Waldshut power plant
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 '4 " N , 8 ° 11' 31" E | |
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 Germany
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| place | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| Waters | Upper basin: Witznau basin Lower basin: Rhine |
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| construction time | 1942 to 1951 | |
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| Bottleneck performance | Turbines: 150 megawatts Pumps: 80 megawatts |
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| Average height of fall |
160 m | |
| Expansion flow | 140 m³ / s | |
| Turbines | Francis | |
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The Waldshut power plant is a pumped storage power plant of the Schluchseewerke with 150 MW generator and 80 MW pump capacity near Waldshut-Tiengen in the south of Baden-Württemberg . The machine house with the switchgear is located in Waldshut on the Upper Rhine, which also serves as an underwater basin.
The upper basin is the Witznau basin , which is 160 meters higher and to which the power plant is connected via a 9.4 km long tunnel through which up to 140 cubic meters of water flow per second.
See also
Web links
- The Waldshut power plant , side of the Schluchseewerke