Subj : Re: Hydro went off - agai
To   : Ed Vance
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Wed Dec 09 2020 07:01:00

-=> Ed Vance wrote to August Abolins <=-

 EV>  I'd think it would take a set of Gears to increase the Speed the Mill
 EV> Wheel
 EV>  rotates at to turn a Generator so it would create 50 (60) Cycle/Second
 EV> A.C. Voltage, as a Mill Wheel doesn't rotate very fast, maybe 3 full
 EV> turns per Minute I'd guess.

It could charge a battery, which would then be used to provide current
into the grid. There are lots of applications where you use
self-generated electricity during peak times.



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