If know one knows why there is a flywheel in between the turbine and the generator (I did not either but had seen them) A really old time hydro guy told me it was frequency support. Back in the old days when hydro's were first built many powered trolley system. Back then these was no soft start system. When a trolley motor was thrown onto the system the fly wheel helped keep up speed until the governor and wickets could respond and restore speed. 30 years hydro here.
Really cool. Old electronics and stuff are intriguing. Reminds me of this time I was working in an old factory I hopped up onto the roof of an add on office and came across 480V live bare wires from a really old crane they had in service. No warnings posted near the ladder. They were hard to see given the age of everything Hit the lines with my hardhat. Was very grateful for wearing my hardhat that day, saved me.
pretty common actually - you were expected to know that those wires were hot. sadly, we have raised a generation that no longer 'expects' unusual circumstances - its gotten so bad, that some gov facilities ask our techs to bring test leads out of a de-energized cabinet so that the door can be closed and power turned on. they have no idea that we just brought internal 480 out of the cab - so anyone now can be in contact with HV its like our gov. so many layers on top of layers, nobody knows what actually should happen.
Nice old plant. Neat to see manual synchronization. A lot of operators are missing out on doing it the old fashioned way nowadays. The oldest plant at my company was placed in service in 1893. The original impulse turbine and generator are on display in the plant, but the new(!) 1930's vintage machine is still running to this day. Our oldest plant with the original generators was placed online in 1899 and is still in service.
slow in the fast direction at 11 oclock position, well done, we have auto synchronization now these skills are becoming a thing of the past. you want to sync the generator so that the voltage on the generator is slightly leading the line voltage to prevent your generator from acting like a motor
Mr. Ben Hendrickson , All Good ? Today they are automating the whole operation . Start it up , set the frequency and voltage and when itis balanced , do the synchronization and pick the load . The old hydroelectric plants were like that . Hugs from Brazil .
old school flashing bulbs with the synchronization meter. at just after 3 minutes he is getting it synchronized the bulbs flash slower and the meter slows down until at about 3:47 he gets it synced , the meter stops spinning the bulbs go out and he pushes in the tie in to the grid.
Love the historical view, especially in your other video: th-cam.com/video/cL08sznAXtE/w-d-xo.html Glad to see you guys getting some funding from the Department of Energy :) (as of 2-2024? would love to hear more about it!)
The control system, protection, and switchgear were all upgraded in 2018. Some of the marble panels were installed on the end of the new control cabinet to preserve some of the history. The new system can be operated in both manual mode and auto mode. A lot of systems now days have no option for manual operation.
Seems to be receiving two new stainless steel runners and some new government funding :) www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/Hydroelectric_Efficiency_Improvement_Incentives_West.pdf
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Love the marble backing on the original control panels... You just don't see things like that much anymore
If know one knows why there is a flywheel in between the turbine and the generator (I did not either but had seen them) A really old time hydro guy told me it was frequency support. Back in the old days when hydro's were first built many powered trolley system. Back then these was no soft start system. When a trolley motor was thrown onto the system the fly wheel helped keep up speed until the governor and wickets could respond and restore speed. 30 years hydro here.
Makes sense.
Really cool. Old electronics and stuff are intriguing. Reminds me of this time I was working in an old factory I hopped up onto the roof of an add on office and came across 480V live bare wires from a really old crane they had in service. No warnings posted near the ladder. They were hard to see given the age of everything
Hit the lines with my hardhat. Was very grateful for wearing my hardhat that day, saved me.
pretty common actually - you were expected to know that those wires were hot.
sadly, we have raised a generation that no longer 'expects' unusual circumstances - its gotten so bad, that some gov facilities ask our techs to bring test leads out of a de-energized cabinet so that the door can be closed and power turned on.
they have no idea that we just brought internal 480 out of the cab - so anyone now can be in contact with HV
its like our gov. so many layers on top of layers, nobody knows what actually should happen.
Nice old plant. Neat to see manual synchronization. A lot of operators are missing out on doing it the old fashioned way nowadays. The oldest plant at my company was placed in service in 1893. The original impulse turbine and generator are on display in the plant, but the new(!) 1930's vintage machine is still running to this day. Our oldest plant with the original generators was placed online in 1899 and is still in service.
I love the old equipment mixed in with the new. We have the same thing.
Cool plant, love the slate boards.
slow in the fast direction at 11 oclock position, well done, we have auto synchronization now these skills are becoming a thing of the past. you want to sync the generator so that the voltage on the generator is slightly leading the line voltage to prevent your generator from acting like a motor
Interesting to see an old station with some electronics.
That panel on the back of my garage wall would be impressive. All done electronically these days on gen sets.
Cool videos ! Thanks 🙏🏼 Seeing the Westinghouse badge is a bit emotional, reminds me the collaboration with Nikola Tesla. What a story…
싱크로스코프가 시계방향으로 돌 때 11시쯤에 차단기 투입.
반대방향으로 돌 때 투입하면 동기전동기가 되어 임펠러가 망가질 수 있음
Love these! Brings new meaning to “everything is humming along!”
What a crazy mix of old and new tech haha love it
Very nice! It would be great if you could voice over what you are doing and what the different items on the switchboard are for.
Thanks!
If you know, you know.
Mr. Ben Hendrickson , All Good ? Today they are automating the whole operation . Start it up , set the frequency and voltage and when itis balanced , do the synchronization and pick the load . The old hydroelectric plants were like that .
Hugs from Brazil .
All I can hear is Dr. Frankenstein saying "It's alive! It's Alive!"
Old doesn't mean bad.
old school flashing bulbs with the synchronization meter. at just after 3 minutes he is getting it synchronized the bulbs flash slower and the meter slows down until at about 3:47 he gets it synced , the meter stops spinning the bulbs go out and he pushes in the tie in to the grid.
I assume the lights are to indicate when the phase is matched?
when the lights are off there in phase.
@@Rascal-yx6ir makes sense...no voltage difference between phases when perfectly aligned?
@@raybin6873 precisely, Chris Boden also explains that.
@@BeezyKing99 👍
The lights tell you the voltage across the switch contacts. You want to close when it's zero
That is very, very cool. Am I the only one thinking 'INFRA'?
So how much is it generating? Shouln't you open the water valve all the way afer sync?
発電機同期並列無事完了‼️👏👏👏。I,am.Japanese.
How many kw per unit?
Love the historical view, especially in your other video:
th-cam.com/video/cL08sznAXtE/w-d-xo.html
Glad to see you guys getting some funding from the Department of Energy :)
(as of 2-2024? would love to hear more about it!)
thanks for sharing. keep up the good work
I'm sure a contractor was hired to replace all that with a PLC and touch screen interface.
The control system, protection, and switchgear were all upgraded in 2018. Some of the marble panels were installed on the end of the new control cabinet to preserve some of the history. The new system can be operated in both manual mode and auto mode. A lot of systems now days have no option for manual operation.
How many KW per genset ? Location ?
900 Kw and 400 Kw. Located in Kettle Falls, WA.
Watching this was electrifying....
😄
The reason why they still use analog is because you can't Hack Analog.
Not a VFD in the house.
Bad Ass.
That looks kinda dodgy.
Heh. Westinghouse in BIG WHITE letters, not "Dodge" ...
Seems to be receiving two new
stainless steel runners and some new government funding :)
www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/Hydroelectric_Efficiency_Improvement_Incentives_West.pdf