Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- Murray 1 Power Station : Selection of characteristics for main plant (and Discussion)
- In
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Transactions
- Imprint
- vol. EM4, no. 2, Institution of Engineers Australia, Nov 1962, pp. 31-
- Description
[This paper was awarded the Electrical Engineering Prize 1962]
- Abstract
The paper sets out the considerations on which the basic characteristics of the main plant for this 760,000-kW power station were decided. It discusses: the reasons for, and the effects of, the unprecedented choice of Francis-type turbines for a unit output up to 160,000 b.h.p. and operating heads up to 1719 ft.; the synthesis of their output, efficiency and regulation characteristics; the requirements for turbine inlet and relief valves; the choice of eight as the number of units and 500 r.p.m. as their running speed; the thermal, electrical and inertia characteristics of the 95,000-kW generators; the type, reactance, insulation level and general arrangement of the transformers which step up to 330,000 V; the main features of the power station layout; and finally the function and basic diagram of the 330,000-V Murray Switching Station which will be associated with Murray 1 and the future Murray 2 Power Stations.