Vibration diagnostics

TCS HYDRO offers the following services:

  • - Hydraulic unit vibration diagnostics.
  • - Determination of vibration characteristics of the hydraulic unit mounting groups.
  • - Determination of the vibratory displacement characteristic frequencies of the unit mounting groups, shaft run-out, amplitude-frequency analysis.
  • - Vibration monitoring of hydraulic units as per requirements of national and international codes.
  • - Rotor dynamic balancing, elimination of mechanical imbalance and compensation of electrical imbalance.
  • - Vibration testing of penstocks and pre-turbine gate valves.

Based on the results of integrated tests the following operations are conducted:

  • Determination of restricted, undesirable and safe operation areas as for loads and heads, and also the modes of the equipment optimum use;
  • Diagnostics excluding the growth of various defects;
  • Maintenance and overhaul schedule refinement, and their quality assessment.