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Large Motors and Generators Industry Insights

ABB Large Motors & Generators Industry Insights are a series of interviews with industry leaders.

Each interview covers the challenges our guests’ industries face, their own motivations and what is needed to ensure a more energy efficient future for all

In the second of our ABB Large Motors and Generators “Industry Insights”, Heikki Vepsäläinen, President, Large Motors and Generators at ABB, sat with with Fabrice Billard, CEO of Burckhardt Compression, to discuss how compression technology innovations are supporting the global shift towards renewable energy and a Net-zero future

Interviews

Insights Interview I

Speaker:
Heikki Vepsäläinen, President, Large Motors and Generators at ABB and Sushil Purohit, President, Wärtsilä Energy

In the first of ABB Large Motors and Generators “Industry Insights” interviews, Heikki Vepsäläinen, President, Large Motors and Generators at ABB, sat with Sushil Purohit, President, Wärtsilä Energy, to discuss what motivates and drives themselves and the industry, in the global shift towards renewable energy and a Net-zero future.

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Webinars

Webinar from October 27, 2021

Webinar from November 10, 2021

Webinar from November 24, 2021

Webinar from December 9, 2021

Speaker:
Christian Payerl, Area Sales Manager of Synchronous Condenser

Agenda:
The Webinar is an introduction to ABB Synchronous Condenser offering and how Synchronous Condensers can support more integration of renewable energy to the power system.

Learn about:
• Synchronous Condensers What/Why/When/Where
• ABB Synchronous Condensers options and references
• ABB´s high inertia solution

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Q&A from the webinar

Speaker:
David Villa, Global Industry Segment Manager

In this webinar we explain how a smooth operation is vital to reduce downtime and increase the availability and productivity of electrical motors and generators.

Agenda:

1. Vibrations
- Why vibrations are harmful
- Physical phenomena
- Terminology
- International standards

2. Vibration measurement
- Measuring instruments
- Proximity transducers
- Seismic transducers

3. Lateral critical speeds
- Definition
- First and second lateral mode
- Standards
- Well damped critical speed
- Critical speed control and calculation

4. Motor foundation
- Requirements
-Influence on dynamics

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Speaker:
Juha Lehtonen, Global Product Manager, Induction Modular Motors

The webinar is about bearing design, bearing type selection and lubrication in large motors and generators.

Agenda:

Bearing calculations
Bearing type selection
Lubricant properties and selection
How ABB leads the way in bearing technology

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Speakers:
Andrea Casiraghi, Global Industry Segment Manager
Tapio Annala, R&D Manager, Ex certificates

This webinar is about different type of Ex classification, regulation and design criteria for Ex motors in hazardous areas.

Agenda:

Explosive atmosphere
Hazardous area certifications and relevant standards
Certification schemes
Equipment Protection Level
Applicable IEC Ex standards
National standards
Ex products standards, basic motor design and requirements
Value proposition of different Ex protections

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Large Motors and Generators Industry Insights