How much electricity does a 10 ft water wheel make.?
Answer:
A 10ft water wheel can generate about 10,000 kWh annually if it is averaging 12 miles per hour, or about enough to power a typical household.
we need a bit more information to answer this question.
It depends on the current of the water.
depends on paddle size,torque, shaft diameter(ie strength). the generator requirements and a bunch more stuff. your question lacks some rather significant information. as the gen aquires a load that gets heavier ,the torque required will increase. now how do you want to quantify "electricity"? how many KW? Voltage,freq or is it DC? get that up on line and i'll do the answers for you...nothing is simple. it took billions of years before man could carry firein his pocket! It's called a match. LOL
That is not the problem ,the AC that is generated needs to synchronize with the 60 HZ. If it produces DC there are many other problems.
a water wheel by itself will make nothing.
thre are many different ways to hook up a generator to the wheel. The generator will determine the amount of power generated.
You can go to Northern Tool and buy just a generator without a power supply. Each generator will have specs for the horsepower rating required.
now the fun part, you can try to calculate the amount of horsepower your wheel can produce
here is a link
http://www.waterwheelfactory.com/horse.h...
depending on the speed and torque, you will have to size your connecting pulley wheels accordingly
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