И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

Portable Hydro-Power Plants
(1) We all know of the Soviet Union having made a remarkable advance in power engineering. One of the lat­est achievements of the Soviet power engineers was their having designed a portable hydro-power plant. Its advan­tages are numerous.

(2) The weight of the power plant being equal to 5 kg, it can be delivered to remote regions without requiring any special transport. The power plant eliminates the need for erecting dams and is ready to convert hydro energy to electric current as soon as the cable of the assembled unit is put into the waterway. The design and the operational principles being simple, its installation does not require highly qualified personnel.

(3) One may say that the small weight and the great flexibility of the portable hydro-power plants will result in their being applied in areas remote from the power sup­ply systems. The electric current they will generate can be distributed among the consumers living nearby.