DocumentCode
1494368
Title
The grand coulee power development
Author
Denton, S. M.
Author_Institution
United States Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colo.
Volume
67
Issue
7
fYear
1948
fDate
7/1/1948 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
661
Lastpage
661
Abstract
The grand coulee power development is a part of the Columbia Basin Project which is primarily an irrigation enterprise. The Grand Coulee dam raises the water level in the Columbia River over 300 feet, but a tremendous amount of power is required to raise water an additional 300 feet for irrigation purposes. This power requirement can be met largely by off-peak power developed at the Grand Coulee power plant consisting of two powerhouses which will have an ultimate installation of almost 2,000,000-kva generating capacity.
Keywords
Circuit breakers; Generators; Hydraulic turbines; Irrigation; Rivers; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1948.6444216
Filename
6444216
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