124 MW Hydroelectric Powerplant from 1924: The Walchenseekraftwerk

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Published 2021-09-05
The Walchenseekraftwerk Hydropower Station was built in 1924 about 100 km south of Munich in the Bavarian Alps. Four Francis Turbines and four Pelton Turbines produce a total Power of 124 MW from the 200 m Height Difference between the Walchensee and the Kochelsee Lakes.
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  • @Genius_at_Work
    I don't agree with YouTube's hiding Dislikes. 155 Likes, 4 Dislikes, 2022-09-15. Just so you know what to expect from this Video.
  • @poly_hexamethyl
    Thanks for the great video! I remember this place! My parents came from Kochel, and I visited it many times. One of my relatives worked on the crew that tunneled through the mountain for the penstock intake from the Walchensee. There used to be a photo on display showing the miners when they broke through. Back in the 70's we rented a little pedal-driven boat on the Walchensee and were able to see the intake where the water flows into the mountain tunnel. Seeing the Walchenseekraftwerk when I was little is what made me get interested in electrical engineering. Glad to see it's still there and going strong after all these years.
  • @SousaphoneMusic
    Just found this channel today and i just want to say that these videos are lovely! Love being able to see and hear the raw footage while the text gives just enough context to understand what's going on.
  • @JFinnerud
    4:19 The loud "hum" is probably from the single phase generators. The rotary converters used to convert 50Hz to 16.7Hz has an almost identical "hum"
  • @blandp11
    Just a lovely hydroplant. Thanks!
  • @SteamCrane
    I'm a big fan of Peltons because of the high efficiency. I know of a road near a river rapids and factory named Pelton Road. Suspect there used to be a Pelton mill there.
  • @SteamCrane
    There used to be a lot of 25 Hz railroad catenary in the US. The sound it makes is scary.
  • @simonbowman6206
    Note all hydro dams run one bank of turbines ,,,, In Australia RDP Marine has a system that lets most dams run two or three banks of turbines without surging or dissolved gasses issue
  • @b43xoit
    Head can manifest in three forms: pressure head, velocity head, and altitude head. I wonder why there are both Francis turbines and Pelton wheels in the same installation.
  • @edgar5608
    Doa war ich och scho mal. Die Aussicht von oben bei diesem Wasserschloss (Anfang Video) hab Ich damals auch genieße können. Hast du die NDR Doku gesehen , als sie da mit dem Uboot in den Druckstollen rin gefahren sind? nette Sache
  • @anjing2728
    Ich.bin.Japanese. Ich.war.I’m.dievet.Elektrizitatswerk. Dank!!