Turbo generator

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250 kW steam turbine generator set (1910)
500 MW Siemens multi stage steam turbine with generator set (rear, red)
Parsons first 1 MW steam turbine driven "Turbogenerator" (made 1900 for a plant in Elberfeld, Germany)
Ganz
turbo generator (1904)
Small RP4 steam turbo generator set 500W/24V for a steam locomotive: alternator (left) + turbine (right)

A turbo generator is an

turbo-electric ships.[1]

Small turbo-generators driven by gas turbines are often used as auxiliary power units (APU, mainly for aircraft).

History

Turbine construction at the Ganz Company around 1886

The first turbo-generators were electric generators powered by

water turbines. The first Hungarian water turbine was designed by the engineers of the Ganz Works in 1866; industrial-scale production with dynamo generators started only in 1883.[2] Engineer Charles Algernon Parsons demonstrated a DC steam-powered turbo generator using a dynamo in 1887,[3] and by 1901 had supplied the first large industrial AC turbo generator of megawatt power to a plant in Eberfeld, Germany.[4]

Turbo generators were also used on steam locomotives as a power source for coach lighting and

water pumps
for heating systems.

Construction features

Turbo generators are used for high shaft rotational speeds, typical of steam and gas turbines. The

non-salient pole type usually with two poles.[5]

The normal speed of a turbo generator is 1500 or 3000 rpm with four or two poles at 50 Hz (1800 or 3600 rpm with four or two poles at 60 Hz). The rotating parts of a turbo generator are subjected to high mechanical stresses because of the high operation speed. To make the rotor mechanically resistant in large turbo-alternators, the rotor is normally forged from solid steel and alloys like chromium-nickel-steel or chromium-nickel-molybdenum are used. The overhang of windings at the periphery will be secured by steel retaining rings. Heavy non-magnetic metal wedges on top of the slots hold the field windings against centrifugal forces. Hard composition insulating materials, like mica and asbestos, are normally used in the slots of rotor. These material can withstand high temperatures and high crushing forces.[6]

The stator of large turbo generators may be built of two or more parts while in smaller turbo-generators it is built up in one complete piece.[7]

Hydrogen-cooled turbo generator

Main article: Hydrogen-cooled turbo generator

Based on the air-cooled turbo generator, gaseous

specific heat and low density of hydrogen gas, this is the most common type in its field today. The hydrogen can be manufactured on-site by electrolysis
.

The generator is hermetically sealed to prevent escape of the hydrogen gas. The absence of oxygen in the atmosphere within significantly reduces the damage of the windings' insulation by eventual corona discharges. The hydrogen gas is circulated within the rotor enclosure, and cooled by a gas-to-water heat exchanger.[9]

See also

Notes

  1. IEEE: [5] and [6]. Sources from manufacturers also support the definition being limited to the electrical machine. [7] and [8], and "Turbo generators for thermal power plants". ANDRITZ. Archived
    from the original on May 31, 2023.

References

  1. ^ Ginet, C.; Joho, R.; Verrier, M. "The turbogenerator – A continuous engineering challenge" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21.
  2. ^ "Vízenergia hasznosítás szigetközi szemmel Avagy mi lesz veled, Dunakiliti?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ISBN 0195168747
    .
  4. ^ Scientific American, 27 April 1901
  5. ISBN 978-1-259-08116-3. Archived
    from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ISBN 978-1-259-08116-3. Archived
    from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ISBN 978-1-259-08116-3. Archived
    from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ National Electrical Manufacturers Association (11 February 2018). "A chronological history of electrical development from 600 B.C." New York, N.Y., National Electrical Manufacturers Association – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "Aeroderivative & Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines - GE Power". www.gepower.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05.

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