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Kakabeka Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric facility operated by Ontario Power Generation on the bank of the Kaministiquia River, downstream from Kakabeka Falls in the community of Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, west of Thunder Bay. The plant provides energy to the city of Thunder Bay and area. The station is one of ten hydroelectric stations in Ontario Power Generation's Northwest Plant Group, and is remotely operated from Thunder Bay. Kakabeka Falls Generating Station began operating in 1906, with two hydroelectric generating units. A third unit was added in 1911, and a fourth was added in 1914.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ontario Power Generation - Kakabeka Station )〕 Its four units provide a peak output of 25 MW, enough energy to supply 14,000 homes.〔Ontario Power Generation, ''Kakabeka Falls Generating Station: 100 Years''. (2006) pp. 1. Retrieved on 21 September 2007.〕 The station is among the oldest power stations in Ontario,〔Ontario Power Generation, ''Kakabeka Falls Generating Station: 100 Years''. (2006) pp. 6. Retrieved on 21 September 2007.〕 and much of the original equipment from 1906 is still in operation.〔 It was owned and operated by the Kaministiquia Power Company until 1949, when it was purchased from its parent company, Abitibi Power and Paper Company, by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, which became Ontario Hydro in 1974. After the 1999 restructuring of Ontario Hydro, the plant came under control of Ontario Power Generation.〔See paragraph three〕 == Overview == The facility includes a dam located upstream from the powerhouse, which is used to divert and control the water flowing to the generating station. It consists of a main sluice operated from Thunder Bay and six stop log sluices operated manually on-site. The intake structure is located on the eastern end of the dam and water flow into the aqueduct is controlled by three gated intake openings. The aqueduct has an internal diameter of , and terminates at a large surge chamber. Four penstocks lead from the surge chamber, one for each unit, following the natural slope of the escarpment. Each is sized appropriately for requirements of the unit at which it terminates. Penstocks carry water from the surge chamber to the generating station, which generates electricity then flows back into the Kaministiquia River.〔Ontario Power Generation, ''Kakabeka Falls Generating Station: 100 Years''. (2006) pp. 7. Retrieved on 21 September 2007.〕 The powerhouse contains its original Francis turbines, manufactured by J. M. Voith in Heidenheim, Germany,〔See paragraph three〕〔Ontario Power Generation, ''Kakabeka Falls Generating Station: 100 Years''. (2006) pp. 4. Retrieved on 21 September 2007.〕 and its generators were made by the Canadian General Electric Corporation. It has three 7,000 HP units which produce 5.3 MW of electricity each, and a 12,000 HP unit, generating 8.7 MW,〔See paragraph three〕 for a total output of 24.6 MW. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kakabeka Falls Generating Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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