Trip of all four generating units at the Trevallyn Hydro station in Tasmania at 08:03 hours on 19 Oct 2009


First 4 of 4 paragraphs shown  AEMO says the combined output of the units at the time was 88MW.
 Loss of DC supplies during switching for battery maintenance: The incident was caused by a loss of DC supplies during switching for battery maintenance at the power station.
 Did not follow rules:  The immediate causes of the incident were identified as being a failure to follow procedures and inadequate warning systems. Hydro Tasmania has taken action to minimise similar events in the future.
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Article in: [Water Week][Green Pages][Electricity Week][EWN Publishing][Generation Technology]
Article Tags: [ Water(Utilities) ][ Energy - Electricity ][ Generation Technology ][ Hydro ][ Tenders ][ Events ]


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