A Generator Synchronizing procedure is used to safely connect an A.C. generator to another running generator or to the grid.  Before closing the breaker several conditions have to be met on the incoming machine: The frequency must match the running ...

The Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine represents several steam engines used in the 1903 generating station. A steam engine is an external combustion heat engine that makes use of the heat energy that exists in steam and converting it to mechanical energy. ...

503 CIRCUIT BREAKER Circa 1937   Manufacturer Westinghouse Type Oil Voltage 2400/4160   5KV insulation class Location 500 Sub 82 1/2 AVE and 104 1/2 ST Yaer 1937  was in service during WW2 Outside 500 Substation Inside Sub    ...

This is a small turbine used to drive a pump or fan in industry Steam turbines are HEAT engines   They convert the heat energy from steam into mechanical energy that rotates the shaft.   Nozzle: First converts heat into kinetic energy  by ...

This is an Interactive Display to explain how the boiler in a power plant operates. Related interactive displays Turbine Flyball Governor

Come out to the Museum and try out the Game These are photos of the screen as the display is played  

An interactive model A.C. generator connected to a Weston model 1 D.C. volt-ammeter and a string of leds. The alternator has a stator coil, and a rotor which consists of two permanent magnets mounted to an axel fitted ...

Flyball Governors are used to maintain Engines or Turbines at a ``constant`` speed. The faster the shaft is turned the farther out the balls will swing. Do to centrifugal force. This motion is transmitted through linkage to close a valve supplying Steam ...

Disconnect Switches are used to isolate an electrical circuits Specifications Manufacturer:  Canadian Westinghouse Voltage 15000 Amp 600 Style No H.14309 Pat 1922 Manufacturer: Electrical Engineers Equipment Co. Voltage 4000 Amp 300 Style Cat 17101 ...