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Souvenir Cranwell 3 Volt House
Wind and/or solar Mini Power Station for domestic, business and industrial applications.

There are many reasons why domestic power supply systems would benefit from conversion from the traditional systems operating at comparatively high voltage (e.g. a nominal 110 volts in the USA and 230 volts in Europe and most other parts of the world) to a lower voltage, perhaps as low as 3 volts.

Apart from safety aspects, there are obvious benefits to be derived by taking advantage of “free” energy from non-fossil fuel sources. So called, “alternative” or “renewable” energy sources, such as wind power, solar power, water power, geothermic reservoirs and so on, have become more accessible to the public as their prices fall with rising demand and as public awareness increases.

The system includes the following energy generators:
- wind generators which mounted on a roof of the building, such as rotating chimney cowls
- water driven turbines which located in down-pipes adapted to carry water from a roof of the building
- solar panels which mounted on a roof of the building
- steam driven generators
- geothermal generators

Low voltage supply systems require measures to store energy and to make it available on demand as load variations occur. The energy stored in cheap replaceable alkaline cells. Alkaline cells normally regarded as “non-rechargeable” can in fact be regenerated if the conditions are properly set and controlled. Very low trickle currents over an extended time period have been shown to be very effective at regenerating “non-rechargeable” cells.

3Volts House therefore aims to provide a single low voltage power supply system that is capable of taking advantage of “free” or renewable energy sources whilst still meeting the demand requirements of a domestic or other environment.

Low voltage supply systems might be arranged to run alongside conventional mains power supply systems so that the latter could be used to top-up the former if need be. This could be done overnight on a cheaper tariff so as to reduce the cost to the consumer. In addition, the use of a separate low voltage supply would reduce demands on the national grid and preserve ever-depleting fossil fuels.

It is envisaged that the power system will be configured as a modular system, so that additional generating components can be added as required and perhaps according to the season of the year.

As an added bonus, the house wiring circuits do not require significant adaptation to transfer to a low voltage supply system.

3 Volts House provides an integrated approach to supplying power to a domestic or other suitable environment in a way that reduces the overall fossil-fuel power consumption of the house etc and maximises the benefit in terms of safety, reliability and cost to the household.

	● Wind generator on the base of specially designed turbine
	● Solar panel
	Battery energy storage block ● Regeneration System ● Controller
	● 12V and mains powered LED lamps
	● Wires ● Connectors