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On Protection of Hydropower Plants Against Mechanical Damage

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This paper examines the existing shortcomings of safety systems at hydropower plants (HPP). Based on process diagrams of process signaling and protection systems (SPS) and the Aand B rules presented in the article, this paper urges to create industry regulations for SPS implementation.

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    L. P. Groza

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Translated from Élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 4, April 2023, pp. 31 – 35. https://doi.org/10.34831/EP.2023.1101.4.005

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Groza, L.P. On Protection of Hydropower Plants Against Mechanical Damage. Power Technol Eng 57, 465–469 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-023-01685-8

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