Pumping-up hydroelectric power plants

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1980-12-02

1983-10-11

Chambers, A. Michael

Power plants

Pressure fluid source and motor

Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature

415500, 417 2, F16D 3102

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044084528

ABSTRACT:
In a pumping-up hydroelectric power plant comprising a single speed main pump/turbine and a booster pump operable in series in a pumping operation between an upper reservoir and a lower reservoir, a water head shared by said booster pump is varied depending on a variation in the static head between the two reservoirs for maintaining the operation of the main pump/turbine always in a maximum efficiency range.

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patent: 3939356 (1976-02-01), Loone
patent: 4204808 (1980-05-01), Reese et al.
patent: 4318004 (1982-03-01), Tsunoda

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