Ante Šupuk(1838 - 1904) |
Motiv: elektrostrojarski pogon centrale "Jaruga" s dvofaznim generatorom 100 GODINA OD GRADNJE HIDROELEKTRANE |
Ante Šupuk (1838 - 1904) was a Croatian engineer and inventor, also a mayor of Šibenik. In 1895 he built the first Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant as one of the world's first hydroelectric power plants, and connected it to a lighting system using alternating current. It was the first of its kind in Dalmatia and Croatia.
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In 1893, Šupuk and one Vjekoslav Meichser started a business and obtained a license to use the waters of river Krka, and in 1894 they obtained permission to set up electrical power lines on municipal property in order to start lighting the streets with electric power. The construction of the Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant started in 1894 and lasted for 16 months. It had a two-phase generator that produced 0.6MW of electric power. It was connected to the city with an 11 km (6.8 mi) long 3kV power line, where it was transformed to 110 V. On August 28, 1895 the first electric street lights lit up in Šibenik. This achievement made Šibenik the third city in the world with alternating current-powered street lights. The oldest Jaruga power plantThe oldest Jaruga power plant was the first alternating current (AC) power system in Croatia, the first commercial hydro power plant in Europe, and second in the world. It was set in operation on 28 August 1895 at 20:00, three days after the Adams Power Plant on the Niagara Falls.[2][3][4] It was designed to power the street lights in Šibenik, making it the third city in the world with street lights powered by a polyphase system of alternating current (AC). References1. ^ Ivo Jakovljević (2008). "Šibenski leksikon - Devetorica najčuvenijih poteštata" (in Croatian). Šibenska početnica u deset lekcija. http://www.sibenskileksikon.com/cms_view.asp?articleID=170. Retrieved 2010-04-03. |
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