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CENTRALE ACCUMULATION POMPAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydroelectric Power Stations
- Energy Transformation
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pumped storage plant
1, record 1, English, pumped%20storage%20plant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pumped storage power plant 2, record 1, English, pumped%20storage%20power%20plant
correct, noun
- pumped storage power station 2, record 1, English, pumped%20storage%20power%20station
correct, noun
- pumped hydro plant 3, record 1, English, pumped%20hydro%20plant
correct, noun
- pumped storage hydroelectric plant 4, record 1, English, pumped%20storage%20hydroelectric%20plant
correct, noun
- pumped hydroelectric plant 3, record 1, English, pumped%20hydroelectric%20plant
correct, noun
- pumped storage hydropower facility 5, record 1, English, pumped%20storage%20hydropower%20facility
correct, noun
- pumped-storage plant 6, record 1, English, pumped%2Dstorage%20plant
correct, noun
- pumped-storage hydroelectric plant 7, record 1, English, pumped%2Dstorage%20hydroelectric%20plant
correct, noun
- pump storage plant 8, record 1, English, pump%20storage%20plant
correct, noun
- pumping-storage plant 9, record 1, English, pumping%2Dstorage%20plant
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant that usually generates electric energy during peak load periods by using water previously pumped into an elevated storage reservoir during off-peak periods when excess generating capacity is available to do so. 7, record 1, English, - pumped%20storage%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pumped storage hydroelectric plants are being used increasingly. Under suitable geographical and geological conditions, electric energy can, in effect, be stored by pumping water from a low to a higher elevation and subsequently releasing this water to the lower level through hydraulic turbines. These turbines and their associated generators are reversible. The generators, operating in reverse direction as motors, drive their turbines as pumps to elevate the water. 4, record 1, English, - pumped%20storage%20plant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pumped storage hydro-electric plant
- pumped-storage hydro-electric plant
- pumping storage plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales hydro-électriques
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centrale de pompage
1, record 1, French, centrale%20de%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- centrale hydroélectrique de pompage 2, record 1, French, centrale%20hydro%C3%A9lectrique%20de%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
- station de transfert d'énergie par pompage 3, record 1, French, station%20de%20transfert%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20par%20pompage
correct, feminine noun, France
- STEP 4, record 1, French, STEP
correct, feminine noun, France
- STEP 4, record 1, French, STEP
- centrale à pompage-turbinage 5, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20pompage%2Dturbinage
correct, feminine noun
- centrale à accumulation par pompage 6, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20accumulation%20par%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
- centrale d'accumulation par pompage 2, record 1, French, centrale%20d%27accumulation%20par%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
- centrale hydroélectrique à réserve pompée 7, record 1, French, centrale%20hydro%C3%A9lectrique%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9serve%20pomp%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- centrale à réserve pompée 8, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9serve%20pomp%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- usine de pompage-turbinage 9, record 1, French, usine%20de%20pompage%2Dturbinage
correct, feminine noun
- installation de stockage d'énergie par pompage 10, record 1, French, installation%20de%20stockage%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20par%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des quantités énormes d'énergie ne peuvent être emmagasinées que par des méthodes mécaniques. C'est ainsi qu'on emploie des centrales à réserve pompée. Pendant les heures de pointe ces centrales fonctionnent comme des centrales hydrauliques classiques, utilisant l'énergie de l'eau qui s'écoule d'un réservoir supérieur dans un réservoir inférieur. Pendant les périodes creuses, le processus est renversé. Les alternateurs fonctionnent comme des moteurs synchrones et entraînent les turbines qui deviennent d'énormes pompes prenant l'eau dans le réservoir inférieur pour le renvoyer dans le réservoir supérieur. 11, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20pompage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydroélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 12, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20pompage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- centrale hydro-électrique de pompage
- centrale hydro-électrique à réserve pompée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales hidroeléctricas
- Transformación de la energía
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- central hidroeléctrica de bombeo
1, record 1, Spanish, central%20hidroel%C3%A9ctrica%20de%20bombeo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- central hidráulica de bombeo 2, record 1, Spanish, central%20hidr%C3%A1ulica%20de%20bombeo
correct, feminine noun
- central de bombeo 1, record 1, Spanish, central%20de%20bombeo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dentro de las tecnologías para almacenar energía la más extendida a lo largo de la historia ha sido la central hidráulica de bombeo. Estas plantas almacenan energía gracias al salto de altura, elevando el agua de un depósito inferior a uno de mayor altura, para posteriormente aprovechar ese desnivel produciendo electricidad a través de las turbinas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - central%20hidroel%C3%A9ctrica%20de%20bombeo
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