Taurus™ 60 Gas Turbine – Horsepower Upgrade
Up-rate from Centaur® 40-T4701DLN to Taurus™ 60-T7901DLN with Control System Upgrade, Service Agreement, and Remote Monitoring System
- Goals
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- Reduce Maintenance Spend
- Reduce Forced Outage Rate
- Increase Power Output
- Life Extension
- Sectors
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- Industrial
- Asset
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- Gas Turbines
- Location
- California, USA
Challenge
- Replacing the existing Centaur® 40 gas turbine with the larger Taurus™ 60 engine also required compatibility with the existing electrical installation and equipment
- Required to execute within a seven (7) day outage period
- Maintenance, repair and upgrade of OEM equipment
Strategy
- Mobilize engineers to perform all mechanical and electrical adaptations
- Implement a remote turbine monitoring system
Solution
- Installation, testing, commissioning and hand-over completed within six (6) days
- Term Service Agreement to increase reliability and efficiency
- Installation of Burner Acoustics Monitoring Systems
Key Results
- Rated power increased by 57%, from 2800 kW to 3200 kW
- 100% self sufficient power generation
- Improvements to availability and reliability of engines