The Harris system is an efficient, durable battery charging pelton turbine, utilizing a cast bronze pelton wheel in a cast aluminum housing. It has been produced (and continuously improved) for twelve years by Don Harris of Santa Cruz , California, in a shop powered by one of his turbines. Sold and installed worldwide, it is especially well suited to produce usable household power from springs and creeks that are too small to sustain the same level of useful power from a conventional AC generating system. Particularly appropriate for high head, low flow applications, it will produce power at heads of 20 to 600 feet and flows from 4 to 250 gallons per minute. Turbines with one to four nozzles are available. Nozzle sizes are from 3/16" to 1/2". Three nozzle sizes are supplied per installed nozzle.
 
Harris turbines utilize Ford automotive alternators to keep the price reasonable and insure a plentiful supply of spare parts as close as your auto parts store. The components in your turbine will be chosen to optimize the head and flow conditions at your site. Harris Hydros are also available in high voltage models with transformers for long transmission distances.

There are many factors to consider when determining the output of these turbines. Contact us for more information.