Title :
An Overpumping Prevention System for the Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydro Project
Author :
Jones, J.H. ; Heyward, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Abstract :
An overpumping prevention system was designed to protect the upper reservoir dam structures and, therefore, the power house and surrounding countryside at the Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydro Project. This system uses three independent systems for checking reservoir levels. Two of them automatically trip the units, if necessary. Fiber optic communications are used to link the instrumentation at the upper reservoir to the powerhouse.
Keywords :
Companies; Induction motors; Instruments; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Power system planning; Power system protection; Reservoirs; Rotors; Temperature measurement; Thermal engineering; Turbines;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPER.1986.5527647
