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Best Motor Testing Program |
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Profile In Excellence
TransAlta Utilities
TransAlta
is a power generation and wholesale marketing company
that was founded in 1911. The TransAlta has transformed
from an integrated, regulated Alberta-based utility to
become an international power generator and wholesale
marketer of electricity.
As one of the few pure power generators, TransAlta has
learned how to operate plants safely, reliably, and with
a commercial mindset. TransAlta's 50 power plants,
fueled by coal, natural gas, water, geothermal energy
and wind, are located in Canada, the United States,
Mexico, and Australia.
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Program Highlights:
There has
been a 30% reduction in lost Gigawatt hours production in the three
years since the inception of the motor testing program at TransAlta
Utilities’ Sundance Plant in Duffield, Alberta.
This reduction amounts to an average of $279,000(CN) increased revenue
each year due to better motor reliability compared to the period before
program startup.
Particularly impressive is the development of Motor Report Cards that
summarize results from all PdM technologies used on motors. These are
used for long term planning for motor maintenance.
The PdM Team:
Left to right: Abbas Dhalla
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Manager,
Reliability Alberta Thermal, John
Bass
- Rotating
Equipment Technician, Bob Cargill
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Reliability Specialist, RCF
Investigations, Harvey Henkel
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Supervisor of Condition Monitoring,
Mark Kumar
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Rotating Equipment Technician,
Tatiana Buritica
-Mechanical Engineer
Not Pictured: Dwaine Thomsen
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Thermography Technician, Frans
Borsboom
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Performance & Reliability Specialist
Equipment:
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CSI 2120 & 2130 Vibration Analyzers
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CSI Machinery Health Manager, V4.90
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Flir P20 Infrared Camera
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Thermocam Reporter #7 software
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Megger, Model S1-5010
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PdMA MCEMax motor tester
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Smart Signal eCM V3.2.2 - on-line real-time monitoring
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