ChirpE - HydroVision International 2015: Sessions

Session 2E: Your Generator: Will it Run until You Retire? (Room A106)

15 Jul 15

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Operations and Maintenance

Speaker(s): Greg Stone, Director Business Development, Iris Power - Qualitrol Corp; Umberto Milano, President, Bert Milano Hydroelectric Generation Corp.; Kapila Nanayakkara, Principal Electrical Engineer, Snowy Hydro Ltd; Mike Davis, Managing Director, machinemonitor; Rod Gunther, Principal Engineer, PacifiCorp;

Moderator(s): Bill Moore, Technical Executive, Electrical Generators, Electric Power Research Institute

This session will discuss issues related to generator end-of-life. It will encompass programs, techniques and methods to predict and extend generator end-of-life. Major factors that shorten generator life will be discussed, such as cycling, moisture, winding insulation, and heat.