Technical Brochures

REF. 002 1988
SC 11 WG 11.01
Report on large turbine generator maintenance practices.

Preventive maintenance of generators is an important contribution to the improvement of their availability. The number and nature of the maintenance tasks as well as the periodicity depend largely upon the machine type, its design and its duty type. These practices are generally agreed between the manufacturer and the user.

Member Price: 20 Euros Non member Price: 40 Euros 38 pages

REF. 116 1997
SC 11/14 JWG 11/14.09
Guide for preliminary design and specification of hydro stations with HVDC unit connected generators.

Several technical and economical reasons strongly suggest that in certain HVDC applications it is of great advantage to simplify the rectifier station via a direct connection of hydro generating sets to 12 pulse converter groups. The proposed arrangement is referred to in HVDC literature as "Unit Connection".

Member Price: 30 Euros Non member Price: 60 Euros 230 pages , file: 12,9 MB

REF. 119 1997
SC 14 WG 14.05
Interaction between HVDC convertors and nearby synchronous machines.Final report.

It is not uncommon that HVDC convertor stations and generators are situated electrically and geographically close to each other. This follows from the fact that HVDC links are often built to transmit power from a generating station to a load centre or another part of the power system. Examples of this are the Itaipu and IPP schemes. In these cases the HVDC and generator stations are designed more or less in parallel which means that overall good design can be achieved by appropriate coordination.

Member Price: 11 Euros Non member Price: 22 Euros 43 pages , file: 1,42 MB

REF. 138 1999
SC 39/11 JWG 39/11
Exchange of services between large electricity generating plants and high voltage electric power systems.

Public electricity supply systems have developed into very complex and interconnected systems, whose components are highly dependent upon each other. Careful management of the relationship between the components is crucial to the provision of a secure, reliable and economic supply of electricity to the end-user customer.

Member Price: 23 Euros Non member Price: 46 Euros 100 pages , file: 4,63 MB

REF. 257 2004
SC A1 WG A1.01.06
EL CID (Electromagnetic - Core Imperfection Detector) Testing of Large Steam-Turbine-Driven Generators

EL CID technique was originally devised in UK and developed as portable test equipment for inspection and repair of rotating electric machine.

The paper briefly discusses the technique, its benefits and its limitations.

Member Price: 20 Euros Non member Price: 40 Euros 12 pages , file: 0,638 MB

REF. 258 2004
SC A WG A1.01.06
Application of On-Line Partial Discharge Tests to Rotating Machines

Partial Discharge (PD) is a phenomenon which has been known for more than 100 years, which applications developed mainly in the 80s.

PD testing for rotating machines has now gained widespread acceptance as a maintenance decision support tool and the purpose of this paper is to be a guidance document on the appropriate use of PD technology,for on-line measurements.

Member Price: 20 Euros Non member Price: 40 Euros 12 pages , file: 0,564 MB

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