PGE/REWE 2015

Methods Used to Increase Generator Power Capability Whilst Maintaining its Package Size (Room G105, Auditorium Centre, First Floor)

10 Jun 15
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Theme: Grid Support with Data & Generators

Speaker(s): Sarah Allen, Project Manager, Brush Turbogenerators; Nigel Daft, Senior Engineer - Elec. Design, Brush Electrical Machines Ltd.; Robert Thornton Jones, Head of Technology: Controls, Brush; Malcom Dunkley, Lead Mechanical Engineer , BRUSH Aftermarket

Brush Turbogenerators undertook a development initiative to increase the power output of one of its machines by 15% without impacting on the overall size of the completed machine and at the same time reducing the weight. Conventional design techniques were used alongside ANYS and CFX design validation modelling to ensure that the product met customer requirements. The paper will outline the problems faced, decisions made, modelling carried out and test validation performed which led to the successful completion of the project.