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    Hydro Power Station, Sri Lanka

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    Quartzelec was contracted to repair a large hydroelectric generator in Sri Lanka over 3 months. The generator suffered damage when a securing block detached from a rotor pole during operation, damaging the stator core and bars as well as the rotor. Quartzelec's work included removing and regrounding damaged stator core and bars, reinsulating bars, and reassembling the stator. They also repaired and rewound badly damaged top stator bars off-site. Quartzelec helped reinstall the rotor and recommission the generator, returning it to service by November as required. The generator's core temperatures and partial discharge levels improved following the successful repairs.

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    Quartzelec was contracted to repair a large hydroelectric generator in Sri Lanka over 3 months. The generator suffered damage when a securing block detached from a rotor pole during operation, damaging the stator core and bars as well as the rotor. Quartzelec's work included removing and regrounding damaged stator core and bars, reinsulating bars, and reassembling the stator. They also repaired and rewound badly damaged top stator bars off-site. Quartzelec helped reinstall the rotor and recommission the generator, returning it to service by November as required. The generator's core temperatures and partial discharge levels improved following the successful repairs.

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    Quartzelec was contracted to repair a large hydroelectric generator in Sri Lanka over 3 months. The generator suffered damage when a securing block detached from a rotor pole during operation, damaging the stator core and bars as well as the rotor. Quartzelec's work included removing and regrounding damaged stator core and bars, reinsulating bars, and reassembling the stator. They also repaired and rewound badly damaged top stator bars off-site. Quartzelec helped reinstall the rotor and recommission the generator, returning it to service by November as required. The generator's core temperatures and partial discharge levels improved following the successful repairs.

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    Hydro Power Station, Sri Lanka

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    Arturo Pinto
    Quartzelec was contracted to repair a large hydroelectric generator in Sri Lanka over 3 months. The generator suffered damage when a securing block detached from a rotor pole during operation, damaging the stator core and bars as well as the rotor. Quartzelec's work included removing and regrounding damaged stator core and bars, reinsulating bars, and reassembling the stator. They also repaired and rewound badly damaged top stator bars off-site. Quartzelec helped reinstall the rotor and recommission the generator, returning it to service by November as required. The generator's core temperatures and partial discharge levels improved following the successful repairs.

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    Power Station, Generator Repairs

    Sri Lanka

    Project Summary Service: Repair & Refurbishment


    Duration: 3 Months

    Background Quartzelec had the opportunity to work with an Electricity Board in Sri Lanka which
    is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka with a market share of nearly 100%.
    It controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution
    and retailing in Sri Lanka.

    The Hydro Power Station was commissioned in 2003 and generates an average
    of 317 GWh annually. The unit 2 generator suffered a failure following the
    detachment of a securing block from one of the rotor poles whilst the generator
    was in operation which resulted in damage to the lower end of the generator
    including:
    • Impact damage to the stator core and stator bars
    • Electrical damage (earth faults) to the core and stator bars
    • Significant damage to the rotor damper winding
    • Impact damage to the field winding on some of the poles.

    The Project Quartzelec were awarded the contract to supervise the generator repairs of a
    vertical synchronous 12 pole hydro generator, rated at 42000kVA, 13800V, 50Hz,
    500rpm. This included removal of most of the top stator core and several bottom
    stator bars where the core was damaged.

    The core was ground and etched in the damaged areas to remove shorts between
    the laminations. Once this was complete, the stator bottom bars were reinsulated
    and reassembled in the stator.

    In terms of the spare top bars, the stations stock were used. However more top
    bars were required to complete the repair so Quartzelec shipped 30 bars to our
    state of the art coil shop in Rugby UK to strip and reinsulate the badly damaged
    bars. These repaired bars were subsequently rewound into the stator at site and
    the stators and windings thoroughly tested before reassembly of the rotor.

    Quartzelec assisted the client with the rotor re-installation, alignment checking
    and recommissioning of the generator before being successfully put back into
    service.

    The main issue with the repairs apart from the technical complexity of the stator
    core and bar repairs was the time pressure to have this unit available for the next
    rainy season. From very close project management control and liaison with
    clients’ technical officers, this was achieved satisfactorily to the grateful thanks of
    the clients’ management with the unit being returned to service in November
    2013.

    The core temperature in service is now satisfactory considering the repairs


    undertaken and the overall partial discharge level of the generator has lowered
    following the repairs to the stator bars.

    To discuss your support requirements, or to find out more about our total capability in Rotating
    Machines, please contact: [email protected] or visit www.quartzelec.com

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