Pumped storage success for Voith in China

Voith Hydro has supplied two complete energy models (5 and 6) for the Changlongshan pumped storage plant in jap China.
A bird’s eye view of Changlongshan pumped storage plant – Image courtesy of Voith.
Earlier this month, unit 5 efficiently passed a 15-day trial operation and was officially put into commercial operation. It is the world’s first reversible pumped storage unit with a rated pace of 600 r/min and a capacity of 350 MW. There are เกจวัดแรงดูด installed in total at the 2.1 GW Changlongshan station situated in Zhejiang Province.
Voith says that the efficiency of unit 5 obtained excellent suggestions from the homeowners and specialists within the trade.
“The data confirmed that the unit meets our excellence standards and thereby proves that the engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the world’s first 600 r/min with 350 MW unit was profitable,” stated Zhang Chengping, mechanical and electrical chief engineer at plant operator the China Three Gorges Group (CTG).
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