ATCO Power Battle River Generating Station Barrier
Constructed: 2002
Classification: Waterway
Smith-Root designed a barrier to prevent fish from moving upstream in a cooling water channel.
This barrier prevents fish from traveling upstream into cooling water flows from a power station. The channel was narrowed from 137 to 49 feet wide at the barrier.
The Smith-Root design uses vertical steel pipe electrodes mounted on 30 HDPE piles, forming three array curtains with a relatively uniform field between them. Spacing across the stream is 8.2 feet, and up the stream is 9.8 feet. The array is just upstream from a small weir.
Services Provided
- Coordination with ATCO
- Civil and structural design of barriers
- Electrical and electronic design of the pulsators and power supply systems
- Supply of electronics
- Regular maintenance
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Location: Forestburg, Alberta, Canada
Site Characteristics
| Pulsators | Pulsator Qty | Power Output | Water Depth | Waterway Width | Water Velocity | Conductivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | 2 | 232kW max. | 10 feet | 49 feet | 3 ft./s | 1500 µs/cm max. |
Specifications subject to change without notice.