Site surveys for synchronous generators for

diesel and gas engines, AMG 710 - 1600

SM002 EN REV F 2005

Service notes

A site survey should be performed if there is

insufficient information about the condition of
a generator. The survey is carried out during a
process shutdown, and the results are recorded
in a detailed report. This contains information
on the present condition of the generator and
the ambient conditions in which it operates, as
well as recommendations for any immediate
measures that could be taken in order to
maximize availability.
The objective is to create a long-term
systematic preventive maintenance program
that is based on the survey results and on the
product specific maintenance schedule.

Unique benefits
- Information about the actual system and
environmental conditions
- Assessment of the service material
required for preventive maintenance
- Understanding of maintenance resource
needs
- Useful pre-planning for preventive
maintenance
- Information for the long-term systematic
maintenance program
- Proposals for future generator development
- Evaluation of current maintenance
procedures
- Information about spare part and support
availability

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Actions on site
- Checking the maintenance history,
familiarization with the service philosophy
- Assessing the generators condition
- Inspection of the environment
- Checking documentation and spare part
availability
- Evaluating the competence of the
maintenance personnel
- Evaluating the generators performance
- Checking the AVR parameter settings
- Assessing the generators maintenance needs
- Short/long term upgrades and modifications
- Lifetime estimation
- Preventive maintenance kits

Preventive maintenance
In order to ensure optimum performance
over the entire lifetime of a generator, ABB
recommends that annual inspections and
regular preventive maintenance are carried out.

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Service notes

Preparatory actions
- Studying the generators maintenance
history
- Checking details on the generator
- Preparing the reporting templates
- Evaluating the training needs (operation
and maintenance)

Reporting
- Statement about the generators condition
- List of recommended spare parts
- Recommendations for the next inspection or
maintenance
- Recommendations for corrective actions
(if necessary) or future generator
development
- Detailed record of inspections, faults and
defects fixed
- Photographs of the findings
- Statement about the lifecycle phase of the
generator to ensure spare part and support
availability

Printed in Finland.

Three stage process

ABB Oy
Machines, After Sales
PO Box 186
FIN-00381 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 10 22 11
Fax: +358 10 2222 544
e-mail: aftersales.machines@fi.abb.com
www.abb.com/motors&generators