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
| demolished =
| cost =
| owner = Hrvatska elektroprivreda
| operator = Hrvatska elektroprivreda
| res_capacity_total =
| lower_res_capacity_total =
| 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=
|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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{{Hydroelectric power stations in Croatia}}
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Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Croatia
Category:Pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
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