Chapter 11
I The Present Energy Economy
II Australian Energy Consumption
III Research And Development
IV Coal
V Oil And Natural Gas
VI Solar Energy
VII Nuclear Energy
VIII Bagasse Firewood And Other Biomass
IX Electric Power Generation And Distribution electric Power Generation And Distribution
i Types of generating stations
ii Transmission and distribution
iii System load control
iv Australian manufacturing in the power industry
v Queensland
vi New South Wales
vii Victoria
viii Tasmania
ix South Australia
x Western Australia
xi Northern Territory
xii Australian Capital Territory
xiii The Snowy Mountains Scheme
X Manufactured Gas
XI Industrial Process Heat
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The Snowy Mountains Scheme (continued)
The ability of hydro machines to respond quickly to small load changes offered the capability of performing frequency control for both the State systems. The latest technique in electronic equipment was installed with the first interconnection of the two States, and very fine frequency control has been maintained whenever the Snowy plant is operating. An extension of the same equipment was designed to control the water level in reservoirs of small capacity, where such reservoirs formed the tailpond of one and the headpond of another station. Perhaps the most significant innovation in the plant work was the very close attention paid to testing in the makers' factories before delivery. The effort entailed was amply rewarded by many discoveries and remedies of weaknesses which could have caused serious delays if left to come to light at site.
Organisations in Australian Science at Work - Snowy Mountains Scheme
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