Vuhred power station

Vuhred power station
location
Coordinates	46 ° 35 ′ 15 ″  N , 15 ° 16 ′ 30 ″  E Coordinates: 46 ° 35 ′ 15 ″  N , 15 ° 16 ′ 30 ″  E
country	Slovenia
place	Radlje ob Dravi
Waters	Outside
power plant
owner	DEM
operator	DEM
construction time	1952 to 1958
Start of operation	1956
technology
Bottleneck performance	72.3 megawatts
Average height of fall	17.41 m
Expansion flow	550 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	297 million kWh / year
Turbines	Kaplan turbines : 3 × 24.1 MW
Others

The Vuhred power plant ( Hidroelectrarna Vuhred in Slovenian ) is a run-of-river power plant on the Drava in the municipality of Radlje ob Dravi , Slovenia . It has an installed capacity of 72.3 MW .

The power plant is owned by Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) and is also operated by DEM.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure is a weir system with four weir fields; Between the weir fields there is a machine house with a turbine. Each weir field is 17 m wide. A maximum of 5800 m³ / s can be discharged via the weir system.

Reservoir

When the reservoir is fully blocked, it extends over a length of 13.1 km and holds 10.3 million m³ of water, of which 2.2 million can be used for electricity generation.

power plant

The power plant was built from 1952 to 1958. It went into operation in 1956 with two machines; the third machine followed in 1958. The power plant has an installed capacity of 72.3 MW . The average annual production is 297 million kWh . The three Kaplan turbines each have a maximum output of 24.1 MW, the associated generators 30  MVA . The fall height is 17.41 m. The flow rate is 550 m³ / s.

See also

• List of power plants in Slovenia
• Power plants on the Drau

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Vuhred  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vuhred power plant: the result of domestic knowledge. Dravske elektrarne Maribor , accessed on December 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Vuhred Hydroelectric Poqwer Plant Slovenia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed December 15, 2019 .