A motor-generator system mainly performs motor control to provide motive power and also controls regeneration by the motor acting as a generator. Advances aimed at lower fuel consumption and reduced ...

Upgrading a 1970s-era generator control system to new millennium technology in 12 days during a three-week shutdown would require careful planning and teamwork under any circumstances. The quick ...

Termoyopal, a utility based in Bogota, Colombia, recently repowered its power plant at Yopal, Colombia, by replacing three gas turbines with refurbished units and upgrading the remaining two turbines.

The control system solutions are part of Alstom’s P400 Turbine and Generator Control System family, which uses GE Fanuc controllers and HMI software. The plant’s turbine-generator is an early 1980s ...

Power Control System Basics explains key information about paralleling switchgear used in standby and emergency power systems, including: Reasons for paralleling two or more generators The benefits ...

Wood Group GTS completed an $800,000 contract to upgrade two Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ 73 MW steam turbine generators as part of a major automation migration project of the Electroguayas, Gonzalo ...

Over the years, the need for increased reliability of electrical systems is no secret to those in the electrical industry. Data centers, hospitals, emergency call centers, government buildings, and ...

Emerson on Tuesday said it has bought Pittsburgh-based Turbine Control Service Associates, a maker of generator control systems for power plants. Terms were not disclosed. David Hogan, the president ...