[itsmoked]

Facet => Domestic water valve on a sink.

Swedes....

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[jraef]

Oh, you mean Faucet then!

Who you callin' a Swede?

 

[Skogsgurra]

I think that compliment was meant for me...

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

 

[itsmoked]

GROOOOOOOAN!!

Yep.. I meant Faucet.(ignorant Merican here)


I must be more careful before poking fun at skogs..

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[machmech]

Hi keith

santo vaca 'el hecko t'u apariencia y comportamieto est'upido


Chuck

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[Skogsgurra]

Hrm...

What happened to the power conversion part of it?

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

 

[machmech]

sorry back to business, I was hoping the OP would post answer to Kieths first questions. I was thinking it might be an intersting idea even if generating power to store in battery while running water for daily needs. Take a shower and charge shaver or make coffee...possible? practical?

Chuck

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[Skogsgurra]

I sometimes stay in hotels where you may think they are using that technique. Very little pressure left in the shower. I don't think that it is a good idea. Only if you have plenty of free water (like a water fall or similar) would it be profitable. The techniques to convert power in such cases are well known.

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

 

[OperaHouse]

The new electronic RF power meters do that, generate power from water flow so they don't have to be connected to a wal wart.

 

[machmech]

Operahouse

wall wart => water meter? Our meters do this and broadcast signal to meter reader walking past house with hand held unit.
Seems to work, our bill is adjusted accordingly each month.

Chuck

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[itsmoked]

Wall wart =

Cord wart =

The water company using your water/pressure for electricity figures well... for them!

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[itsmoked]

I think the OP has flaked on us.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[Skogsgurra]

No. We are on track. That "Look! No Wart!" thing is just what the OP was asking for.

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

 

[machmech]

I'll be! We have those transformers everywhere in our house,
hence the slang description. Learn something every day I guess.

Chuck

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