Plant Name:  Cardinal 3

Customer: AEP

Location: Brilliant, Ohio

Equipment: 650 MW H2 cooled BBC Generator  

Work Scope: Generator inspection & Exciter work

First day at work, removing the exciter cooler heads

View from a top the generator towards the turbine

Pilot exciter removal

Main exciter removal

Main exciter removal from a different angle

Dismantling the intercept valve

Removing the main exciter rotor

One more

Exciter rotor as far as it will go on two hooks

Exciter rotor being lifted out

Boiler feed pump valve rack lifted in place for blue check

Drying out the generator rotor

Working on bearing # 8

Installing valve diffuser

Slip ring grinding on turning gear