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Title
Interior view of Big Creek Powerhouse #2a shows the large Pelton wheels flanking each of the plant's two generating units
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Rights Information
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Description
This interior view of Big Creek Powerhouse #2a shows the large Pelton wheels flanking each of the plant's two generating units. Because of the tremendous water pressure caused by the huge static head on these units, two Pelton wheels, one on each side, drive each generator. This reduces stresses on the common shafrt connecting the water wheels and the generator rotor.
Type
image
Format
321366 Bytes
Extent
Copy negative ; A--8x10
Identifier
12 - 00226
240072
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll2/id/5433
Subject
Hydroelectric generators
Hydroelectric power-plants
Place
Big Creek (Calif.)
Fresno County (Calif.)
Source
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Story of Big Creek
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library

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