Historically, generator inspections require rotor removal (Figure 1). There’s a significant level of risk during this process due to possible generator damage during the disassembly, and it also ...

Over the past decade, since industry deregulation, the typical utility power plant has lengthened the maintenance intervals of its major systems to minimize downtime and costs. Many plants schedule ...

Siemens began field testing of what it claims is the world’s largest rotor blade, the 154-m B75, in Østerild, Denmark, on its SWT-6.0-154 direct-drive wind turbine (Figure 3). The first Siemens 6-MW ...

The rotor of the second turbine has been successfully installed at the construction site of the Hoa Binh hydropower plant ...

Siemens has started field testing its new 6MW offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The direct-drive wind turbine is equipped with the world’s longest rotor blades – each measuring 75 metres in ...