Hydraulic power plant

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1978-01-18

1980-01-08

Geoghegan, Edgar W.

Power plants

Pressure fluid source and motor

60398, 405 78, 137123, 290 54, F16D 3300

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041821238

ABSTRACT:
A hydraulic power plant has a reservoir with a dam wall, a water turbine connected to a generator, a penstock extending from the reservoir to the water turbine and passing over the dam wall without passing through the dam wall to supply water from the reservoir to the turbine, and a vacuum pump adapted to fill at least a portion of the penstock with water by a siphon effect and being connected at a substantially uppermost portion of the penstock which is located on the top of the dam wall.

REFERENCES:
patent: 563878 (1896-07-01), Paul
patent: 1273704 (1918-07-01), White
patent: 1743653 (1930-01-01), Boving
patent: 2783392 (1957-02-01), Corbiere

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