Because brushes are not used, maintenance is minimal. This machine is equipped with a turgo turbine wheel with rugged bronze construction. This design allows the use of high flows at low heads. Output up to 1 KW and higher is possible. The stream engine is designed for use in battery-based systems.
Power is generated at a steady rate and stored in a battery bank.
This enables the power to be used at rates much higher than it is generated. During times of low demand power is stored. An inverter is used in systems when AC power is the desired output. Water from a stream is channeled into a pipeline that runs down hill. Sites with heads as low as five feet and as high and as high as a hundreds feet can be utilized for power production.