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hydroelectric
generator is
How the best thing
to build to
produce
electricity if
you have a stream owing nearby.
Weallknowthatscientistsareinaconstantsearchfor
alternativeenergysourcesandthishappensbecausein
recentyearsconventionalenergysourceshavestartedto
decreasesignificantly.
New
Theyhavedevelopedvarioussystemsthatconverttheenergy
fromnatureinelectricityandmanyofthesesystemscouldbe
builtathome,onasmallerscale,inordertoreduceelectricity
consumption.Afterwesawhowtoproduceelectricityusing
magnetsorwindpower,itistimetotalkaboutthosepeople
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Howto Oftencalledasalowimpacthydro,microhydroorrunof
Builda streamhydroelectricgenerator,thissystemisnotveryhardto
Free build.
Energy
MagneticMotor Tobuildahydroelectricgeneratoryoumustfollowthesesteps:
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1. Preparing the Disks

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Ourhydroelectricgeneratorwillconsistoftwomainparts:
AREAL
and Thestator(thispartisnotmovinganditisequippedwithcoils
ofwiretocollectelectricity)
Therotor(therotoristhepartthatmovesandhassome
WORKINGMagnetic
powerfulmagnetsthatwillinduceelectricityinthecoils)
MotorSpinning
Firstyouneedsometemplatesandacardboard.Thetwo
Indefinitely
templatesthatcontaintherotorandstatorschememustbe
cutandattachedtothefrontandbackofthecardboard.After
thesetemplatesarewellgluedtocardboardmakeahole(1
cm)atthecenterofthestatordisk.
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2. Attaching the Stator
Now,youhavetomake4coilsthatwillbeattachedonthe
cardboard.Thisrequiresyoutouseacardboardwithanoval
section.Then,startwindingthewiresonthiscardboardto
formatightcoil(200turns).Removecarefullythecoilfromthe
ovalsectionandthen,repeatthisproceduretomakethree
morecoils.

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Arrangethecoilsonthecardboardaccordingtothetemplate
scheme(theirwindingshavetoalternatebetweenclockwise
andcounterclockwise).Youmustbesurethatanelectron
wouldfollowthepathshownbythearrowsinthetemplate,
beginingfromtheleftcounterclockwisecoil.

Connecttheendsofcoilsanduseinsulationtapetoprevent
anyerrors.Useamultimetertocehckelectricalresistance
(ohms).Ifthewiresareproperlyconnectedthemetershould
produceareadingofabout10ohms.

3. Attaching the Rotor


Atthisstageyouneed4strongmagnetstobeattachedonthe
statortemplate.Checkthemagnets,markthesouthpoleon
twoofthemandthenorthpoleoftheremainingtwo.The
magnetsshouldbearrangedonthetemplatesothattheir
polarityalternates(NSNS).

Thenyouneedacorkand8plasticspoons.Youhaveto
shortenthespoonssothatthehandlewillnotmeasuremore
than1cm.Lookattherotortemplateandinsertthespoons
intothecork(1cmdepth).

4. The Turbine
Makea6mmholethroughthecork(makesuretheholeis
centered),fixagainthegeometricalpositionofthespoonsand
addsomehotgluetoeachspoontosecureit.

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5. Generator body and Final Assembly


Findaplastictankorabottletoattachtherotor,thestatorand
thesmallturbine.Afteryoufindthecenterofthetank,makea
holeinthatplace(6mm)andfixthestatorwithitscoilsjust
abovethehole.Then,attachonthesameshafttheturbine
androtor(thespoonshavetofacetheneckofthebottleand
themagnetsshouldbeclosetothecoils(3mmbetweenthe
coilsandmagnets)).

Itseemsthatoursmallhydroelectricgeneratorisalmostready
touse.Allweneednowisastreamofwatersothatthe
turbinetospincontinuouslyaslongasthereiswatertodrive
it.Iftheturbineisproperlyconnectedtothegeneratorthis
streamshouldproduceenoughhydroelectricpowertoprovide
juicetoourutilitiesorchargingbatteries.

A working power generator

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