「臺灣電力株式會社」發電量之研究(1920-1939)

Abstract

The Taiwan Power Company (”Taipower” hereafter) of Japanese rule period was a long-recognized power unit that drove Taiwan's industrialization. In the past research, the ”installed capacity” of hydroelectric or fire power plant subject to Taipower was often used as accounting standard; however, this method could not reflect the actual situation of power system attempering. ”Installed capacity” is the maximum of generator equipments, but it is not necessary the actual power generation, because the power plant attempering is subject t to the load of power system. During the modem development of Taiwan power system with the order from the north to the middle and than to the south, power systems were gradually forming a line from dots, and than an islandwide power transmission net was completed during the late period of Japanese rule. Since then, effective adjustment of generator equipment's use rate came into focus of Taipower. As a result, it is not possible for the installed capacity of every generator equipment to be operated all day long. That explains the reason why it is the actual power generation estimation that reveals the real situation of power system operation. It also shows us the difference of Taiwan's power attempering situation before and after the accomplishment of islandwide power transmission net and the largest hydroelectric power plant in Japanese rule period--Sun-Moon Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant. In this study, we also base on the actual power attempering situation to observe the efforts and limits for Taipower's enlargement and supply-demand balance.