July 23, 2019
In part 5 of this case study, Todd Hatfield will be reviewing the electrical design of the rotor. Below is a short 3 minute video showing the steps involved in creating the new coils for this 5500HP, 13,200v, Synchronous Motor’s Rotor. The video below will discuss: The decision to keep the coil design and duplicate it or …
July 17, 2019
Below is a 10 minute segment from an hour long presentation given by Todd Hatfield. In this clip, Todd Hatfield will go over the mechanical design of the shaft and rotor and how HECO assembled it all together. The presentation below discusses: Design assessment to see how to fit a larger shaft in the rotor …
July 15, 2019
In part 3 of this case study, Todd Hatfield will be discussing how HECO re-engineered the electrical and mechanical design of the surplus motor to match the 5500HP, 13,200v original motor. This 13 minute presentation will go over: On-site laser measurements using FARO technology Determining challenges such as How the spare motor would fit into …
July 11, 2019
For part two of the series, Todd Hatfield will be reviewing the dismantled surplus motor and explaining some of the on-site findings for the 5500HP , 13,200v, Synchronous Motor. In this video segment, you will see: The replacement motor’s shorting ring and it’s unique placement on the motor Data collected on the replacement motor’s stator and rotor …
July 9, 2019
The video below is a segment from an hour long presentation given by Todd Hatfield, Senior Electrical Engineer at HECO – All Systems Go, at the 2018 Reliability, Process, and Maintenance (RPM) Symposium. This is the first of an 8 part article series that will be coming out twice a week over a 4 week …
January 24, 2018
How detailed do you want the inspection to be? A more detailed inspection can take time. Do we rush detectives to solve crimes or would we rather they spend a bit more time to make sure they get the right guy? The same applies to an electric motor inspection. You can rush an inspection and …
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