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