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 ...

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 ...

After a near 50 year lifespan, Barron Gorge’s hydro generator insulation systems needed to be rewound and upgraded. The Queensland, Australia based power station has been operating in a World Heritage ...

Mahle has been granted a patent for an electrical machine for vehicles. The machine includes a rotor, stator, coolant distributor chamber, and coolant collector chamber. The stator windings are ...

What is an axial-flux permanent-magnet motor? Types of AFPM motors. Benefits of in-wheel traction motors. All motors can change their inherent energy into mechanical energy. The basic function of a ...

Most servomotors have an efficiency in the range of 50 to 60%. But it is possible to devise positioning-motor architectures that deliver far better efficiency. One such class of devices is the Maxon ...