Power Commission Research Articles

1. Resolution of the General Assembly on the Disposal of the Former Italian Colonies, November 21, 1949.

The General Assembly,In accordance with Annex XI, paragraph 3, of the Treaty of Peace with Italy, 1947, whereby the Powers concerned have agreed to accept the recommendation of the General Assembly on the disposal of the former Italian colonies and to take appropriate measures for giving effect to it,Having taken note of the report of the Four Power Commission of Investigation, having heard spokesmen of organizations representing substantial sections of opinion in the territories concerned, and having taken into consideration the wishes and welfare of the inhabitants of the territories, the interests of peace and security, the views of the interested Governments and the relevant provisions of the Charter,

Contributing Factors in Determining the Ratings of Power Transformers for Use on the Systems of The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario

Transformers like most other commodities change in style from time to time as the years pass. It is the intent of this paper to delve back 40 years into the history of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and, in regard to transformers, compare the mode of thinking then with that of the present time, and to follow the changes that have occurred in four decades and the governing factors that have influenced these changes. Today a transformer can be considered to be one of the most reliable pieces of equipment in operation. It has been developed partially from operating experience and partially to satisfy conditions and circumstances that presented themselves. Tappings in a transformer can be extremely hazardous and therefore should be kept to a minimum. The indoor transformer has given place to the outdoor. Water cooling has been largely superseded by self-cooling, then forced-air cooling, finally augmented with forced-oil. Single-phase transformers once used exclusively are not now preferred to 3-phase units. Capacities have been stepped up from 750-kva to 100,000-kva units. Autotransformers are used to advantage whenever they can be applied. Both manually operated off-load and automatically controlled under-load tap changing equipment has been developed. Refinements have been made to temperature indicating devices Current transformers used for relaying and control are now economically located on the bushings within the transformer tanks. Interchangeability of the various manufacturers' bushings has become a reality and is of great advantage to the operating companies.

Influence of Federal Power Commission on Design and Operation

The influence of the Federal Power Commission on the design and operation of multiple-purpose reservoirs has probably been greater than the average engineer realizes. The Commission has broad responsibilities in connection with the improvement of those rivers under the jurisdiction of the United States, particularly as they relate to hydroelectric projects. In its work the Commission performs duties prescribed under the Federal Power Act with respect to the licensing of hydroelectric projects, and advises with other government agencies on river basin improvement programs. The commission is not engaged in actual construction work; nor does it operate any projects.

Bolometer detection of line temperature rise

THE LOCATION of high-resistance transmission line joints on circuits long in service has been an almost routine procedure of many utilities for some time past. Considerable effort has been expended by The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario in making such measurements. Many of the circuits, of aluminum cable steel-reinforced (ACSR) construction, are now over 25 years old. Bearing in mind the limited knowledge of techniques for joining aluminum conductors which existed at that time, it is not surprising that some conductor joints began failing after a useful life of 25 or 30 years. The seriousness of such failures regarding danger to life and interruption of service is apparent.

The Italian Colonies and the General Assembly

The General Assembly of the United Nations fell heir to one of the most vexing and obdurate problems of the postwar diplomatic scene when in September 1948 the big four powers referred to it the problem of the disposition of the Italian colonies. For over three years, the Big Four had wrestled ineffectually with this problem. Despite the deliberations of special deputies of the Council of Foreign Ministers for nearly a year, the efforts of a Four Power Commission of Investigation which visited the colonies, and the advice of nineteen other interested governments, the future of the colonies remained undetermined on September 15, 1948, one year after the coming into force of the treaty of peace with Italy. On that date, the authority of the Big Four to decide the future of the colonies expired according to Annex XI of the Italian peace treaty, which provided that in the event of failure of France, Britain, the USSR and the United States to agree to a solution, the matter was to be referred to the United Nations General Assembly.

Planning a large all-hydroelectric system

This article presents a summary of the development of the all-hydroelectric Southern Ontario system of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, in Canada, and discusses the major factors to be considered in planning this type of electric power supply system.

Gas for the Future

The growth of sales of natural gas has been one of the outstanding industrial developments of the United States during the past 25 years. During this period, the estimated reserves of natural gas have been increasing at an even more rapid rate. Pipe-line projects approved by the Federal Power Commission indicate a sudden increase in the use of natural gas for the period just ahead. To maintain the comfortable ratio of gas reserves to sales enjoyed by the industry in the past, important additional reserves will have to be discovered. The large sedimentary basins, remnants of more extensive areas of deposition, are the loci of geological conditions necessary for important accumulations of oil and gas. In the successful exploration of these basins, the role of the geologist in interpreting well data for the correlation of deeply buried strata far from outcrop and in directing exploration to areas of favorable depositional facies of potential reservoir beds will be of the utmost importance. The status of exploration and prospects for further discoveries of 33 important basin areas in the United States are briefly discussed in the paper. On the basis of available data, of those basins which are adequately explored so that geologic conditions are fairly well established, the Anadarko, Midland, and Gulf embayments offer the greatest promise of discovery of substantial reserves. Of these, the Gulf embayment, defined as including the area from beyond the Rio Grande to the east side of the Mississippi delta and including the tidelands area, is believed to have the greatest prospects. Accordingly, it appears that in the future, as at the present time, more than half of the gas reserves of the United States will be in fields situated in Texas.

Letter to the editor

The Federal Inter‐Agency River Basin Committee (FIARBC) is composed of the Washington representatives of the five major agencies of the Federal Government interested in a sound and coordinated development of our river resources. The agencies include the Departments of War, Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, and the Federal Power Commission. Under the aegis of the FIARBC, two comparable field committees have been organized, one for the Missouri River Basin, and the other for the Columbia River Basin.

Southeast power pool

In 1941 a number of factors precipitated a power emergency in the southeastern portion of the United States, particularly in the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, which, if permitted to get out of control, might have retarded the war effort seriously. To counteract this effect, a power pool was organized through the efforts of the Federal Power Commission and the Office of War Utilities which successfully met the demands of the situation, as well as providing experience which proved to be of great value in co-ordinating the power supply of the United States throughout the war.

Administrative Law. Federal Power Commission. Consent of State to Power Project

Administrative Law. Federal Power Commission. Consent of State to Power Project

Public Utilities. Federal Power Act. Compliance with Applicable State Law as Prerequisite to Issuance of Power Project Construction License by Federal Power Commission

Public Utilities. Federal Power Act. Compliance with Applicable State Law as Prerequisite to Issuance of Power Project Construction License by Federal Power Commission

Physics and Law. Commerce in Gas and Electricity. Interstate or Local. Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission

Physics and Law. Commerce in Gas and Electricity. Interstate or Local. Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission

Value of the Service as a Ceiling on Public Utility Rates

Smyth v. Ames' has long been known as the source of the theory of rate making under which a utility is entitled to a reasonable return on the fair value of its property devoted to public use. This theory has been under attack for years until even its ghost is supposed to have been laid in Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.2 The five judges constituting the majority went about their work with such enthusiasm, however, that they overlooked the desirability of providing a substitute that would furnish some intelligible standard for judging the lawfulness of rates. This deficiency in the majority opinion is adverted to with some emphasis by Mr. Justice Jackson in his dissent wherein he said:

The Ghosts of the Hope Natural Gas Decision

value process of fixing utility rates expounded in Smyth v. Ames,' it might perhaps have done a service in finally laying a ghost3 which appeared to be still at large despite the decision two years before in Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. But the Court went much further-it not only tried to exorcise one ghost but in the process it set free several others which had long been at rest, and moreover it created some new ones of its own due to the utter

The Federal Power Commission and State Utility Regulation.Robert BaumPublic Rural Electrification.Frederick Muller

<i>The Federal Power Commission and State Utility Regulation.</i>Robert Baum<i>Public Rural Electrification.</i>Frederick Muller

Administrative Law: Federal Power Commission: Right of Competitor to Intervene in Proceedings for Investigation of Gas Rates

Administrative Law: Federal Power Commission: Right of Competitor to Intervene in Proceedings for Investigation of Gas Rates

A new-type carrier relay protection

THE Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and the Beauharnois Light, Heat, and Power Company have placed in service recently a new type of power-line-carrier equipment. Channels for high-class interterminal communication are combined with other channels which provide a transfer of impulses for use with the relaying on transmission lines, giving a desired improvement in the speed of operation.

A New-Type Carrier Relay Protection

THE Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and the Beauharnois Light, Heat, and Power Company have placed in service recently a new type of power-line-carrier equipment. Channels for high-class interterminal communication are combined with other channels which provide a transfer of impulses for use with the relaying on transmission lines, giving a desired improvement in the speed of operation.

The Federal Power Commission and State Utility Regulation

The Federal Power Commission and State Utility Regulation

Visit of the Soviet Hydrometeorological Mission, February 15 to April 30, 1943

American hydrologists were favored with a visit by the Soviet Hydrometeorological Mission which included Major M. LVOVICH, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, representing the hydrologic interests of the Soviet Union.It was the writer's privilege to assist in the arrangements under which Major Lvovich given the opportunity to visit the Federal agencies interested in hydrologic matters, including the Geological Survey, Corps of Engineers, Forest Service, Federal Power Commission, Soil Conservation Service, National Resources Planning Board, Reclamation Bureau, Carnegie Institute of Washington (Department of Terrestrial Magnetism), and the Weather Bureau.