Title :
Pumping for power in the Colorado rockies
Author :
Wilson, Frank M.
Author_Institution :
Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, Denver, Colo.
Abstract :
The vast colorado-big thompson transmountain water diversion project for irrigation and power development has for its operating heart the Granby pumping plant. This plant is of special interest due to its size, its unusual construction, its related storage and diversion facilities, and its key position with respect to a large hydroelectric power development.
Keywords :
Induction motors; Power generation; Reservoirs; Switches; Synchronous motors;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1948.6444385
