STAMFORD AvK products have an expectation from their customers that they are both reliable and durable: they expect it to deliver a lifetime of performance without any failure. However, it is rare for the customers to specify its time of life. So…

One of the most important components of the alternator, is the shaft bearings STAMFORD | AvK has a proven track record of manufacturing and supplying superior alternators for numerous applications in a variety of environments. The company…

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent organisation that certifies, tests, inspects and audits for product compliance. UL is chiefly concerned with the safety aspects of products. Manufacturers submit products to UL for testing and safety…

The KVA rating placed on an alternator is governed primarily by the thermal capabilities of the winding insulation system The rating on an alternator defines its capability to deliver electrical power to a connected load. This is recognised in terms…

Globalisation and the advancements in transportation and logistics has enabled us to address the growing demand by setting up ad-hoc power plants using reciprocating engine driven gensets; this has also meant that gensets are being used in harsher…

This article explains the meaning of thermal classes and temperature rises and provides an overview of the half-life expectancy of an insulation system. Thermal/Insulation Classes The definition of thermal classes as specified by the IEC 60085-2008…

Application overview In marine applications, Shaft Electrical Machines (SEM’s) are connected to the vessels propulsion engine and are often required to operate in a multi-function role. They operate as an alternator providing the vessels primary…

While it is dangerous to make general characterizations about anything as complex as generator design, we describe the difference in design between bar-wound (also called form-wound) and wire-wound (also called random-wound) generators, and provide…

A Northern European based Data Centre collaborated with Visa S.p.A, Italy with a requirement for reliable gensets to support critical functions in total safety, preventing any loss of data and/or functionality of the databases, and ensuring the…

ELCOS has been operating in domestic and international markets for over forty-five years. Based in the province of Cremona, Northern Italy, it is an independent group that designs and produces power generation systems (emergency and self-production…