Rehabilitating the Generator at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

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Rehabilitating the Generator at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

DATE:

November 28, 2022

BY:

Mark Schubring, Territory Sales Manager, L&S

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Rehabilitating the Generator at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

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L&S Electric (L&S) was selected by the City of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to rehabilitate and upgrade the unit number two generator after it was damaged by a fire. The rehabilitation work included supplying a new unit turbine shaft, rehabilitating the turbine bearings, and rewinding the generator.

The L&S team works to remove the runner.

The upgrade portion of the project provided new plant protective relaying, a new unit automation system, a new unit governor with a new high-pressure hydraulic power unit (HPU), a new unit exciter, and new unit protective relaying. The rehabilitation and upgrade services were provided on a turnkey basis.

On its way to get rewound, the generator stator is loaded onto a truck.

The unit number two rehabilitation and upgrade project required the talents of multiple L&S divisions, including the Onsite Services division, the Power Services division, the Large Motor Repair division, and the Power Control Solutions division. In addition to the L&S team, the project also utilized the services of two subcontractors.

The rebuilt runner is installed.

L&S prides themselves on offering legendary service to customers who produce power or use it to drive their business. Their experienced teams include power system commissioning, testing & maintenance, on-site & in-shop rotating equipment service, power control solutions, predictive & preventative maintenance, and a team of engineers and industry experts to offer solutions from controls to power systems to electric motors.

To learn more about how L&S meets the needs of the waterpower industry, click here.