Brazil upgrades microwave system

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Electr. World; (United States)

OSTI ID:6029754

Newman, H S ^[1]; Gomes, H P

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1. Gilbert/Commonwealth, Jackson, MI

To provide communications facilities necessary during major construction projects, and for the operation and control of the expanding electric-power network, in 1967 Furnas-Centrais Eletricas SA, Brazil, started installing the first 22 links of its microwave system, from the Botafogo plant in Rio de Janeiro to the Furnas hydro station, and from the Furnas hydro station, southwest, to the Guarulhos plant in Sao Paulo and northwest to the Estreito hydro plant. To accommodate the construction of additional hydroelectric facilities, the second and third microwave-system expansions added nine links from Estreito hydro, northwest, to Marimbondo hydro and 7 links to Itumbiara. The fourth expansion included two links to connect with the Angra dos Reis nuclear generating plant. A modern SCADA system replaced an earlier fault-reporting method, and a means of monitoring performance communications was established.

• OSTI ID: 6029754
• Journal Information: Electr. World; (United States), Vol. 191:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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