Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant

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{{Infobox dam

| name = Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant

| name_official = {{lang|hr|Reverzibilna hidroelektrana Velebit}}

| image = Cijev hidrocentrale 2009.jpg

| image_caption = Power station's pipe passes over the D27 road.

| image_alt =

| coordinates = {{coord|44|12|29|N|15|45|13|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = Croatia

| location = Obrovac, Zadar County

| mapframe = yes

| status = O

| construction_began = 1978

| opening = 1984

| demolished =

| cost =

| owner = Hrvatska elektroprivreda

| operator = Hrvatska elektroprivreda

| res_name = Štikada

| res_capacity_total =

| lower_res_name = Razovac

| lower_res_capacity_total =

| plant_pumpgenerators = 2

| plant_turbines =

| plant_pumps =

| plant_hydraulic_head =

| plant_capacity = 276 MW

| plant_capacity_factor =

| plant_annual_gen = 467.5 GWh

| website =

| extra =

}}

Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant ({{langx|hr|Reverzibilna hidroelektrana Velebit}}) is a pumped-storage power plant in Croatia that has two turbines with a nominal capacity of {{convert|138|MW}} each, having a total capacity of {{convert|276|MW}}. {{As of|2015}}, it was one of three operational pumped-storage power plants in Croatia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/tajna-goleme-cijevi-koja-s-vrha-velebita-ide-za-obrovac-rjesenje-za-hrvatsku-energetiku-koje-nam-moze-donijeti-milijarde-eura/282574/|title = Jutarnji list - TAJNA GOLEME CIJEVI KOJA S VRHA VELEBITA IDE ZA OBROVAC Rješenje za hrvatsku energetiku koje nam može donijeti milijarde eura!|date = 19 July 2015}}

The plant was designed by Elektroprojekt, Projektni Biro and Geoexpert, and constructed by Industrogradnja, Konstruktor, Hidroelektra, Pomgrad and Geotehnika.{{sfn|Kosović|p=16}}

Turbines

  • type: single-stage turbine-pump
  • units: 2
  • turbine design head: {{convert|517|m}}
  • design pumping head: {{convert|559|m}}
  • turbine rating: {{convert|140|MW}}
  • installed discharge: - turbine (2x{{convert|30|m3/s}}), - pump (2x{{convert|20|m3/s}})

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web

|url = http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/en/basicdata/hydro/south/velebit.aspx

|title = RHE Velebit

|work = hep.hr

|publisher = Hrvatska elektroprivreda

|access-date = 13 May 2011

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141223005612/http://www.hep.hr/proizvodnja/en/basicdata/hydro/south/velebit.aspx

|archive-date = 23 December 2014

|url-status = dead

|df = dmy-all

}}

http://www.hro-cigre.hr/downloads/RHE_Velebit.pdf {{in lang|hr}}

}}

Sources

  • {{cite web

| url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/51714549/Seminar-RHE-Velebit

| title=Reverzibilna hidroelektrana Velebit

|trans-title=Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant

| publisher=University of Rijeka

| last=Kosović

| first=Saša

| language=hr

|url-access=subscription | access-date=14 May 2011

}}

  • http://www.koncar-ket.hr/dokumenti/rhe-velebit-zamjena-opreme-sust-%20uprav.pdf {{in lang|hr}}
  • http://www.pbs.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=4 {{in lang|hr}}
  • http://www.koncar-ket.hr/dokumenti/Numericka%20zattita%20motor%20generatora%20u%20RHE%20Velebit.pdf {{in lang|hr}}
  • http://www.ie-zagreb.hr/clanci/clanciPDF/2003HKCigre/A1-12.pdf {{in lang|hr}}
  • http://www.gradri.hr/dokumenti/pgit/15-Okna.pdf {{in lang|hr}}

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