A na-ejikarị wiil Pelton eme ihe maka obere ike mmiri, ebe mmiri dị nwere isi hydraulic dị elu na obere ọsọ mmiri, ebe wiil Pelton kacha arụ ọrụ nke ọma. A na-emepụta wiil Pelton n'ụdị niile, site na obere obere Hydro Systems ruo na nnukwu karịa obere nkeji 10 MW ga-achọ.
N'ọrụ, ka mmiri jet na-adaba n'elu ihe ndị e ji bọket mee, a na-agbanwe ụzọ ọsọ mmiri iji soro ihe ndị e ji bọket mee. Ike mkpali mmiri na-arụ ọrụ ike na sistemụ bọket na wiil, na-agbagharị wiil; mmiri iyi ahụ n'onwe ya na-eme "u-turn" ma na-apụ n'akụkụ mpụta nke bọket ahụ, na-ebelata ọsọ ya ruo obere ọsọ. N'ime usoro a, a na-ebufe momentum nke jet mmiri na wiil wee gaa na turbine. Ya mere, ike "impulse" na-arụ ọrụ na turbine ahụ. Maka ike na arụmọrụ kachasị elu, a na-eme wiil na sistemụ turbine ka ọsọ jet mmiri bụrụ okpukpu abụọ nke ọsọ nke bọket na-agbagharị. Pasent pere mpe nke ike kinetic mbụ nke jet mmiri ga-anọgide na mmiri ahụ, nke na-eme ka bọket ahụ tọgbọ chakoo n'otu ọsọ e jupụtara ya, ma si otú a na-enye ohere ka mmiri ntinye nrụgide dị elu na-aga n'ihu na-enweghị nkwụsị na enweghị mmefu ike. Ọtụtụ mgbe, a na-etinye bọket abụọ n'akụkụ n'akụkụ na wiil ahụ, nke na-enye ohere ikewa jet mmiri ahụ n'ime iyi abụọ hà nhata. Nke a na-ahazi ike ibu dị n'akụkụ wiil ahụ ma na-enyere aka hụ na nnyefe ọsọ mmiri mmiri na wiil turbine dị mfe ma dịkwa irè.