[tech] [ucc] Naming scheme for Power devices

Ian McKellar ian at mckellar.org
Thu Oct 1 20:49:36 WST 2009


FWIW, I like this.

Bring on Three Mile Island!

Ian

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM,  <mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I notice we have no Naming scheme for \"Power Devices\" such as UPS\'s,
> Solar etc.
>
> So i thought perhaps we could name them after \"Famous Power Plants\" and as
> a result i came up with \"Itaipu\" for the 3Kva UPS.
>
> From Wikipedia:
> The name \"Itaipu\" was taken from an isle that existed near the
> construction site. In the Guarani language, Itaipu means \"the sound of a
> stone\". The American composer Philip Glass has also written a symphonic
> cantata named Itaipu, in honour of the structure.
>
> On May 5, 1984, the first generation unit started running in Itaipu. The
> first 18 units were installed at the rate of two to three a year; the last
> two of these started running in the year 1991.
>
> The last two of the 20 electric generation units started operations in
> September 2006 and in March 2007, thus raising the installed capacity to
> 14,000 MW and completing the power plant. This increase in capacity will
> allow for 18 generation units to remain running all of the time while two
> stay down for maintenance. Due to a clause in the treaty signed between
> Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the maximum number of generating units
> allowed to operate simultaneously can not exceed 18 (see the agreement
> section for more information).
>
> Mitch
>
>
>



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