This group of machines was put into operation on January 27, 1914 at the Cabdellà power plant, the first large power plant in Catalonia, and remained in operation until 1995, when it was replaced by a static excitation system.
In Catalonia , these types of turbines are currently a symbol of the strong industrialization that the entire Catalan territory had during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th.
Title: Turbina Pelton
Author: Anonymous
Date: first quarter of the twentieth century
Technique: metal
Displayed in: Museum of the History of Catalonia
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