Methodical instructions for conducting operational power tests on hydraulic units at hydroelectric plants

Abstract

In 1977 the Ministry of Power and Electrification of the USSR approved "Methodical instructions for conducting operational power tests on hydraulic units at hydroelectric power plants."* The instructions are intended for power-plant workers and various organizations engaged in field power tests of hydraulic turbogenerators to monitor their operating condition. Publication of the instructions is intended to regulate power tests of hydraulic turbogenerators in terms Qf the volume and methods of measurement and the methods employed to process the data. They contain reco--,endations for the organization and conduction of field tests by absolute and relative methods.The methodical instructions consist of general positions followed by five sections: test organization, quantities measurable during tests, data processing for tests conducted by the absolute method, tests of hydraulic units by the relative method, and, determination of the most favorable combiner relations of the adjustable-blade turbine.