Load Test for Major Gas Turbine
Manufacturer
The challenge to the customer
After securing the order to supply
3 gas turbines for a new gas production platform, a major turbine
manufacturer contacted Aggreko for a load test solution. Each
turbine rated at 27MW with a voltage of 11kV 60Hz and a power
factor of 0.9. This power is equivalent to supplying a small town
of approximately 9,000 homes.
Aggreko's solution
Aggreko’s Loadbank rental solution
gave the customer the ability to supply load from 0 to 100% in
order to check various turbine parameters such as vibration,
temperatures, fuel consumption and performance of ventilation.
Benefits to the customer
Aggreko’s turnkey package gave the
customer confidence that their equipment would function properly.
In addition, the load bank test possibly prevented an expensive
turbine failure after its installation of the gas platform at the
seabed. Aggreko’s solution alleviated our customer’s concern over
equipment efficiency allowing them to concentrate on other aspects
of their project.