September 14th 2011
Unique Ship Lift Finalized in China
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the
Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling
District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam
is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity
(20,300 MW) but is second to Itaipu Dam with regards to the
generation of electricity annually.
The dam body was completed in 2006. Except for a ship lift, the
originally planned components of the project were completed later,
when the 26th turbine in the shore plant began commercial
operation. Each turbine has a capacity of 700 MW. Six additional
turbines in the underground power plant are not expected to become
fully operational until mid-2011.
The last component in the dam complex is the ship lift which
will be mainly used for pasenger ships. It will shorten the time
taken for ships to pass the dam from three to one
hour. Svendborg Brakes became the chosen provider of
among others 32 brakes acting as parking brakes respectively
security brakes for the electrical drive.
If you wish to learn more about our involvement in
this unique project, at any time we welcome entering
into dialogue.
Contact person:
Nikolai Jørgensen
Sales Director, Industry
E-mail: nij@svendborg-brakes.com |