Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1303 The Song of Electricity ([-])

The electricians came to the small pier next to the hydropower station, and a small boat with the sign of "Lingao Electric Power" painted on the chimney was ready to go.

Originally, the power company provided a few bicycles for patrolling, but there are too many places where bicycles are used, so attention must be paid to bicycles in all aspects.It happened that the main transmission line of Lingao Electric Power radiated along the Wenlan River, so several bicycles of the power company were "reasonably" recycled by the Planning Institute.As compensation, another small boat was transferred to the power company for use: after the completion of the first phase of the Wenlan River Comprehensive Treatment Project, the water depth in the dry season reached 1.5 meters. The hydropower station goes directly to Bopu Port, and the speed is not bad.

Tom Liu took the men aboard, and waved to the fireman of the small boat. The fireman opened the damper, started the steam engine, and the boat started with a burst of black smoke.For the sake of balance in the small hairboat, the steam engine and boilers were installed in the middle of the hull, so Tom Liu and his crew all went on the front deck - with a good view and no choking soot.

The small hairboat drove down the river.A group of people sat on the boat, divided into two rows, and watched the power transmission lines on both sides of the river.At first, the power company only had one 1KV transmission line on the east bank of the river, which supplied power to Bairen City and Bairen Industrial Zone. With the expansion of the industrial zone, a 10KV transmission line was built on the west bank of the river, so that inspections can be made simultaneously along the Wenlan River. Two transmission lines.

These two lines use tar-smeared wooden poles, and 10KV cross-linked cables are erected on the poles-the cables, power transmission and transformation equipment, and insulating porcelain bottles all come from another time and space.Although this power grid is very low-level according to the standards of the old time and space, it is something that the industrial system of the Senate cannot replicate in a short period of time. Even maintenance is difficult at the current level of industrial technology.

According to the formal power inspection regulations, unless there are special circumstances, this kind of 10KV level line is usually inspected once a month, and once every six months at night.But in Lingao Electric Power, it patrols every day, not only during the day, but also at night with armed patrols escorted by security personnel.On the one hand, it is to prevent someone from destroying it. On the other hand, the probability of problems with this original power grid is also much higher than that of the old time and space.

Not to mention the small power generation of Lingao, Tom Liu knows that the most difficult thing to do is the extremely poor peak-shaving ability of Lingao's power grid.Power generation and power consumption must be balanced. If there is more power generation and less power consumption, the grid voltage will rise. If the grid voltage rises to a certain level, many electrical equipment will burn out.On the contrary, if there is less power generation and more power consumption, the voltage of the power grid will drop. Some equipment such as computers and TVs, it does not matter if it is low, and it is just enough for use, and other electrical equipment may also be burned.

Therefore, the power grid has always paid attention to balance and stability, that is, power plants must always monitor the grid voltage. If the voltage is high, the power generation must be reduced, and if the voltage is low, the power generation must be increased.A common method is to adjust the load of power plants. For example, hydropower plants can close part of the gates, and thermal power plants burn less coal.

Specifically, the power dispatch center in Lingao needs to adjust the load according to the load situation of the power grid 24 hours a day—a special person keeps an eye on the meter and informs the power station at any time to increase or decrease power generation.

Moreover, the power grid in Lingao is very complicated: some heavy industrial enterprises that must use electricity for some production equipment have a net pulse load: the electricity is used in bursts, and the load is particularly large. Every time the equipment is turned on, all the light bulbs in Lingao will be lit. Flash a few times.Every time it makes Tom Liu's little heart plop.

As for various accidents, there are countless of them. Hundreds of naturalized people and aboriginals die in electrical accidents every year.Half of the electricians who follow Tom Liu on the inspection tour have been added in the past two months. From 1630 to 1632, the average survival period of each electrician was no more than three months.The shortest one lived only 4 hours.It is the largest killer enterprise besides the chemical factory, so that it can only use indentured slaves like the chemical factory.

"This kind of power grid will make people mentally ill sooner or later." Tom Liu muttered, remembering that he used to call a few "elite backbones" of them for a meeting a month ago, announcing that the executive committee had passed the "1633 Electric Power Consolidation Record", and soon Sufficient budget and manpower will be allocated to carry out the "power attack".

At that time, everyone felt that it was unreliable, and even the old man who conveyed the spirit had no confidence in what he said-they all came from electric power, and they knew the complexity and difficulty of electric power system engineering.Needless to say, the electric pens they brought with them during inspections could not be produced in a short period of time, and they were too old to be used up sooner or later. Tom Liu did not have much expectation of being able to manufacture electric pens in his lifetime.

No, the "technical route meeting" that was originally said to be "held recently" has also become silent, and it has been almost a month recently

The inspection went smoothly, and the small boat came to Bopu, and a dam had already been erected at the mouth of Bopu on the Wenlan River.Ships entering and leaving between the harbor and the Wenlan River need to pass through the lock.

The scale of the dam and ship lock is not worth mentioning according to the standards of the old time and space. Even according to the standard of the sluices on the Grand Canal in this time and space, the sluice and dam of Bopu are not considered "magnificent" buildings, but in terms of mechanization level But it is unique.The opening and closing, water injection and pumping of the sluice all use steam power.

There were not many boats traveling between Bopu and the bay. The small boat quickly entered the cabin, and the pump driven by the steam engine began to pump water from the boat market. Soon the water level was the same as the sea level in the harbor. The hoist driven by the steam engine There was a low roar, the sluice gate was gradually opened, and the small boat entered Bopu Bay with a burst of black smoke.

The place Tom Liu went to was the "Holy Ship", to be precise, Bopu Fengcheng Power Station. This power station is actually the marine generator set on the Fengcheng ship.

The marine generator set of Fengcheng Ship is not large, and it uses heavy oil to generate power. The output power is 100KW. Although it is not as good as the 600KW power generation of the three turbines of Bairen Hydropower Station, it is also a main power station under Lingao Electric Power.The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Machinery Industry converted it to gas power, for which a gasifier was installed on the deck of the Fengcheng Ship.

"Sir, the semaphore has started on the ship." The crew on the small boat reported.

"Back to the semaphore: X8990." Tom Liu said, looking at his notebook carefully.

This is the password that Bopu Port Authority notified him yesterday, and it is only valid once on that day.Close to the Fengcheng ship—whether it is on land or at sea, a strict security system must be followed—any ship that enters the cordon 200 meters away from the Fengcheng ship must use semaphore or light signals to announce the pass code, otherwise it will trigger the "security guard". Holy Ship Plan".

Once the guards on the ship think that the ship is suspicious and has "bad intentions", the typewriters and Hotchkiss machine guns on the deck of the holy ship will open fire violently.Because of curiosity or watching the fun, the end of the indigenous ship crash has happened more than once.Tom Liu doesn't intend to be the first veteran to win the bid.

"Permitted." The semaphore on the deck of the holy ship signaled back.

The small boat of Lingao Electric Power Co., Ltd. first sailed around the holy ship for a week, and then checked the floating rafts used to erect the transmission cables. Tar is applied to resist the humid air with high salt content in the bay, which has a strong corrosive effect on the sheath of the cable, so we must pay more attention to it, and it must be repaired if there is corrosion and peeling.

After looking around, the small hairboat came to the side of the gangway, and Tom Liu and his party boarded the "Holy Ship".Only he and a few electricians who had survived a year were the only ones who could get on the boat.

According to the resolution of the Senate: there must always be more than one elder stationed on the holy ship, responsible for patrolling and looking after the holy ship.In the past, some elders enthusiastically applied for this position. As the infrastructure of Lingao became better and better, the "Fengcheng Hotel", which was originally regarded as a "high-end hotel", gradually became cold. It's cold, and it's not a pleasant thing to be in the hot iron shell in summer.

Mond greeted them on the upper deck of the gangway. Right now, the only veteran stationed on the ship is him, the "harbour officer" who has to stay here. Of course, he can also be regarded as a professional counterpart. After all, Mond is also a college student majoring in navigation. People are more familiar with the equipment on the ship than he is.

Because it is rare for a veteran to come to the ship, Mond is very enthusiastic about Tom Liu who visits regularly.Introduced him into the cockpit.

The boat was empty and dark.It is like a world away from the bustling scene when it was used as the "Fengcheng Hotel" in the past.

Freighters, as a microcosm of the industrial society in the 20th century, have a lot of equipment available on them, so shortly after D-Day, various materials and equipment began to be dismantled from the ship and used in Anshan.Now not only the important equipment such as the mechanical workshop and toilet on the ship have been dismantled, but also the general living facilities, ranging from air conditioners and refrigerators to chandeliers, faucets and light bulbs.In the previous stage, even the hoist and wire rope on the boom were partially removed.

For the sake of safety, most of the unused compartments on the ship have been completely sealed except for the various cargo compartments that continue to be used as bulk cargo warehouses.

The cockpit and the living quarters of the sailors behind belong to the cabins that are still in use. At present, Mond, his life secretary, and several servants live here. They are also equipped with a small group of soldiers and workers from the Lingao Garrison Battalion. The workers The most important task is simple maintenance work such as regular rust removal and tar application.Every month, the veterans of the machinery factory also come to carry out a "big maintenance" to ensure that the electronic and mechanical equipment on board are in good condition.

(End of this chapter)