Power house: auxiliary power switchboard. English electric 2 megawatt 6.6 KV AC auxiliary switchboard, used to distribute AC power from the two alternators to all parts of the works. Digital image of ...
SC 716954
Description Power house: auxiliary power switchboard. English electric 2 megawatt 6.6 KV AC auxiliary switchboard, used to distribute AC power from the two alternators to all parts of the works. Digital image of B 13387
Date 9/4/1991
Catalogue Number SC 716954
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 13387
Scope and Content Auxiliary power switchboard in the power house, Aluminium Works, Kinlochleven, Highland The aluminium works at Kinlochleven was built between 1904 and 1909 by the British Aluminium Company Limited. By 1911 the works were producing about 7,112 tonnes of aluminium per annum which was around 87% of the total output of the company at that time. The works closed in June 2000. This shows the auxiliary power switchboard which distributed alternating electric current produced by the two alternators to all parts of the works. Alternating electric current (AC) flows back and forward between points whereas direct electric current (DC) flows in one direction. The manufacturing of aluminium requires a lot of energy and hydro-electric power is ideally suited because it is cheap and renewable. Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is strong and anti-corrosive. The metal was widely used for domestic utensils in the late 19th century. Today, aluminium is used mainly in aircraft manufacture. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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