Power plant lower level Lutz
| Power plant lower level Lutz | ||
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| location | ||
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 10 ′ 57 " N , 9 ° 44 ′ 15" E | |
| country | Austria | |
| place | Bludesch | |
| Waters | Lutz | |
| power plant | ||
| owner | illwerke vkw AG | |
| operator | illwerke vkw AG | |
| construction time | 1957-1959 | |
| Start of operation | 1959 | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 8.6 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
72 m | |
| Expansion flow | 16 m³ / s | |
| Standard work capacity | 38.2 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | 2 Francis turbines | |
| Generators | 2 | |
| Others | ||
| Website | www.illwerkevkw.at | |
The power plant Unterstufe Lutz is a run-of-river power plant of illwerke vkw AG in the municipality of Bludesch in Vorarlberg . It was built between 1957 and 1959 by the Vorarlberg power plants in the lower reaches of the Lutz . The power plant has an installed capacity of 8.6 MW and produces more than 38 GWh of electrical energy annually .
A 4.6 km long penstock leads from the Gstins reservoir over a head of 72 m to the power house, in which two Francis turbines with vertical shafts are installed. After the turbine, the water flows into the Ill via an underwater channel .
Technical specifications
- Fall height: 72 m
- Bottleneck power in turbine operation: 8.6 MW
- Speed: 600 / min
- Nominal generator voltage: 6.4 kV
- Nominal power per generator: 6 MVA