Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station
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Country | China |
Location | GWh |
The Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station (十三陵抽水蓄能电厂) is a
Background
Planning and designs for the power station commenced in 1974 and in 1988, the National Electric Power Ministry and People's Government of Beijing decided to go forth with the project. Construction was initiated that year and by 1995, the first unit was in operation.[1]
Operation
Shisanling Dam
The Shisanling Dam creates the power station's lower reservoir and was an already existing dam. The earth-fill embankment dam is 29 metres (95 ft) high and 627 metres (2,057 ft) long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store 59,000,000 cubic metres (2.083565337×109 cu ft) of water and contains a controlled chute spillway.[2]
Upper reservoir
From the lower reservoir, water is pumped up into the upper reservoir which has a normal storage capacity of 51,000,000 cubic metres (41,346
Power station
The four branch pipes feed water into the four turbines and after it generates power it is returned to the lower reservoir to repeat cycle when operating. Each reversible turbine has a 200 MW installed capacity. The turbines and generators are stored in an
See also
References
- ISBN 9789054108887.
- ^ a b c "Shisanling_Pumped Storage Power Station" (PDF). Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.