Thomson and Howe Energy Systems Inc.
Turgo Micro-turbine

Introducing the Thomson and Howe ‘Turgo’ micro-turbine. The Turgo is capable of generating up to seven kilowatts for stand-alone applications. As an Example, a belt-drive turgo with 170 feet of head, running on two 5/8" nozzles uses approximately 196 U.S. GPM and produces 3.6 kilowatts.
The Turgo is available in four combinations:
• Synchronous Generator with direct-drive
• Synchronous Generator with belt-drive
• Induction Motor with direct-drive
• Induction Motor with belt-drive

One advantage of using the Turgo is that it is capable of handling varying seasonal flows. By easily changing nozzles ranging from 1/2 to 1" you can match the volume of your mountain stream. The turbine housing comes standard with 2 nozzles, but is able to utilize 4 nozzles for higher flow streams.

Another advantage of the Turgo is that it can work efficiently at a variety of different heads (vertical drop). The direct connected unit is suitable for sites that have as little as

70 ft and as much as 115 ft. The belt driven unit can be specially ordered with drive ratios matching heads ranging from 115 ft up to 300 ft of head.
The Turgo Turbines are virtually maintenance free. With ball bearing construction they require little or no regular attention. The turbine runners are a one piece cast-bronze wheel with 20 blades. The water discharges out the bottom of the turbine housing into a sump.

In order to determine the most suitable system for your application, we will require specific site data:

Total vertical head of site.
Minimum and average flow
Length of penstock to get required vertical head.
The type of loads which will be connected to the unit.

Thomson and Howe Energy Systems Inc.
8107  Highway 95A
Kimberly, British Columbia,
Canada  V1A 3L6
Tel: (250) 427-4326 Fax: (250) 427-3577