Creating an Effective Maintenance Program GEK 103566h

Table 3. Recommended Field Tests

(b). FIELD LCS MAGIC/
AIR HYD Minor Major
Test Component Inspection Objectives and Assessment W RAC

Winding Copper
Field Winding Checks for poor connections and breaks. X X X X X
Res.

Polarization Index Field Winding Contamination and/or deterioration of insulation. X X X X X

Field Inter-Turn
AC Impedance Turn shorts and speed sensitive turn shorts X X X X X
Insulation

Visual Inspection Field Surface Heating, arcing, foreign object damage X X X X X

Body Weights Looseness, staking X X X X X

Field Wedges Arcing, migration, cracking X X X X X

Retaining Ring “Nose” Wedge contact, arcing, foreign object damage X X X X X

Blocked ventilation, damaged insulation, coil

Coil End Turns X X X X X
distortion

Overall cleanliness Oil or other contamination X X X X X X

OPTIONAL TESTS

Over Potential/Hipot Field Winding Ground wall insulation integrity. X X X O O

Air Gap Flux Probe Field Inter-Turn Insulation Shorted turns at operating speed. X X X R R

Bore Pressure Test Chevron Seals Sealing capability of the Chevron seals. X X O O

Air – Air Cooled Generator HYD – Hydrogen Cooled Generator LCSW – Hydrogen Cooled Generator with Liquid Cooled
Winding

O - Optional Test X - Pertains only to type of unit R - These tests are performed while the unit is running.
selected

Note: Gas cooled bars use the hydrogen column. During high voltage testing the hollow conductors should be shorted to copper strand

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