Berny's photos with the keyword: Arnstein

A new album about the wonderful old Hydro Power Plant Arnstein in Western Styria. The storage power plant with a beautiful turbine hall and control center was built in 1922-1925, with a annual energy production of 49 GWh and a power of 30 MW. Three horicontal Francis -turbines, each with 10 MW and a nominal flow of 5.5 m³/s and generators with 13.000 kVA are still in operation and all is pretty the same state since the 1920's. There is a 5.25 km long penstock leading from the storage lake "Langmann" to the power station. At first we will visit the turbine hall, but only with ear plugs ;-)

The PiP shows the main switchboard from behind!

Some last photos from the wonderful control room of the Hydro Power Plant Arnstein. Even the electric heating with its copper casing has its beauty.

and another nice instrument:

control room - HPP Arnstein

Hydro power plant Arnstein - Western Styria

HPP Arnstein

HPP Arnstein

The wonderful old control room of HPP Arnstein has all the old switchboards and instruments. All are fully functional but only a few are still used, because actual control is done by computers. More details will follow!

Hydro Power Plant Arnstein, one of the 3 Voith high pressure Francis Turbines, 10 MW power, built 1924, in operation.

Each block of Francis turbines and generators has 10 MW and 13000 kVA. The generator in the foreground is by Siemens & Schuckert, the two in the background by Elin. The image looks "silent", but it's incredible loud inside this hall and all is vibrating.

One of the three Voith-Francis-turbines, each with 10 MW, from 1924.