Pelton Wheel - Revision history

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	* [http://www.doradovista.com/DVPower2.html "DoradoVista - Small Hydro Power Project"]		* [http://www.doradovista.com/DVPower2.html "DoradoVista - Small Hydro Power Project"]
	* [http://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/hydropower/hydropower-learning-centre/pelton-and-turgo-turbines/ "Pelton and Turgo Turbines"]		* [http://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/hydropower/hydropower-learning-centre/pelton-and-turgo-turbines/ "Pelton and Turgo Turbines"]
			* Low-Tech Magazine:[http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2013/09/power-from-the-tap-water-motors.html "Power from the Tap: Water Motors"]

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	The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the '''impulse''' of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Lester Allan Pelton] in the 1870s.		The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the '''impulse''' of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Lester Allan Pelton] in the 1870s. This wheel is the most widely used water turbine across the world. It is the preferred turbine for hydropower when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates. In this situation, the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across. The wheel acts as a kind of [[Flywheel Energy Storage\|flywheel]].

	~~The Pelton~~ wheel is the most widely used water turbine in the world. It is the preferred turbine for ~~hydro-power,~~ when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, ~~where~~ the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across. The wheel acts as a kind of [[Flywheel Energy Storage\|flywheel]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==~~Product Ecology~~==		==Small-Scale Pumped Storage==
	Possibility of using one or multiple [[windpump\|windpumps]] to lift water up to a reservoir that acts as a "battery" of potential energy. Then a micro hydro power plant (with a Pelton turbine) can convert that stored potential energy to electricity. ~~Does~~ not need to be attached to a natural water flow (river, stream), can be isolated.		Possibility of using one or multiple [[windpump\|windpumps]] to lift water up to a reservoir that acts as a "battery" of potential energy. Then a micro hydro power plant (with Pelton turbine) can convert that stored potential energy to electricity on demand. This system does not need to be attached to a natural water flow (river, stream), it can be isolated.

			See related OSE Wiki page: [[Pumped Hydroelectric Storage]].

	==Links==		==Links==
	* other OSE Wiki pages: [[Pumped Hydroelectric Storage]]
	* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelton_wheel Pelton Wheel]		* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelton_wheel Pelton Wheel]
	* Mother Earth News (1972) [http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/pelton-wheel-zmaz72jmazraw.aspx "Water Power: Building a Pelton Wheel"]		* Mother Earth News (1972) [http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/pelton-wheel-zmaz72jmazraw.aspx "Water Power: Building a Pelton Wheel"]

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	The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Lester Allan Pelton] in the 1870s.		The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the '''impulse''' of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Lester Allan Pelton] in the 1870s.

	The Pelton wheel is the most widely used water turbine in the world. It is the preferred turbine for hydro-power, when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, where the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across.		The Pelton wheel is the most widely used water turbine in the world. It is the preferred turbine for hydro-power, when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, where the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across. The wheel acts as a kind of [[Flywheel Energy Storage\|flywheel]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==Product Ecology==		==Product Ecology==
	Possibility of using a [[windpump]] to lift water up to a reservoir that acts as a "battery" of potential energy. Then a ~~Pelton turbine~~ micro hydro power plant can convert that energy to electricity.		Possibility of using one or multiple [[windpump\|windpumps]] to lift water up to a reservoir that acts as a "battery" of potential energy. Then a micro hydro power plant (with a Pelton turbine) can convert that stored potential energy to electricity. Does not need to be attached to a natural water flow (river, stream), can be isolated.

	==Links==		==Links==

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	The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s.		The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Lester Allan Pelton] in the 1870s.

	Pelton ~~wheels are~~ the preferred turbine for hydro-power, when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, where the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across.		The Pelton wheel is the most widely used water turbine in the world. It is the preferred turbine for hydro-power, when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, where the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

	<div align="left"><gallery widths="~~350px~~" heights="400px">		<div align="left"><gallery widths="330px" heights="400px">

	File:Pelton01.jpg\|Pelton wheel hydro-electric turbine. Retired from service and now displayed as public sculpture at an old power station site, Barcelona		File:Pelton01.jpg\|Pelton wheel hydro-electric turbine. Retired from service and now displayed as public sculpture at an old power station site, Barcelona
	File:Pelton06.jpg\|Brand new Pelton turbine in St. Anton am Arlberg (Switzerland)		File:Pelton06.jpg\|Brand new Pelton turbine in St. Anton am Arlberg (Switzerland)
	File:Pelton03.jpg\|Individual ~~paddles~~ (seen in: Nevada City Downtown Historic District)		File:Pelton03.jpg\|Individual buckets are bolted to the main disc of the wheel (seen in: Nevada City Downtown Historic District)
	File:Pelton04.jpg\|Pelton wheel water turbine, nozzle and bucket (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol III, 1903)		File:Pelton04.jpg\|Pelton wheel water turbine, nozzle and bucket (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol III, 1903)
	File:Pelton02.jpg\|Sectional view of a Pelton turbine installation		File:Pelton02.jpg\|Sectional view of a Pelton turbine installation

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	File:Pelton01.jpg\|Pelton wheel hydro-electric turbine. Retired from service and now displayed as public sculpture at an old power station site, Barcelona		File:Pelton01.jpg\|Pelton wheel hydro-electric turbine. Retired from service and now displayed as public sculpture at an old power station site, Barcelona
	File:Pelton06.jpg\|Pelton turbine in St. Anton am Arlberg		File:Pelton06.jpg\|Brand new Pelton turbine in St. Anton am Arlberg (Switzerland)
	File:Pelton03.jpg\|Individual paddles, seen in: Nevada City Downtown Historic District		File:Pelton03.jpg\|Individual paddles (seen in: Nevada City Downtown Historic District)
	File:Pelton04.jpg\|Pelton wheel water turbine, nozzle and bucket (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol III, 1903)~~.jpgFig. 28 Nozzle and Bucket of Pelton Wheel~~		File:Pelton04.jpg\|Pelton wheel water turbine, nozzle and bucket (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol III, 1903)
	File:Pelton02.jpg\|Sectional view of a Pelton turbine installation		File:Pelton02.jpg\|Sectional view of a Pelton turbine installation
	File:Pelton05.jpg\|Small hydro power plant		File:Pelton05.jpg\|Small hydro power plant

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			==Product Ecology==
			Possibility of using a [[windpump]] to lift water up to a reservoir that acts as a "battery" of potential energy. Then a Pelton turbine micro hydro power plant can convert that energy to electricity.

	==Links==		==Links==

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The Pelton wheel is an impulse type water turbine: extracting energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to water's weight. The design extracts almost all of the impulse energy, allowing for a very efficient turbine. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s.

Pelton wheels are the preferred turbine for hydro-power, when the available water source has relatively high hydraulic head at low flow rates, where the Pelton wheel geometry is most suitable. Pelton wheels are made in all sizes: the largest units can be over 400 megawatts, while the smallest ones are only a few inches across.

==Gallery==

<div align="left"><gallery widths="350px" heights="400px">

File:Pelton01.jpg|Pelton wheel hydro-electric turbine. Retired from service and now displayed as public sculpture at an old power station site, Barcelona
File:Pelton06.jpg|Pelton turbine in St. Anton am Arlberg
File:Pelton03.jpg|Individual paddles, seen in: Nevada City Downtown Historic District
File:Pelton04.jpg|Pelton wheel water turbine, nozzle and bucket (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol III, 1903).jpgFig. 28 Nozzle and Bucket of Pelton Wheel
File:Pelton02.jpg|Sectional view of a Pelton turbine installation
File:Pelton05.jpg|Small hydro power plant

</gallery></div>

==Links==
* other OSE Wiki pages: [[Pumped Hydroelectric Storage]]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelton_wheel Pelton Wheel]
* Mother Earth News (1972) [http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/pelton-wheel-zmaz72jmazraw.aspx "Water Power: Building a Pelton Wheel"]
* [http://www.doradovista.com/DVPower2.html "DoradoVista - Small Hydro Power Project"]
* [http://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/hydropower/hydropower-learning-centre/pelton-and-turgo-turbines/ "Pelton and Turgo Turbines"]

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