One of the many challenges faced when operating a high voltage AC transmission network is how to monitor critical measurements in the system. Watts are important in calculating load flow and direction, accurate current readings (amps) are needed to ensure ...

The Edmonton Power Historical Foundation was able to have this Thomson Houston dynamo running again in time to commemorate the 125th anniversary of electric lights in Edmonton. The first generator to provide electric power in 1891 in Edmonton was a Thomson ...

This Boiler Control Panel was used on the No. 2 Boiler at the Rossdale Power Plant. The panel controlled the amount of fuel and air entering the boiler furnace, which was determined by the amount of steam required at a given time. The control panel operated ...

This Console was used to control the boiler functions; such as Combustion control (Air and Fuel amounts) feedwater flow, steam pressure and the amount of steam production Manufacturer:                            ...

General Electric Alternating current ammeter circa 1914, with a mirrored scale for reading accuracy, manufactured after 1914. Prior to 1914 the Thomson name was on most GE measuring equipment nameplates. 

This little model illustrates how moving a magnet past a coil of wire produces electricity. This fundamental technology of converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, first demonstrated by Michael Faraday in 1832, underpins virtually every type ...

Floor display of vintage commercial/industrial/residential Watt Hour, VAR, Voltmeters, Ammeters, Consumption, 3 Phase, 1 Phase revenue meters, manufactured by Sangamo, GE, Westinghouse, Reyrolle, Weston,

The panel pictured on the left is from one of the Direct Current (DC) motor generators installed at Rossdale Power Plant before 1915. The material chosen for these panels needed to be not only durable, but also an excellant electrical insulator. Remarkably, ...