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A power generation facility faced a critical incident due to a repeat failure in a cooling tower fan gearbox, costing nearly $800,000 in emergency repairs and replacements. Our detailed case study examines the sequence of failures, the discovery process, and the costly consequences of delayed maintenance.  Read cased study here - https://lnkd.in/gCZ8NGFu.

As Geir stated, the best week of 2024 is approaching! Check out the presentation of Nils-Bertil and I at the Cigré B1 poster session (27th August), outlining a qualification milestone for 525 kV SF6 free HVDC cable connections. #HVDC #cigre

Power plant outage getting you down? Let USA DeBusk help get you get the job done safely, efficiently and save you money.

Offload and reload of fuel are two activities performed every outage on critical path: if fuel assemblies are not moved as efficiently on the spent fuel side as on the reactor side, it can create a bottle neck.  One of the main contributors to the inefficiencies is due to poor water clarity from water dripping off the flanges of the legacy spent fuel handling tools. Framatome’s new tool design improves on existing tooling by incorporating successful and unique features from our vast portfolio of long handle tooling to optimize the operator’s benefits: Offload/reload time savings Estimated critical path time savings of two hours Improved water clarity Simplified operation No periodic maintenance Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dAQex-UA #Framatome  #NuclearEnergy #NuclearFuel #Performance

From the ceiling of Transpower New Zealand's Benmore pole 3 thyristor hall, a view that is rarely seen. One of the hearts of the HVDC. The yellow phase quadrivalve (4 x valves). What is this you ask.. 17 tonnes of thyristors (and other components) suspended from the ceiling. Each valve made up of 52 thyrsitors in series. Each valve acts like a tap turning on and off cutting AC waves in sequences through 3 phases to create DC current. (12 pulse firing sequence) It also does the opposite to create AC current. We change the firing angle of the valves to reverse the polarity allowing us to transfer energy north or south. If you find this confusing or ammusing get in touch to find out more.

Inside of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The diagram includes labeled electrical components such as the Reactor Core, Control Rods, Coolant Pump, Heat Exchanger/Steam Generator, Turbine Generator, and Control System, with connections indicating the power flow and integration within the SMR's system.

Amazing Shunt Reactors! To get close control on the voltage ,variable shunt reactors are good. Example: A large variable shunt reactor has been developed and applied with a regulation range of 80% at 400 kV Germany transmission grid. How tappings considered? Tap changer is designed with 33 tappings to cover a rating from 50 to 250 MVAr for a 400 kV three-phase unit. What is result? Improved control of voltage, reduced reactive power loading of the grid which results in decreased losses in the lines and in the VSR itself as compared to a fixed shunt reactor. Expensive SVC equipment is also reduced. #shuntreactor,#vsr,#variableshuntreactor,#reactivepower,#voltagecontrol,#trafodesign Website: https://lnkd.in/dGwy3QHV WhatsApp: https://lnkd.in/g6dCMx2C Do contact us if you have any questions or doubts.

Why the need for shunt reactors? Due to changes in the generation and load structure, the transmission and distribution networks are always encountering new challenges. Many regions, for example, are gradually changing their power networks, such as expanding generation, joining local/regional grids, and moving from overhead lines to high voltage cables for environmental reasons, among other things. Such adjustments are normally done in stages, and they are frequently accompanied by a shift in the demand for reactive power compensation. This is where we come to the subject of this technical article – the essentials of shunt reactors. Read more https://lnkd.in/gCDZtw-B