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 ...

Water contamination in hydrogen gas can lead to significant problems in hydrogen-cooled generators, including electrical arcing and winding failures. The phenomenon of how water is introduced into ...

Siemens and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) plan to demonstrate that high-temperature superconductor technology is suitable for power generation in everyday operation. The research project ...

Improving the operating efficiency and reducing the maintenance costs of generators is critical in today’s competitive environment. As a result utilities are now starting to incorporate real-time ...

Article 445 contains the electrical installation and other requirements for generators, including such things as where generators can be installed, nameplate markings ...

Wind energy has an initial advantage over its competitors in the renewable energy sector. The presence and size of turbines are increasingly larger and require updating for a number of reasons. Wind ...

When the lights go out, it affects everyone. It’s not only the inconvenience of having the TV shut off unexpectedly—a lot of heavy equipment really dislikes having the power disappear suddenly. For ...

When renting generators, it's important to know OSHA requirements for jobsites. There are two specifications: dealing with grounding the generator and bonding the neutral to the frame. When renting ...