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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doble Engineering has introduced an innovative approach to test generators, motors, exciters, isophase bus, switchgear, transformers, and power cables – Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Diagnostics.

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 ...

Joining forces with the MaREI Centre at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), through engineering partner Schottel Hydro (Germany), Sustainable Marine (Nova Scotia, Canada) reports ...

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

Six rotor blades have been equipped with around 1500 sensors for the two wind turbines at DLR's Wind Energy Research Farm. These high-tech rotor blades have now been extensively tested by the DLR team ...

A cadre of 15 European energy companies and organisations have launched a project to test a new-look floating wind power concept tailored to wind speeds seen in the Black Sea that are considerably ...