เกจวัดแรงดันไฮดรอลิค has equipped two full energy units (5 and 6) for the Changlongshan pumped storage plant in eastern China.
A bird’s eye view of Changlongshan pumped storage plant – Image courtesy of Voith.
Earlier this month, unit 5 successfully handed 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 capability of 350 MW. There are six models put in in total at the 2.1 GW Changlongshan station located in Zhejiang Province.
Voith says that the performance of unit 5 received excellent feedback from the house owners and experts in the trade.
“The knowledge confirmed that the unit meets our excellence criteria and thereby proves that the engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the world’s first 600 r/min with 350 MW unit was profitable,” said Zhang Chengping, mechanical and electrical chief engineer at plant operator the China Three Gorges Group (CTG).
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