(Sanitized)SOVIET PLANS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE POLISH ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM(Sanitized)

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000300280006-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 31, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland, China, Manchuria, Rumania, USSR
SUBJECT Soviet Plans for. Telecommunications in the. NO. OF PAGES 6
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Survey of Plans for Telecommunications in Polish Electric Power System
Y soviet Experts
1. The Ministry of Power completed, in August 1952, a project and design
for providing modern telecommunications equipment for use in the
electric power system, especially for the Central Dispatching Office
and for its subordinate district dispatching offices. The Technical
Documentation Bureau of the State Commission for Economic Planning
then sent the project to Moscow for appraisal.
2. In March 19 3 two Soviet experts, Boris FIODOROW and Konstantin
MICHAJLOW LAnnex j7 arrived in Poland to discuss and revise the
project on the basis of a general plan.brought with them from Moscow.
3. The Soviet experts were assisted in their work by a special planning
group of five Polish engineers assigned for this special work. All
basic technical data regarding the actual condition of the Polish
electric-power system, plans for 1953-1955,, and the outlines of.
planned developments up to 1960 were prepared by this group and
translated into the Russian language. At the request of the Soviet
specialists, various articles from Polish technical literature were
also' translated including such articles as, "The Guiding Principles
in the Preliminary Planning of the Carrier Frequencies on the
Electric Power Lines".
The Soviet experts completed their work at the beginning of June
1953. During the first month they went by car to all important
power plants and substations. They conducted many conferences with
the directors and personnel of the district power administration,
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and the larger plants and substations. The dispatching personnel
took part in all of those conferences. Throughout the following two
months, the Soviet specialists worked out their own design which
differed from the Polish one and was substantially based on the
single-band carrier equipment already in use in Poland.
The design called for the solution of Polish telecommunications
problems by the use of special equipment for single-band carrier
telephony of the ZCK-300 type which was ._aready on order from L.M.
Ericsson Company in Sweden. Because the appropriate' telemetering
equipment to be used on carrier frequency channels had not been
ordered, the Soviet specialists gave no specific suggestions regard-
ing its selection. For this reason.the Ministry of Power was forced
to make the decision.
With respect to the remote control system the Soviet experts spoke
only generally and pointed out, that they could have expressed an
opinion on the technical qualifications of selected equipment only.
They also gave:.no opinion on the choice of the selective protection
of the carrier frequency system. They limited themselves to
recommending its application on 110 and 220 KV transmission lines,
but gave no definite specifications in this matter.
With regard to radio-links, the Soviet experts expressed a negative
opinion and stated-that this problem had not as yet been solved in
'Russia. The radio-links which had been constructed in the USSR from
German and US equipment had been withdrawn from use because of a
shortage of spare parts, especially electronic tubes which were
unobtainable. The Soviet experts pointed out further that the
exploitation of these radio-links was not economical, considering
the very short life of tubes, which was about 1400 hours. not
convincing but evidence
radio-links would be cheaper.
The Soviet experts emphasized their belief that the Polish prelimi-
nary plan of frequencies was good but used it only to a small degree
in their own design. The telestrades (direct long-distance con-
nections), for which a certain frequency group had been especially
provided, found no application in the design. In the opinion of
Polish experts this would result in creating a certain confusion
in the frequency distribution plan and could cause interference in
the carrier frequency connections. After the departure of the
Soviet experts, it'was decided that the frequency distribution
should be changed in a way to guarantee easy future development and
save the time which would otherwise be wasted on supplementing
special selective separating filters necessary to avoid interference.
The Soviet specialists particularly stressed the necessity of con-
structing a remote control network on the carrier telephony system.
They stated that telemetering would be only partially effectual
without strongly developed remote control. The Soviet experts,
contrary to the view of the Polish experts, gave a negative opinion
concerning transmitting telemetering values of reactive power from
power plants to all dispatching points. They said that on the basis
of Soviet experience, the values of reactive power should be trans-
mitted to the district dispatching offices only and even then only
in special cases. The telemetering values of active power should
be, in their opinion, transmitted to the Central Dispatching Office.
T'e Soviet experts were of the opinion that the Central Dispatching
Office should be provided with an indicator which would register
the total sum of power of all important power plants in Poland and
that an identical instrument should be installed in the office of
the Minister of Power.
critically low level of production of tubes in the USSR. Despite
the opinion of the Soviet experts, the Polish experts thought that
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10. The Soviet specialists recommended the automatization of hydroelec-
tric power plants, even the largest ones, but offered no definite
suggestions concerning this problem.
11. The Soviet specialists were not impressed by the quality of the
telecommunications equipment produced in East Germany. The equip-
ment produced in Sweden was recommended and they praised equipment
.of Swiss production (BBC, Landis-Gyr). In their conversations,
they pointed out the high quality of US equipment, particularly that
of the General Electric and Westinghouse companies.
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Soviet Experts in Poland
certain Soviet experts
problems
came to Poland as consultants on . eren
Kons antin MICHAJLOW and Boris FIODOROW
following information regarding telecom-
munications in various countries:
a. China
A Soviet survey of telecommunications was conducted in China
and at the same time extensive technical discussions were carried
out by the Soviet experts with the Chinese. The Chinese sub-
mitted a design.which solved certain telecommunications prob-
lems.-?The design was based on a US design and on US equipment,
part of which they possessed (carrier telephony, remote control).
The Chinese frequently sought direct consultation with Moscow,even
on small matters of designing such as the problem of laying
cables.
b. Manchuria
There was a very primitive telecommunications network in
Manchuria. An old type telephony system operating on lines
suspended on high-tension towers was used.
e. Rumania
In 1952 the project of telecommunications for the electric
power system in Rumania was completed with the assistance of
Soviet specialists.
d. USSR
(1) In 1953 the installation of a carrier telephony system
along 220 KV transmission lines between Kujbyszew and
Moscow was under construction (circa 1,000 km.).
(2) Great difficulties were encountered in the production of
highly sensitive precision instruments.
(3) The educational research institutes underwent frequent
reorganizations and a minimum of practical results was
achieved by them.
(4) Work conditions were generally bad; there was too much
bureaucracy and too much overtime work in the designing
offices, Though a considerable amount of work was
accomplished, the results were small.
(5) Materials delivered as reparations from East Germany were
of low quality; the equipment was frequently faulty.
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