Westinghouse: A Proud History of Combustion Turbine Experience
Energy--United States
A timeline showing the history of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and combustion turbines from 1944 to 1990. Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Original timeline: <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7425" target="_blank"><em>Westinghouse: The Power Behind Combined Cycle Plants</em></a>. Orlando, FL: <a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Westinghouse Electric Corporation</a>, 1991, page 2: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
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Westinghouse Power Generation Business Unit, Orlando, Florida
PACE 320 Combined-Cycle Power Plant Diagram
Energy--United States
A simplified power cycle diagram depicting the concept in which two Westinghouse 501 (W501) gas turbines exhaust into individual heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and produce steam for a 100 MW steam turbine. In 1970, Westinghouse introduced the Power at Combined Efficiency (PACE) pre-engineered combined-cycle power plant concept. The Power at Combined Efficiency (PACE) Engineering Manager was Paul A. Berman, who is often considered "The Father" of the Westinghouse combined-cycle plant. With the Westinghouse 501D rated at approximately 100 MW, the total power output of the Power at Combined Efficiency (PACE) plant was approximately 300MW.<br /><br />Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Original diagram: <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6593" target="_blank"><em>PACE: The Westinghouse Combine Cycle Packaged Powerplant</em></a>. <a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Westinghouse Electric Corporation</a>: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
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Lester, Pennsylvania
W501 Evolution
Energy--United States
A table showing the evolution of the W501 gas turbine. Following the introduction of the W501A in 1967-1968, Westinghouse Electric Corporation's technology evolved as turbine inlet temperatures increased by means of improved internal cooling and advanced metallurgy. From 1968 to 1975, the W501 progressed from the W501A (~40MW), W501AA (~60MW), W501B (~80MW) and the W501D (~95MW). The improved W501D5 was introduced in 1981, initially at a rating of 96.5MW (growing to 107MW around 1985). In 1995, the W501D5A upgrade was offered with a rating of 120MW. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Westinghouse introduced the advanced 501F, initially rated at 150MW (nominal). The first commercial start-up date for the 501F was in 1993, installed at the Florida Power and Light Company's Fort Lauderdale Station repowering project.<br /><br />Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Original chart: Scalzo, A. J., R. L. Bannister, G. S. Howard, and M. DeCorso. "Evolution of Heavy-Duty Power Generation and Industrial Gas Turbines in the United States." Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine Conference for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Hague, Netherlands, June 1994.
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Westinghouse Electric Lester Plant, Lester, Pennsylvania
Combustion Turbine Cogeneration
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Turbines
This item is a brochure produced by Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division in Concordville, Pennsylvania, to describe the application of the 50MW model W251B10 and 100MW W501D5 combustion turbines (a.k.a. gas turbines) for use in cogeneration plants. Such plants were built for the simultaneous production of both electric energy and useful thermal energy for industrial process use. In the early 1980s, cogeneration became very popular among independent (non-utility) power generators (or Independent Power Producers, IPPs) since it enabled the owner to obtain an exemption from the Fuel Use Act, which, as part of the broad National Energy Act of 1978, specifically prohibited the base load (i.e. continuous year-'round) production of electricity using oil or natural gas fuels. Cogeneration plants were exempt from the Fuel Use Act due to their high efficiency compared to power-only generating plants. Also, owners of cogeneration plants were allowed to sell the electricity that they produced to the local electric utility company under another part of the National Energy Act, namely, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, popularly known as "PURPA." the brochure provides data on the power and efficiency (heat rate) of the W251B10 and W501D5 gas turbines, as well data on the steam production capability by each via use of heat recovery boilers or steam generators.
Original 23-page brochure: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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Combustion Turbine Systems Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Concordville, Pennsylvania
Turbine and Generator Division, Westinghouse Canada, Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada