Westinghouse Electric Combustion Turbine Systems Division
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Title
Westinghouse Electric Combustion Turbine Systems Division
Alternative Title
Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division
Subject
Energy--United States
Description
The headquarters for Westinghouse Electric's Combustion Turbine Systems Division (CTSD) in Concordville, Pennsylvania. The world-class development laboratory at left background featured rigs for component testing at engine operating conditions, including large indirectly fired air preheater. CTSD was one of the divisions relocated to Orlando, Florida, in 1987.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source
Original color photograph: Westinghouse W501D Combustion Turbine: Guide to Systems and Applications. Concordville, PA: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, page 25: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1983
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1983
Contributor
Jaeger, Harry L.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph: Westinghouse W501D Combustion Turbine: Guide to Systems and Applications. Concordville, PA: Westinghouse Electric Corporation Combustion Turbine Systems Division, page 25.
Is Part Of
Westinghouse W501D Combustion Turbine: Guide to Systems and Applications. Concordville, PA: Westinghouse Electric Corporation Combustion Turbine Systems Division, page 25.
Westinghouse Electric Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
1.54 MB
Medium
1 color photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division, Concordville, Pennsylvania
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Siemens and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Jaeger, Harry L.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"History." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Collection
Citation
“Westinghouse Electric Combustion Turbine Systems Division,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7751.