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Generator Services
BRUSH Group is a premier OEM Our designs are a reflection BRUSH’s Approach to Service
of generators, transformer, and of extensive experience The generator services team
switch gear with more than 100 manufacturing generators to takes a consultative approach
years of industry leading design and operate in a some of the most to service through a process of
innovation developments. challenging applications and periodic inspections, engineering
environmental conditions. reports, recommendations for
BRUSH has designed services, and upgrades.
turbogenerators to be driven by Servicing generators in these
every major ‘gas turbine program, same challenging applications We provide out findings and
and steam turbine design across all has allowed BRUSH to develop a recommendations to the end-
energy sectors. team of internationally recognised user to enable them to make
power industry professionals, with informed decisions concerning the
deep expertise in service, and a management of the life-cycle costs of
reputation for quality. their power generation assets.
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Broad Knowledge Base Across Over 4,000 BRUSH generators are in BRUSH’s engineering staff has
Multiple Industries: operations worldwide representing access to decades-long operating
a significant segment of the total profiles enabling us to provide
• Utility power production
market, many of which have been in timely engineering support that
• Refinery and petrochemical operation for multiple decades. The is relevant to each customer’s
• Offshore oil & gas combined installed capacity of these application.
generators is in excess of 200GW.
• Floating Production Storage &
Offloading (FPSO) These long operating profiles are
• Fertilizer production the results of BRUSH’s robust design
philosophy and manufacturing
• Pulp & paper expertise, which allows for high
• Sugar processing reliability and availability of the
generator even in the most extreme
• Other industries that produce their
climatic conditions and hazardous
own power
atmospheres.
• Independent power producers
(for any use)
Field Services
From installation & commissioning, to onsite
inspection, repair and rewinding.
BRUSH Group has a global staff Our field engineers have unrivalled Field Repairs
of field service professionals experience and product knowledge During an inspection our team will
trained to service generators and use the latest technologies identify and recommend repairs,
in both offshore, and onshore in shaft alignment and bedplate if the repairs are minor, and time
applications. levelling. allows, these can be performed
immediately.
Our project managers are Outage Inspections
experienced in working with BRUSH recommends inspections at If the repair requires more time, our
end-users to plan outages, make 10K, 25K, 50K, and 100K equivalent team will work with you to schedule
risk assessments and mitigation operating hours (EOH). Operators of repairs to minimise outage and
plans to ensure a safe working generators with high cycle frequency downtime.
environment. regimes, such as to support
intermediate loads, and peak Field Repair Services Offered:
Installation & Commissioning shaving, should consult with BRUSH
• Stator end winding refurbishment
BRUSH deliver effective solutions to evaluate appropriate service
to meet our clients’ project intervals for their generators. • Stator overhaul
management objectives at • Stator rewind
every stage - from engineered Should the need arise for fault
designs through to installation & finding services, BRUSH has • Rotor overhaul and end winding
commissioning and first power. resources to quickly mobilise a team refurbishment
to your site to identify the problem • Rotor-end cap/retaining rings
and present options for resolution. inspections
• Rotor rewind
• Bearing replacement
• Oil seal replacement
• Cooler repair
OEM Repair and
Overhaul Centers
BRUSH has two OEM Level Service Centers one in
Europe (Plzeň, Czech Republic), and the other in
the Americas (Pittsburgh, PA, USA).
BRUSH Overhaul Centers OEM Level service centers in North Modifications & Upgrades
provide full service repair and America and Europe: service hubs During the life-cycle of a power plant
overhaul of rotors, stators, and are staffed to offer the following the end-user will need to change the
exciters. This includes high- services: operationg profile, or demand from
speed balancing. the generator.
• Stator core replacement
BRUSH has two OEM Level Service When the need arrises BRUSH
• Stator rewind
Centers one in Europe (Plzeň, Czech consults the original designs and
Republic), and the other in the • Bearing replacement and makes recomendations for upgrades
Americas (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). refurbishment and modificaiton of the existing
• Rotor overhaul and end-winding generator, BRUSH services include:
refurbishment
• Power output increases
• Rotor-end cap/ retaining rings
• Machine excitation systems
• Rotor rewind
• Analogue to digital excitation
• Rotor high-speed balancing, controller
including overspeed
• Retrofit earth fault monitoring
• Exciter overhaul
• Cooling systems
• High-voltage test
• Generator auxiliary equipment
• OEM Parts Controls: AVRs and
Remote Monitoring • Power management systems
Service 24
All our customers have access to In the Service 24+ program
our “Service 24” technical service customers and BRUSH cooperate
program and its expert knowledge and share operational information to
base. determine the best service plan for
the customers generator.
Service 24 can be reached via
email or by phone. Simply Customers receive expert advice and
provide the model and serial cost savings from BRUSH. For more
number of your equipment, information on this program visit the
plant name and a technical contact page at:
enquiry. www.BRUSH.eu\contact
BRUSH Transformers
Falcon Works
Nottingham Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 1EX
United Kingdom
T: +44 1509 611 511
Transformers, Tap Changers,
Engineering Support & Services
BRUSH CZ
Edvarda Beneše 564/39
Doudlevce
301 00 Plzeň
Czech Republic
T: +420 378 210 628
Generator Manufacturing & Repairs,
High Speed Balance Facility
BRUSH Americas
601 Braddock Avenue
Turtle Creek
Pennsylvania 15145
USA
T: +1 412 829 7500
Field Services, Parts & Repairs,
High Speed Balance Facility
BRUSH NL
Ringdijk 390B
2983 GS
Postbus 3007
2980 DA
Ridderkerk
The Netherlands
T: + 31 180 445500
Field Services & Engineering Support
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