LINKS FOR MICRO-HYDRO AND WIND TURBINE EQUIPMENT
Some of these links were provided by a member of the AWEA wind
turbine forum on Yahoo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/.
The links are for equipment that are also used in micro-hydro applications,
some are do-it yourself projects and others finished products for sale. I have also
included some wind turbine suppliers which will be transfered to a new wind turbine
page as soon as I start it.
SUPPLIER/INSTALLER
Energy Alternative Ltd.
http://www.energyalternatives.ca
GENERATORS
Hurricane Wind Power low
rpm grid tied wind generators and turbines best DIY parts on the market.
400 W permanent magnet alternator (PMA)
http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/altp1.html
Car type PMA for various applications
http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/powerpmas.html
PMA's of various sizes
http://www.windbluepower.com/category_s/1.htm
Alternator/generator comparison
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind_alternators.html
Experiments in home power generation
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_experiments.html
How to build a permanent magnet generator (PMG)
http://www.scoraigwind.com/pmgbooklet/
Low rpm PMG`s of various sizes
http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/manta.html
1 kW low rpm PMG
http://www.reuk.co.uk/Permanent-Magnet-Generator.htm
Another 1 kW low rpm PMG form the UK
http://www.bettergeneration.co.uk/products/small-wind-turbines/permanent-magnet-generator.html
PMG's of various size from China
http://www.ginlong.com/wind-turbine-pmg-pma-permanent-magnet-generator-alternator.htm
A home-built dynamo
http://compkarori.com/dynamo/
Various size PMA`s for the do it yourselfer
http://www.mikeswindmillshop.com/funstuff.html
Hugh Piggott`s home page for do it yourselfers
http://www.scoraigwind.com/
Ametek low rpm DC generator motor and other interesting stuff
http://www.windstuffnow.com/main/ametek_motor.htm
Building an alternator
http://www.otherpower.com/learningcurve.html
Electrical generators in composite materials
http://www.carbonconcepts.co.uk/generator/generators.htm
Novel generator
http://www.packratworkshop.com/bobble.htm
Magnets
http://forcefieldmagnets.com/catalog/?user_action=detail&catalogno=1501
ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLERS (ELC)
An Electronic Load Controller (ELC) keeps a synchronous generator driven by a
Micro Hydro turbine running at constant frequency irrespective of electrical
loads. An Induction Generator Controller (IGC) does about the same for an
asynchronous motor + capacitors that is used as generator.
ELC 1
http://www.microhydropower.net/mhp_group/portegijs/humbird/humb_main.html
ELC 2
http://www.tradeindia.com/selloffer/1191965/Electronic-Load-Controller.html
Renerconsys.com - Digital Load Control
http://www.renerconsys.com/
PICO-HYDRO TURBINE GENERATOR COMBOS
St Onge Environmental Engineering (mostly Kaplan and pontoon river paddle)
http://www.hydro-turbines.com/
Canyon Industries
http://www.canyonhydro.com/
Home Power Systems
http://www.homepower.ca/ac_hydro.htm
Turgo turbine supplier
http://www.watermotor.net/indexflash.htm
Turgo turbine supplier
http://www.smallhydropower.com/turgo.html
Pelton, Turgo, Francis and Kaplan turbine supplier
http://www.tamar.com.au/hydro_turbines/turbine_selection
Turgo turbine supplier
http://www.platypuspower.com.au/
Turgo and Kaplan turbine supplier
http://www.cargo-kraft.se/english.html/
EcoInnovation New Zealand
http://www.ecoinnovation.co.nz/c-55-hydro-generators.aspx
NoOutage.com
http://www.nooutage.com/harris.htm
Hydro Induction Power
http://www.hipowerhydro.com/Hydro%20Installation%20Pictures.htm
Energy Systems and Designs (makers of the LH-1000 low head turbine)
http://www.microhydropower.com/
Planetary Power, cross-flow (banki) turbine suplier
http://www.planetarypower.com.au
CHINESE MANUFACTURERS
Hunan Allonward Hydro-Generating Equipment Co.
http://en.allon.cn/newEbiz1/EbizPortalFG/portal/html/index.html
Chinese 1
http://www.jtsd.cn/newEbiz1/EbizPortalFG/portal/html/index.html
Zeijiang Jin Lun Electromechanical Co.
http://www.zjjl.com/english/product.asp
Xuefeng Mechanical and Electrical Equipement Co.
http://www.xfsdsb.com/xf/index.asp
Hangzhou Regional Center
http://www.hrcshp.org/en/about.html
BOOKS
"Going with the Flow" Small Scale Water Power, by Billy Langley and Dan Curtis
Published by The Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, ISBN I 898049 18 1,
May 2004, £12.00, see http://www.cat.org.uk
"Off the Grid" by Duncan Kerridge Living without mains electricity using wing,
hydro and solar power. £12.00 from the Center for Alternative Technology at
Machynlleth, Poweys North Wales SY20 9AZ UK
, see http://www.cat.org.uk
"Motors as Generators For Micro-hydro Power" by Nigel Smith, pub. by Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 1 85339 286 3, 1994
Microhydropower.net web portal literature resource. Check this great free meaty book on micro-hydro.
http://www.microhydropower.net/download/layman2.pdf
A short, general look at small hydro sites and how to evaluate them.
Visit the web site that distributes this booklet: http://www.leonardo-energy.org/drupal/search/node/hydro
SOLAR WATER PUMPS
CAP Solar Canada
http://www.capsolar.com/submersible.htm
GENPRO USA
http://www.genpro.us/solar_water_pumping.html
KELLN Solar Canada
http://www.kellnsolar.com/devSite/pro_pumping_systems.php
Solar Power and Pump Co. USA
http://www.togosolar.com/
BATTERIES
Storage batteries
http://www.solarexpert.com/Pvbatinfo.html
Storage batteries
http://www.solarexpert.com/Pvbatinfo.html
Storage batteries 1
http://www.sunxtender.com/
Trojan
http://www.trojanbattery.com/Products/NewProducts.aspx
Surrette
http://www.surrette.com/
Battery charge controller and de-sulphator
http://www2.northerntool.com/product/200328565.htm
INVERTERS
Xantrex
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/25/learn.asp
Outback
http://www.outbackpower.com/Inverters.htm
Power-one
http://www.power-one.com/renewable-energy/
WIND TURBINES
Wind Turbine discussion forum
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/small-wind-home/
A web site that shows most small wind turbines produced
http://www.allsmallwindturbines.com/
Southwest Wind Power
http://www.windenergy.com/index_wind.htm
Advanced Wind Technologies
http://www.iig.com.au/wind/
Ampair
http://www.ampair.com/ampair/
Kestrel
http://www.kestrelwind.co.za/
Iskra
http://www.iskrawind.com/
Proven
http://www.provenenergy.co.uk/
IntegEner (educational site and model kits)
http://www.integener.com/
DATA LOGGER
AEMC Intruments
http://www.aemc.com
MSR
http://www.msr.ch
ANEMOMETERS
Wind prospector
http://www.windandsun.co.uk/wind_monequipment.htm#prospector
MISCELLANEOUS
RAIN WATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
See Home Power magazine
Rain water catchment system article in the June 2006, no. 125 issue
SPIRAL TUBE PUMP
http://lurkertech.com/water/pump/morgan/tripod/
WIND TURBINE MODEL KITS
http://www.picoturbinesite.com/picoturbine-windmill-kit.html