Being an EE retired since 2011 I am impressed with your grasp of the mechanical and electrical specifications and skills needed to correctly design and build a one off generating system to a specified output. Great Job. Ray Stormont
Maybe you can answer me then. It appears to me that there is plenty of force from the water to turn a different gear ratio for a higher ratio towards the motor. Could this be done to change the 1500-1600 produced, into 1800ish? What fails in this scenario? I'm no sparky, I play with bricks, blocks, and stones!
I am also a retired EE about 10 years ago. I don't believe a gearbox could produce more output, as Kris has actually already shown by using more water. Because the resistance is too great and the wheel slows down so much that the water fills the buckets too quickly. The only thing you could do is make the buckets wider. But that means you're actually starting from scratch again.
@@slyknowledged The limitations most probably are in the water wheel and that cannot be changed by gearing. As Chris shows the buckets are filling up and peaking at 1500-1600 W. Changing the rpm with other gear ratios should not make much of a difference there, just risk increasing the splashing and losses.
Excelant points pre-loading the buckets would allow for slightly more water and cut down on splashing and could be easily returned to original if benifits were not proved as buckets are not changed just more completly filled.@@henkkalter3892
Thanks for explaining that this was fed from a leet, which was a minor diversion from a much larger river. That made a lot of sense and added good context to the project.
As a fabricator I am really impressed. As an insaller I am blown away. How many trips up and down the ladder an in and out of the river. I hope you made great money and I thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This video is a master class in the challenges of invention. Congrats!!
@@unhippy1 One million eyes are lost per year, always wear safety glasses, don't take shortcuts when it comes to safety THAT's wtf it has to do with it. Unless you think it's cool to look like a pirate.
@@richspillman4191 I mean... it does look cool to be a pirate but it's also good to avoid eye injuries anyway you can still wear an eyepatch without bodily harm anyway
We are all gradually going back to how our ancestors lived.. and that’s a good thing because there was no impact on the earth and people were happy just to be housed and warm xx amazing job you are so very clever xx
I really like how you can't stop smiling when you look at your creation. You are, and should be, very proud of what you've imagined, designed, and built. Awesome work.
The way I saw micro hydro turbines do their shutoff/deflector setups is they use a weighted flap retained by an electromagnet. When there is an emergency the power to the magnet gets cut and the deflector plate drops in place. Similar could be done here. No moving parts for the actuaction itself, as long as the eights are sized propperly. Anyway amazing job, the survey was really close aswell! Enjoyed watching this series.
Great to hear someone who understands how these generation technologies work. For many ”experts” out there, they are just a money making opportunity-especially the solar/storage companies!
Was literally just watching an older video thinking to myself "Man I hope Kris uploads today." Thanks for the great content over all these years Kris, and I hope for many more! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
A 2.2Kw asynchronous motor can provide 2.6Kw used as a generator. (5.87A*3*230V*cos fi 0.64= 2592W) In the old days here in Denmark we made wind turbines with asynchronous motors as generators. When the speed of the motor reached above synchronous rpm, a contactor connected directly to the mains. In the event of a mains failure, the motor loses magnetisation and runs freely. Nicely done project. Comment from a Danish electrical technician. 👍
Great job will last for years ..theres lots of haters and negitive people ..if we listened to them we would never move forward ..keep educating son ..your a positive force ..mike Scotland
I absolutely love this project and I'm so jealous of the owner. I invested in a load of solar panels and batteries this year which will save me a fortune over the course of the year even though they are pretty useless this time of year - I have over 9KW peak but they produce next to nothing in this grimy-greyness. To supplement them, I've been watching your wind turbine videos, and I'm experimenting with the motors from an old "hover board" but really I'd much rather have a water wheel for the consistency and sheer power you can get from one. Overall, the peak values that solar can produce do not compare to having something generating 24x7. The wheel you've built is the best I've seen on RUclips by far.
Exactly this for me. When i was looking at a house ti buy i was wanting to have water like this. But where we are we get lots of wind so im probably gonna go that route for power gen to augment the solar. Cuzz i dont wana rely on sunnt days though we tend to get a lot of those around here too
Very impressed Kris. Watched this series from the beginning, trials, and Tribulations; and your problem-solving. Your client also deserves credit for working with you and having the faith to persevere.
From an EE point of view I have found this series fascinating. I have to add that I am far from an expert in generator systems, so I have been learning along with you.
Congrats Kris - this is and incredible project. I am truly amazed at your skills and I love to see the obvious joy on your face as you see this working. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I'm impressed by your ability to teach yourself advanced skills. Then to design and build things is divergent as your shop with its wonderful roof your own wind power your own barn your home. Your credit to people who focus on learning and delivering May you have a wonderful Christmas
Nice to see your friend has 5 or 6 cases of South African Carling Black Label beer in his workshop!!! Good to see everything is working and running smoothly Great job, well done!!!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Kris you are an absolute genius...great work great learning great prototype for future projects..keep up the excellent videos I'm enjoy your content your special camper. ignore the haters
As a mechanical tech i can say BRAVO !, its a hell of alot of work and keep in mind that this is a functionnal prototype, it was a high risk of complications project, absolutly beautiful !
Amazing job, really fantastic to watch you work out the challenges and come up with a solution. Great job, I told my wife about your video and her eyes seems to glaze over, she doesn't understand. I think that is a fantastic bit of engineering and real craftsmanship. Thank you so much for taking the time to video this and explain so succinctly your work.
I love to see someone that understands the whole process and can actually build a system from scratch. As someone that has been heating a 4000 sq ft home for 21 years using WVO that costs me zero I really love the quality of the hydro system posted. Keep rocking. Philip from the emerald isle.
I am impressed. We have safety features on our county water systems... When there is a poweroutage... the 1600hp motors have a feature that ramp down the pump so we don't blow manhole covers off
Thanks for sharing this smashing project. Very interesting indeed. BTW, haters will hate, fact resistant haters don't care about the environment more than using it to shame people with catchy statements. This project will give environment friendly power for years to come.
Congratulations on a major milestone Kris! How about a flow divider of some sort, controlled by your sensors, to maintain the wheel at the necessary speed/flow/load by directing more or less to the wheel. Think boat rudder and autopilot actuator. I think the splashing could be attributed to the "Pelton Effect" happening in the bucket, especially if the wheel is being electrically braked but the flow volume is high. There will be that sweet spot where the wheel speed and the flow match. Crack on Mate. Ex Heli Engineer, 30 years in Film. Enjoying following the progress. Thank you
Hi Kris. What a fantastic looking hydro wheel system 😊 It’s absolutely brilliant that you never give up until you’re 100% satisfied 👍🏻 Hopefully the customers will be satisfied with your design and work you’ve put in and you’ll get more commission out of it 👍🏻 Well done 👏🏻
Fantastic job, Kris, and a very engaging video as always. I doubt you'll see this comment as there are so many, but my only criticism of your system is your use of an AC-to-DC power supply to power a low-voltage contactor for the load dump. I (an EE) would've used a contactor with a coil that could be powered directly from the mains, eliminating the AC-to-DC power supply and increasing the reliability. Sorry if I've misunderstood your system but I think that's how it works.
Isn't it the most awesome feeling to take an idea and make it manifest? It's why I adore making things. Especially things that take you and stretch you a bit beyond what you've done before. No other feeling like it.
Love this video series, brilliant work and so jealous of this facility! Cannot believe the people complaining about creating 100% green power by temporarily redirecting some water.... you'd think they'd prefer your client used a diesel generator maybe! 😂
Love the safety squints at the start. Would some kind of cowl/hood around the area the flow meets the wheel to catch the splashing help keep more water bearing down on the wheel?
Great job Kris, glad you were able to find a work around. It looks stunning in its setting. Shame about the mis info on the first genny. Onwards and upwards now and better armed. Well done. Stay well.
Here's a thought: since the water picks up speed down the ramp it tends to load into the bucket at a high velocity. I wonder if it's possible to SLOW the water just before it falls into the wheel buckets (to reduce splash)? A mini dam who's 6 inch depth would absorb some water turbulence prior to dumping down into the bucket (or even a couple 1/4" bumps near the end of the ramp). Especially since your power is from water weight and not water velocity. Just a thought! Great project.
excellent job Kris! Your tenacity anf knowledge saw you through and the end result is fantastic. Also the sound the wheel makes at steady state is dreamy :D
Great work Kris. Dedication to the job and pride in your workmanship. Often a rarity these days. You can be rightly pleased with yourself especially in the knowledge you achieved it even in the face of adversity from those who don't care as much as you do.
yay great gift you have produced for the end of the year as your Christmans control of water wheel energy to start of the New Year with beautiful sense of power and light. happy holidays aloha
Well done on getting those figures and getting in line with your model expectations. I imagine with all the variables that isn't easy to do on a first project like this.
It seems like there are multiple variables that in an ideal scenario one would like to be able to dynamically control, the gear ratio being just one of them. But let’s face it, this isn’t Niagara Falls power authority. I appreciate Kris taking us along on this journey of learning and trial and error. I could have enjoyed even more of a deep dive into his process of first seeing the site and researching and developing solutions. I can imagine Kris going to bed with a myriad of ideas and solutions for this project even after it’s completed. For one, automating the flow control shoot and adding one to the bypass.
Been looking forward to this. Bit surprised to see you welding without your visor on, but glad to see the good old safety squint in use. Loved the stack of crates of carling in your friend's otherwise super high tech workshop :-)😂
Mission accomplished. Well done, Kris. You lost me on the technicalities, but it was fascinating to watch. You looked like a kid with a new toy. So you should. I love it.
Congratulations Kris, an ambitious project very well executed, when I started watching your channel I thought what a talented carpenter/cabinet maker, turns out you are also quiet the accomplished engineer.
I'm a mechanical engineer and a renewable energy advocate. and i must say that this is a great project. great job. it's fulfilling to see how you turn a small stream of river to generate that amount of power instead of just being left untapped.
Loved this series, congratulations on an amazing achievement. I like to think I have an engineering mind, but to put your skill into action like this is something to behold
You have created a beautiful work of practical art. You have also demonstrated the sheer amount of intricate work and materials and planning needed for an open falling water system. It now seems obvious to me why those with the will to take on hydro usually choose a pressurized system with pelton wheels. It seems so much less intricate with modern materials. Perhaps at some point you could create a video comparing the scope of each option?
Impressive... I love this sort of engineering... I have solar panels they work well... Sadly do not have a river or stream near by... otherwise would love to build one. Great video...well done 👍
That's really cool well done! Perhaps to improve the laminar flow of the water, perhaps fill the trough with pvc pipes- if it works with straws, I'm assuming it could work with pipes- it may help with the splashing- that or fins at the end, if it works on propellers, I could see it working with water- who knows, could get an extra few watts out of the system
Hi Kris, I'm no engineer. I can't do the math let alone remember all the formulae. I was blessed to be able to work as a technician (the hands on guy or grunt) with many many engineers from all over the world at GM, so I got a chance to converse with them about everything from the theory of relativity to lunch for nearly 40yrs. I'd like to try and add my hairbrained idea if you wouldn't mind. My understanding of how an inside component of an automobile transmission torque converter; the "stator" works is: A row of small stationary "foils" attached to the casing of an axial-flow turbine, positioned between the rotors, that redirect the splashed fluid back into the turbine to add torque. I am referring to the splashing of water that appears to exit over the bucket and freefall through the air offering no further energy after it has splashed. By redirecting the splash inside the automatic transmission torque converter the torque is multiplied so greatly that I don't believe there is an automatic transmission in the world that doesn't incorporate it. My own vision was/ is a shield that is designed/ sized to redirect the splash back into the buckets, sort of the way the housing fits around a turbo charger. Fun to watch you and thank you for endeavoring to persevere seeking solutions to all the issues. Merry Christmas to you Kris. ben/ michigan
Thank you very much Kris, I've learned so much watching your work. Question please, can you discuss with us, the maintains requirements that goes with have a system like this. I love your work, and how your mind thinks. Thank you for sharing all you do.
To prevent overspeed Please consider installing a second emergency backup heater. A small price to pay for a primary heater failure. And and automatic emergency diverting system. Fantastic engineering Kris!
Great job Kris, so glad to see another video of yours. You have dine an amazing job, and your dedication to get it right is a credit to you. You are never going to please everyone, so just do what you think id right for you. Jay
Like the harmony and tone of the water going over at 800 watts and up. It is a very old familiar work sound. Used for many businesses, get flour from wheat kernels, grinding pulp for papermaking, processing natural fibers for cloth, hammering iron. Just wish our kitchen cooking ovens were better efficient. Think of 1500 watts for a stove induction cooktop burner, mini convection toasters, air fryers, and add 1000 watts needed when fridge or freezor compressors start. But at 1200 watts can run room lights or ceiling fans, charge tablets, laptops, phones, or have on a large computer for video games, video editing. For Chinese purchase, think it needs to be said, have to learn...what item really costs and so can determine true quality. I have bought things overseas from Japan and China off of ebay and for higher priced items happy with craftmanship. Thanks for sharing experience as clean energy is already squirelly enough.
Absolutely love this beautiful job. U continue to amaze me with your skills - can’t wait to see you back on the barn- hope you get the shingles on this winter- the rest can wait until spring- I know financially you wanted to wrap up the water wheel project.
Really enjoyed watching this project Chris well done 👍 I've worked on a few off grid and grid tied solar and wind turbine jobs with my uncle who also watches the channel. Nothing beats a good hydro system for consistent output 24/7. We've never done hydro but it always comes up in conversation. I would love to learn more about how you wire the 3 phase 8 pole induction motor to turn it into a generator. Looking forward to the next installment 👍👍
Kris, fantastic, just thinking back to the days of you building the roundhouse. I come to your site to go off grid myself, it takes to me another place. I understand that there will all ways be faceless warriors who know best, I just wish they would recognise the story you have told over the last number of years, the huge following you have. Congratulations Kris, Merry Christmas to you, the cat and Dot.🎉
Great work Kris after the disappointment of that crappy motor - great to see you so excited again with this amazing project. Have an amazing Krismas!! 🎅🏻
And it's a thing of beauty as well as purpose, and has a wonderful sound. Brilliant, really enjoyed seeing this fantastic project to the finish, great to see you working through the problems to this wonderful piece pf engineering that will be turning for many years ahead. I think you need a plate on it with the date of construction and your name for future generations to see.
Congratulations! I've been thinking about the amount of splashing you have. It might be useful in future designs to extend the bottom of the buckets upward/outward a bit because you loose most water over that edge. Another point of interest might be the shoot. As there is a bend quite close to the end, you might be able to create some less turbulent flow by putting some parallel thin metal slats in the section between the bend and the end, so as to guide the flow to become parallel (or laminar). I hope your next video will be out soon and show us the progress you made on the barn. I guess you may have fitted a roof on top of it by now.
Very impressive work, Kris, both the design and the fabrication! 😃 Your restraint in keeping from "turning the air blue" over the Chineseium lies 👿 is also quite impressive. I am curious to know how much the generator frequency varies between minimum water flow and full flow, because changes in the frequency may affect the ideal sizing of the 3 capacitors that help turn the motor into a generator. To optimize the microfarads of those caps, it might be useful to insert a 3-phase Variac between the caps and the motor. Then you can, in effect, smoothly vary the capacitance to find the _ideal sweet spot_ of efficiency. Then, based on the Variac results the exact right size of caps can be installed for an efficiency compromise, or _one or more sets_ of extra caps can be selected to vary the effective capacitance in steps, through one or more sets of relays. 🤔 I am also curious about airflow to the fan of the _motor acting as generator,_ since the new cover seems to be very close-fitting over that cooling fan end. Shall we assume that the cover is solid there, with only a tiny gap to let air reach the fan? Or is the cover open there, causing a risk of some water splashing onto the fan of the motor? (I can see that water will not reach the interior of the motor, since the type you chose is TEFC: Totally Enclosed, Fan Cooled) @Kris Harbour Natural Building
Being an EE retired since 2011 I am impressed with your grasp of the mechanical and electrical specifications and skills needed to correctly design and build a one off generating system to a specified output. Great Job. Ray Stormont
Maybe you can answer me then. It appears to me that there is plenty of force from the water to turn a different gear ratio for a higher ratio towards the motor. Could this be done to change the 1500-1600 produced, into 1800ish? What fails in this scenario? I'm no sparky, I play with bricks, blocks, and stones!
I am also a retired EE about 10 years ago.
I don't believe a gearbox could produce more output, as Kris has actually already shown by using more water. Because the resistance is too great and the wheel slows down so much that the water fills the buckets too quickly. The only thing you could do is make the buckets wider. But that means you're actually starting from scratch again.
@@slyknowledged The limitations most probably are in the water wheel and that cannot be changed by gearing. As Chris shows the buckets are filling up and peaking at 1500-1600 W. Changing the rpm with other gear ratios should not make much of a difference there, just risk increasing the splashing and losses.
@@slyknowledged or give it a higher resistive load with more capacitor
Excelant points pre-loading the buckets would allow for slightly more water and cut down on splashing and could be easily returned to original if benifits were not proved as buckets are not changed just more completly filled.@@henkkalter3892
My 5yr old son and I watch all your videos… then we go outside, build something… He even says ‘well pleased with that’ when we are done… 😂❤
I would love to have access to water like that. You’ve done a top notch job on this system.
But would you be OK with the rain that's required for that water?
I’m in Oregon. I live with the rain. It’s not like where Kris lives though. 😊
@@flowerstoneI think rainfall levels in Oregon are higher than in West Wales.
@@MaritimeFox I just don’t have a creek close by.
@@MaritimeFox West Wales? I thought this was Lake District.
Thanks for explaining that this was fed from a leet, which was a minor diversion from a much larger river. That made a lot of sense and added good context to the project.
As a fabricator I am really impressed. As an insaller I am blown away. How many trips up and down the ladder an in and out of the river. I hope you made great money and I thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This video is a master class in the challenges of invention. Congrats!!
guess he doesn't need to remember leg day while on this job
Do you wear safety glasses?
@@richspillman4191 Wtf does that have to do with it?
@@unhippy1 One million eyes are lost per year, always wear safety glasses, don't take shortcuts when it comes to safety THAT's wtf it has to do with it. Unless you think it's cool to look like a pirate.
@@richspillman4191 I mean... it does look cool to be a pirate but it's also good to avoid eye injuries anyway
you can still wear an eyepatch without bodily harm anyway
We are all gradually going back to how our ancestors lived.. and that’s a good thing because there was no impact on the earth and people were happy just to be housed and warm xx amazing job you are so very clever xx
I really like how you can't stop smiling when you look at your creation. You are, and should be, very proud of what you've imagined, designed, and built.
Awesome work.
Would be possible to add Archimedes' screw for that spillway? for extra generation ?
What a genius and a gentle fellow. Excellent job Kris , regards from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
The way I saw micro hydro turbines do their shutoff/deflector setups is they use a weighted flap retained by an electromagnet. When there is an emergency the power to the magnet gets cut and the deflector plate drops in place. Similar could be done here. No moving parts for the actuaction itself, as long as the eights are sized propperly. Anyway amazing job, the survey was really close aswell! Enjoyed watching this series.
Great to hear someone who understands how these generation technologies work. For many ”experts” out there, they are just a money making opportunity-especially the solar/storage companies!
Was literally just watching an older video thinking to myself "Man I hope Kris uploads today." Thanks for the great content over all these years Kris, and I hope for many more! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Totally agree.
for me whenever it comes to Kris upload schedule I stop watching like 4 and 5 months i come back where I life at and I have so many videos to watch 😊
A 2.2Kw asynchronous motor can provide 2.6Kw used as a generator. (5.87A*3*230V*cos fi 0.64= 2592W) In the old days here in Denmark we made wind turbines with asynchronous motors as generators. When the speed of the motor reached above synchronous rpm, a contactor connected directly to the mains. In the event of a mains failure, the motor loses magnetisation and runs freely. Nicely done project. Comment from a Danish electrical technician. 👍
I'm in absolute awe of everything you have achieved but this my friend, is an absolute masterpiece!
Great job will last for years ..theres lots of haters and negitive people ..if we listened to them we would never move forward ..keep educating son ..your a positive force ..mike Scotland
I absolutely love this project and I'm so jealous of the owner. I invested in a load of solar panels and batteries this year which will save me a fortune over the course of the year even though they are pretty useless this time of year - I have over 9KW peak but they produce next to nothing in this grimy-greyness.
To supplement them, I've been watching your wind turbine videos, and I'm experimenting with the motors from an old "hover board" but really I'd much rather have a water wheel for the consistency and sheer power you can get from one. Overall, the peak values that solar can produce do not compare to having something generating 24x7.
The wheel you've built is the best I've seen on RUclips by far.
Exactly this for me. When i was looking at a house ti buy i was wanting to have water like this. But where we are we get lots of wind so im probably gonna go that route for power gen to augment the solar. Cuzz i dont wana rely on sunnt days though we tend to get a lot of those around here too
Very impressed Kris. Watched this series from the beginning, trials, and Tribulations; and your problem-solving. Your client also deserves credit for working with you and having the faith to persevere.
I enjoy these hands-on videos from Kris, great stuff!
Wow, now that's performance. Another great job.
And that's how you fight climate change. Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise. 👍👍👍😊
Great video for a Friday. Amazing design, engineering, and fabrication. A great achievement!
From an EE point of view I have found this series fascinating. I have to add that I am far from an expert in generator systems, so I have been learning along with you.
Congrats Kris - this is and incredible project. I am truly amazed at your skills and I love to see the obvious joy on your face as you see this working. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Thank you for a wonderful journey, you are a gifted man who does what he outlined.👏👏👏👏☘️🇮🇪
Can u indicate please the total cost of the whole project?
I'm impressed by your ability to teach yourself advanced skills. Then to design and build things is divergent as your shop with its wonderful roof your own wind power your own barn your home. Your credit to people who focus on learning and delivering May you have a wonderful Christmas
He will be welding blind if he keeps welding with no hood or safety glasses.
He DID utilise the safety-squint.
Nice to see your friend has 5 or 6 cases of South African Carling Black Label beer in his workshop!!! Good to see everything is working and running smoothly Great job, well done!!!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Kris you are an absolute genius...great work great learning great prototype for future projects..keep up the excellent videos I'm enjoy your content your special camper. ignore the haters
As a mechanical tech i can say BRAVO !, its a hell of alot of work and keep in mind that this is a functionnal prototype, it was a high risk of complications project, absolutly beautiful !
You can use water for power without destroying the enviroment, thanks for showing us that.
honestly gotta say no ones talking about how hes just closing his eyes while he welds, mans a legend, doesnt care about sunburn or flash burn
Outstanding job Kris, it’s a great feeling when you’re proud of what you’ve achieved.
Amazing job, really fantastic to watch you work out the challenges and come up with a solution. Great job, I told my wife about your video and her eyes seems to glaze over, she doesn't understand. I think that is a fantastic bit of engineering and real craftsmanship. Thank you so much for taking the time to video this and explain so succinctly your work.
I love to see someone that understands the whole process and can actually build a system from scratch. As someone that has been heating a 4000 sq ft home for 21 years using WVO that costs me zero I really love the quality of the hydro system posted. Keep rocking. Philip from the emerald isle.
I am impressed. We have safety features on our county water systems... When there is a poweroutage... the 1600hp motors have a feature that ramp down the pump so we don't blow manhole covers off
Really pleased you got it sorted. I'd love to see the temps of the new motor at peak flow in the next video! 🔥
Thanks for sharing this smashing project. Very interesting indeed. BTW, haters will hate, fact resistant haters don't care about the environment more than using it to shame people with catchy statements. This project will give environment friendly power for years to come.
Congratulations on a major milestone Kris!
How about a flow divider of some sort, controlled by your sensors, to maintain the wheel at the necessary speed/flow/load by directing more or less to the wheel. Think boat rudder and autopilot actuator.
I think the splashing could be attributed to the "Pelton Effect" happening in the bucket, especially if the wheel is being electrically braked but the flow volume is high. There will be that sweet spot where the wheel speed and the flow match. Crack on Mate. Ex Heli Engineer, 30 years in Film. Enjoying following the progress. Thank you
I gotta stop commenting before I watch the whole video, innit? Lol.
if I'll ever move out of the netherlands I'll make sure to have some water and height difference. This looks awesome
Brilliant job, glad you got the issue sorted out and the plan worked out ok.
"First time ever making one" ... !? I've been watching this whole series thinking you were a master waterwheel fabricator. Well done! :-)
Hi Kris. What a fantastic looking hydro wheel system 😊 It’s absolutely brilliant that you never give up until you’re 100% satisfied 👍🏻 Hopefully the customers will be satisfied with your design and work you’ve put in and you’ll get more commission out of it 👍🏻 Well done 👏🏻
Your happy, customer must be happy = result. Excellent, well done Chris, and so you should be proud.
Fantastic job, Kris, and a very engaging video as always. I doubt you'll see this comment as there are so many, but my only criticism of your system is your use of an AC-to-DC power supply to power a low-voltage contactor for the load dump. I (an EE) would've used a contactor with a coil that could be powered directly from the mains, eliminating the AC-to-DC power supply and increasing the reliability. Sorry if I've misunderstood your system but I think that's how it works.
I'm very happy for you! Well done! 👍👍👍 I'm proud of you! 🙂👍
Isn't it the most awesome feeling to take an idea and make it manifest? It's why I adore making things. Especially things that take you and stretch you a bit beyond what you've done before. No other feeling like it.
First time seeing someone on internet doing an off grid Induction generator. Very good!
Excellent work and perseverance Kris! Can't wait to see more hydro projects you do
Thanks for the run down of the problem, failure isn't always bad, extremely interesting video and saved me time. 5 stars brother...
Love this video series, brilliant work and so jealous of this facility! Cannot believe the people complaining about creating 100% green power by temporarily redirecting some water.... you'd think they'd prefer your client used a diesel generator maybe! 😂
Great video!! Fantastic to watch an honest appraisal & in a way public can understand. Thanks heaps for calling them out. Cheers from Australia
Love the safety squints at the start. Would some kind of cowl/hood around the area the flow meets the wheel to catch the splashing help keep more water bearing down on the wheel?
Amazing build - you can be proud of this ! kudos 👌
Kris, I’m absolutely delighted for you in your success and impressed by your array of skills. Learning loads from you, keep up the good work.
Functionality and aesthetics ... a build to be proud of for sure!
Great job Kris, glad you were able to find a work around. It looks stunning in its setting. Shame about the mis info on the first genny. Onwards and upwards now and better armed. Well done. Stay well.
_MAGNIFICENT!_
That slow flow-rate sounds like a well balanced locomotive chuffing along a flat track.
What an epic achievement! Thanks so much for taking us along with you and for clearly sharing your journey.
You have great life Kris you must be grateful everyday. Thanks for the great content.
Here's a thought: since the water picks up speed down the ramp it tends to load into the bucket at a high velocity. I wonder if it's possible to SLOW the water just before it falls into the wheel buckets (to reduce splash)? A mini dam who's 6 inch depth would absorb some water turbulence prior to dumping down into the bucket (or even a couple 1/4" bumps near the end of the ramp). Especially since your power is from water weight and not water velocity. Just a thought! Great project.
Some great points there but water inertia increases derived power
The splashes are caused by the buckets, In my system, i bring the water from the other side of the wheel bu I still have some 20% losses
Congratulations! I am happy you recovered this project after that Chinese company failed to deliver their advertised product. Bravo!
excellent job Kris! Your tenacity anf knowledge saw you through and the end result is fantastic. Also the sound the wheel makes at steady state is dreamy :D
It’s always the fine tuning that the tricky part. Never give up.
Your videos are so therapeutic to watch. Both your craftsmanship and presenting style. This series has been my favourite i love watching water flow
Great success, congratulations and greetings from Finland !
Great work Kris. Dedication to the job and pride in your workmanship. Often a rarity these days. You can be rightly pleased with yourself especially in the knowledge you achieved it even in the face of adversity from those who don't care as much as you do.
yay great gift you have produced for the end of the year as your Christmans control of water wheel energy to start of the New Year with beautiful sense of power and light. happy holidays aloha
Much respect to you. Thank you for documenting all this, have enjoyed all of the episodes.
Well done on getting those figures and getting in line with your model expectations. I imagine with all the variables that isn't easy to do on a first project like this.
It seems like there are multiple variables that in an ideal scenario one would like to be able to dynamically control, the gear ratio being just one of them. But let’s face it, this isn’t Niagara Falls power authority. I appreciate Kris taking us along on this journey of learning and trial and error. I could have enjoyed even more of a deep dive into his process of first seeing the site and researching and developing solutions. I can imagine Kris going to bed with a myriad of ideas and solutions for this project even after it’s completed. For one, automating the flow control shoot and adding one to the bypass.
Been looking forward to this.
Bit surprised to see you welding without your visor on, but glad to see the good old safety squint in use.
Loved the stack of crates of carling in your friend's otherwise super high tech workshop :-)😂
Have a great 2024 Kris, thanks for enjoying us with your vids.
Kris you never fail to amaze me, glad you managed to get the water mill working to everyone's satisfaction. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Mission accomplished. Well done, Kris. You lost me on the technicalities, but it was fascinating to watch. You looked like a kid with a new toy. So you should. I love it.
Congratulations Kris, an ambitious project very well executed, when I started watching your channel I thought what a talented carpenter/cabinet maker, turns out you are also quiet the accomplished engineer.
I'm a mechanical engineer and a renewable energy advocate. and i must say that this is a great project. great job. it's fulfilling to see how you turn a small stream of river to generate that amount of power instead of just being left untapped.
Loved this series, congratulations on an amazing achievement. I like to think I have an engineering mind, but to put your skill into action like this is something to behold
Great job! You should be so proud. Your customer will have many years of trouble free power for sure!
You have created a beautiful work of practical art. You have also demonstrated the sheer amount of intricate work and materials and planning needed for an open falling water system. It now seems obvious to me why those with the will to take on hydro usually choose a pressurized system with pelton wheels. It seems so much less intricate with modern materials. Perhaps at some point you could create a video comparing the scope of each option?
Impressive...
I love this sort of engineering...
I have solar panels they work well...
Sadly do not have a river or stream near by... otherwise would love to build one.
Great video...well done 👍
That's really cool well done!
Perhaps to improve the laminar flow of the water, perhaps fill the trough with pvc pipes- if it works with straws, I'm assuming it could work with pipes- it may help with the splashing- that or fins at the end, if it works on propellers, I could see it working with water- who knows, could get an extra few watts out of the system
Hi Kris, I'm no engineer. I can't do the math let alone remember all the formulae. I was blessed to be able to work as a technician (the hands on guy or grunt) with many many engineers from all over the world at GM, so I got a chance to converse with them about everything from the theory of relativity to lunch for nearly 40yrs. I'd like to try and add my hairbrained idea if you wouldn't mind. My understanding of how an inside component of an automobile transmission torque converter; the "stator" works is: A row of small stationary "foils" attached to the casing of an axial-flow turbine, positioned between the rotors, that redirect the splashed fluid back into the turbine to add torque. I am referring to the splashing of water that appears to exit over the bucket and freefall through the air offering no further energy after it has splashed. By redirecting the splash inside the automatic transmission torque converter the torque is multiplied so greatly that I don't believe there is an automatic transmission in the world that doesn't incorporate it. My own vision was/ is a shield that is designed/ sized to redirect the splash back into the buckets, sort of the way the housing fits around a turbo charger. Fun to watch you and thank you for endeavoring to persevere seeking solutions to all the issues. Merry Christmas to you Kris. ben/ michigan
Thank you very much Kris, I've learned so much watching your work. Question please, can you discuss with us, the maintains requirements that goes with have a system like this. I love your work, and how your mind thinks. Thank you for sharing all you do.
To prevent overspeed Please consider installing a second emergency backup heater. A small price to pay for a primary heater failure. And and automatic emergency diverting system. Fantastic engineering Kris!
Great job Kris, so glad to see another video of yours. You have dine an amazing job, and your dedication to get it right is a credit to you. You are never going to please everyone, so just do what you think id right for you. Jay
Like the harmony and tone of the water going over at 800 watts and up. It is a very old familiar work sound. Used for many businesses, get flour from wheat kernels, grinding pulp for papermaking, processing natural fibers for cloth, hammering iron.
Just wish our kitchen cooking ovens were better efficient. Think of 1500 watts for a stove induction cooktop burner, mini convection toasters, air fryers, and add 1000 watts needed when fridge or freezor compressors start.
But at 1200 watts can run room lights or ceiling fans, charge tablets, laptops, phones, or have on a large computer for video games, video editing.
For Chinese purchase, think it needs to be said, have to learn...what item really costs and so can determine true quality. I have bought things overseas from Japan and China off of ebay and for higher priced items happy with craftmanship. Thanks for sharing experience as clean energy is already squirelly enough.
Absolutely love this beautiful job. U continue to amaze me with your skills - can’t wait to see you back on the barn- hope you get the shingles on this winter- the rest can wait until spring- I know financially you wanted to wrap up the water wheel project.
In a word - just outstanding! Ok, that's two words . Well done Kris, great stuff. And living in Australia makes me yearn for all that water! 🐍🐍🐍
Really enjoyed watching this project Chris well done 👍 I've worked on a few off grid and grid tied solar and wind turbine jobs with my uncle who also watches the channel. Nothing beats a good hydro system for consistent output 24/7. We've never done hydro but it always comes up in conversation. I would love to learn more about how you wire the 3 phase 8 pole induction motor to turn it into a generator. Looking forward to the next installment 👍👍
I too wondered about that and how it could self start etc
Watched this series in one viewing .. absolutely brilliant engineering .. well done.
Kris, fantastic, just thinking back to the days of you building the roundhouse. I come to your site to go off grid myself, it takes to me another place. I understand that there will all ways be faceless warriors who know best, I just wish they would recognise the story you have told over the last number of years, the huge following you have. Congratulations Kris, Merry Christmas to you, the cat and Dot.🎉
Its crazy new viewers probably dont realize you also built the workshop you made the wheel in. Youre a wild man, brother.
Great work Kris after the disappointment of that crappy motor - great to see you so excited again with this amazing project. Have an amazing Krismas!! 🎅🏻
It's a work of craftsmanship and shows just how talented you are.
And it's a thing of beauty as well as purpose, and has a wonderful sound. Brilliant, really enjoyed seeing this fantastic project to the finish, great to see you working through the problems to this wonderful piece pf engineering that will be turning for many years ahead. I think you need a plate on it with the date of construction and your name for future generations to see.
Great job Kris. Enjoying your series. I would like to build something like this for my off grid place so I'm studying.
Excellent work 🎉
The power of water never fails to amaze me. If you are lucky enough to have a plentiful supply then you have energy on tap to do work.
Congratulations! I've been thinking about the amount of splashing you have. It might be useful in future designs to extend the bottom of the buckets upward/outward a bit because you loose most water over that edge. Another point of interest might be the shoot. As there is a bend quite close to the end, you might be able to create some less turbulent flow by putting some parallel thin metal slats in the section between the bend and the end, so as to guide the flow to become parallel (or laminar).
I hope your next video will be out soon and show us the progress you made on the barn. I guess you may have fitted a roof on top of it by now.
Brilliant job, well done! Fascinating to watch.
Very impressive work, Kris, both the design and the fabrication! 😃 Your restraint in keeping from "turning the air blue" over the Chineseium lies 👿 is also quite impressive. I am curious to know how much the generator frequency varies between minimum water flow and full flow, because changes in the frequency may affect the ideal sizing of the 3 capacitors that help turn the motor into a generator.
To optimize the microfarads of those caps, it might be useful to insert a 3-phase Variac between the caps and the motor. Then you can, in effect, smoothly vary the capacitance to find the _ideal sweet spot_ of efficiency. Then, based on the Variac results the exact right size of caps can be installed for an efficiency compromise, or _one or more sets_ of extra caps can be selected to vary the effective capacitance in steps, through one or more sets of relays. 🤔
I am also curious about airflow to the fan of the _motor acting as generator,_ since the new cover seems to be very close-fitting over that cooling fan end. Shall we assume that the cover is solid there, with only a tiny gap to let air reach the fan? Or is the cover open there, causing a risk of some water splashing onto the fan of the motor? (I can see that water will not reach the interior of the motor, since the type you chose is TEFC: Totally Enclosed, Fan Cooled) @Kris Harbour Natural Building
Kris, You should be ultra proud of yourself with that mate, I can appreciate the work thats gone in to all of that, well done.
Very impressive as always
I hope you came out with few quid profit after all the messing the Chinese motor caused!