Pumped storage success for Voith in China

Voith Hydro has equipped two full energy models (5 and 6) for the Changlongshan pumped storage plant in eastern China.
A bird’s eye view of Changlongshan pumped storage plant – Image courtesy of Voith.
Earlier this month, unit 5 efficiently handed a 15-day trial operation and was officially put into industrial operation. It is the world’s first reversible pumped storage unit with a rated velocity of 600 r/min and a capability of 350 MW. There are เกจวัดแรงดัน put in in whole at the 2.1 GW Changlongshan station positioned in Zhejiang Province.
Voith says that the performance of unit 5 obtained excellent feedback from the homeowners and experts within the industry.
“The information confirmed that the unit meets our excellence criteria and thereby proves that the engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the world’s first 600 r/min with 350 MW unit was profitable,” said Zhang Chengping, mechanical and electrical chief engineer at plant operator the China Three Gorges Group (CTG).
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