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Interior view of Big Creek Powerhouse #2a shows the large Pelton wheels flanking each of the plant's two generating units

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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: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
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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