Five Gallon Bucket Hydroelectric Generator

[woodyz]

This DIY project is rated HARD and it has a lot of working parts, but its said to be successful at producing electric current in 3rd world countries so having the plans on hand may come in handy in SHTF.

This build manual provides step by step instructions for the construction of the Five Gallon Bucket Hydroelectric Generator developed by Sam Redfield with the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) in Guatemala. This manual offers guidance for selecting the tools and materials needed to make the generator, as well as techniques involved in its construction. By design, the materials from which the generator is constructed are extremely common. With the exception of the modified alternator, all the components used here should be readily available just about anywhere.

www.engineeringforchange.org/static/content/Energy/S00070/5%20Gallon%20Bucket%20Build%20Manual.pdf

we may have had this one posted before


www.offgridquest.com/energy/five-gallon-bucket-hydroelectric-generator

[woodyz]

here are a few source for the Supercore Permanent Magnet Alternator, I'm sure there are other sources

www.hydrogenappliances.com/powerpmas.html

www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=permanent+magnet+alternator

www.windbluepower.com/category_s/1.htm

[geron]

30 ft of head for 13.7 volts. That's a significant drop.

[woodyz]

I think that can be reduced by using nozzles and staging decreases in pipe diameter to increase psi.

Our gravity flow livestock watering system has 16' of head. When we ran our rabbit water lines directly from the 1" line we had leaks at the water nipples. They required 15 psi of constant pressure to stay sealed until the rabbit licked them.

We ran the one inch line into a water barrel elevated 6' off the ground at the pens and came out of that tank with the 1/2" water lines and eliminated the problem with that 6' of head.

It doesn't seem right to me working with 6' and 1/2 pipe, but wouldn't work with 16' with 1" pipe.

So if that works and you only had 15' of head maybe you could do the same.