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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/MULTIPOLAR/3 PHASE
- DATE
- 1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2199.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 640203
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED LINEN COVERINGS ON WIRES, WINDINGS, ETC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 130.0 cm
- Width
- 115.0 cm
- Height
- 140.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Generation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Vermont
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
Part of a steam turbo-electric generating set- came with an Elliott Co. 55 HP steam engine and a Thomson-Ryan 35 KW, 125 volts dynamo (exciter) no. 766 (A00126). (With a turbine dating back to 1908, no. 512, 11 feet 10 in. long, 4 feet 6 in. in width, and 7 feet in height) and controlling switchboard. At the time, 1965, according to E.S. Lincoln, it was the only one in existence. ``Example of a pioneer power plant featuring one of the first turbines ever built`` according to E. S. Lincoln in his April 26 1965 letter. It was used in a Central Station in U.S. from 1908 until about 1954. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on either side of generator reads "WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A./ Alternating Current Generator. 300 K.W. 200 Volts 95 Amps per terminal/ 3 Phase 60 Cycles 3600 R.P.M./ Style No. [blank] Serial No. 640203/ PATENTED NOV. 13 94 NOV. 6 '96 MAY 11 '97 SEPT. 19 '97 DEC. 7 '97 DEC. 20 '98 MAY 30 '97 SEPT. 26 '99/ DEC. 10 '01 JAN. 28 '02 JUNE 17 '02 SEPT. 29 '03 AUG. 29 '05/ 201". Second set of plates, one fixed to each side of generator, reads "MACGOVERN & COMPANY/ INCORPORATED/ ELECTRICAL & STEAM MACHINERY/ 114 LIBERTY ST./ NEW YORK CITY". "24" stamped into one open end of casing.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- WINDINGS ARE BLACK. FINISH ON GENERATOR IS OBSCURED BY RUST.
- Decoration
- N/A
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