Mbouda Cameroon at the ACREST Site
March 2007
our Technician Mr Jared Momanyi visited The Cameroon ACREST site for
three months where he constructed a Craftskills hydro-turbine. The turbine
is a 15 Kilowatts 3 phase 380AC per phase and 220 on each phase with
neutral point. This turbine was a big success of affordable technology
and lighting several homes while running workshop equipment.
ACREST Workshop
The water
The water
wheel
Tunnel
Slide gate
controlling the flow of water
The 4feet
diameter giant water turbine rotor
Rotor fitted
with magnets
Stator
coils
Resin work
on the stator
Jared Momanyi
explaining to the team the proper mixture of resin and pigment
Casting
work
Complete
stator being examined by Jared Momanyi and Boris the resident engineer
at ACREST.
Momanyi
testing 6 x 100watts bulbs on the 220VAC line
Jared Momanyi
took time to train the team in assembling florescent lights, LED lights,
Transformers, Chargers and Charge controllers
For more please visit Craftskills Enterprises, Nairobi