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 ...

A lot of people are selling generators online now that Southwest Florida is out of Hurricane Dorian’s cone, despite its trek toward Florida’s east coast. Many sellers say they are brand-new, some of ...

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 ...

Inspecting the internal condition of a turbine generator is an important maintenance activity, but tearing a unit apart is a long and expensive process. Borescope inspections offer one way to minimize ...

GE’s recent acquisition of Alstom—its largest industrial acquisition ever, completed in November—figured significantly in the reorganization of GE’s business, including the formation of GE Digital and ...

The Williams Wireless Boroscope has a 3-ft flexible camera tube that allows for inspection of confined spaces. A detachable 3.5-in. LCD screen provides a separate view while the user manipulates the ...