The Repulse Power Station is a
conventional hydroelectric
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power station
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located in the
Central Highlands region of
Tasmania
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, Australia. The power station is situated on the
Lower River Derwent catchment and is owned and operated by
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...
.
Technical details
Part of the
Derwent scheme that comprises eleven hydroelectric power stations, the Repulse Power Station is the eighth power station in the scheme. The power station is located aboveground below Lake Repulse, a small storage created by the concrete
arch
An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it.
Arches may be synonymous with vaul ...
ed Repulse Dam on the Derwent River. The facilities at the Repulse Power Station are simple and include the dam, intake structure with intake gate designed to cut off full flow, a short
penstock
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which is integral with the dam, power station building, generator equipment and associated facilities.
Approved by the
Tasmanian Parliament
The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of the Governor of Tasmania, the Tasmanian House of Assembly (the lower house), and T ...
in 1961, the power station was commissioned in 1967 by the
Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS). The station has a single Boving
Kaplan-type
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turbine
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with a generating capacity of of electricity. Within the station building, the turbine has a five-bladed runner and concrete spiral casing. Pre-stressed cables passing through the stay vanes anchor the spiral casing and form part of the station foundation. No inlet valve is installed in the station. The station output, estimated to be annually,
[ is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via two 11 k V/220 kV ]Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
generator transformers to the outdoor switchyard.
See also
*List of power stations in Tasmania
This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating or more of electricity.
Gas Thermal gas
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References
External links
*Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...
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the Lower Derwent
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Energy infrastructure completed in 1967
Hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania
Central Highlands (Tasmania)