• DocumentCode
    1546916
  • Title

    The frequency that wouldn´t die hydroelectric generators

  • Author

    Barnett, Robert D.

  • Author_Institution
    Power City Eng. Technol., Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    120
  • Lastpage
    121
  • Abstract
    North America´s Niagara River is the site of operating 25 hertz hydroelectric generators that date to the dawn of the electrical age. The reasons why 25 Hz was chosen for such a large block of power and why that obsolete frequency has lived on for the better part of a century are examined. The reasons for its choice lie in the conditions and attitudes of the period, and it has remained because changing frequencies is very expensive for the customer.<>
  • Keywords
    hydroelectric generators; 25 Hz; Niagara River; North America; hydroelectric generators; Alternators; Engineering profession; Frequency; Hydroelectric power generation; Power distribution; Power generation; Rivers; Shape; Switches; Turbines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.62230
  • Filename
    62230
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1546916