. Development and electrical distribution of water power . Fig. 137.—Switch-board Room over Transformer Room. other bank of transformers is connected to one set of bus-bars, andthe remainder to the other set. The 13,800-volt terminals of thetransformers are connected to two sets of bus-bars in a similarmanner. The city transmission lines are taken off from these lat-ter bus-bars and are led through oil switches and potential andseries transformers to the transmission lines. The 13,000-volt Distribution.—There are three transmissionlines leaving the main substation, all of which lines feed into
. Development and electrical distribution of water power . Fig. 137.—Switch-board Room over Transformer Room. other bank of transformers is connected to one set of bus-bars, andthe remainder to the other set. The 13,800-volt terminals of thetransformers are connected to two sets of bus-bars in a similarmanner. The city transmission lines are taken off from these lat-ter bus-bars and are led through oil switches and potential andseries transformers to the transmission lines. The 13,000-volt Distribution.—There are three transmissionlines leaving the main substation, all of which lines feed intothe Main-Street station of the Minneapolis General Electric 256 DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER POWER. Fig. 138.—Longitudinal Section of Main Substation Showing Wiring. taylors falls plant 257 Company. This station has heretofore been the principal gen-erating plant. It contains both water-power and steam machin-ery, as will be briefly outlined later. This plant will act as akind of distributing centre. At it the will be decreased 50,000 Volt Incoming Lines Lightning Arresters
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