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  2. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Steam turbine generator: The first commercial Westinghouse steam turbine-driven generator, a 1,500 kW unit, began operation at Hartford Electric Light Co. in 1901. The machine, nicknamed Mary-Ann, was the first steam turbine generator to be installed by an electric utility to generate electricity in the US.

  3. Westinghouse Electric Company - Wikipedia

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    Westinghouse Electrique France is located in Orsay and Manosque near Marseille (engineering development). As of 2014, about 400 employees are part of Westinghouse in France. Westinghouse owns a nuclear fuel fabrication plant at Västerås, Sweden which has provided nuclear fuel for Russian VVER-1000 nuclear reactors.

  4. George Westinghouse - Wikipedia

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    Westinghouse Electric started branding their complete polyphase AC system as the "Tesla Polyphase System", announcing Tesla's patents gave them patent priority over other AC systems and stating their intention to sue any patent infringers. [34] Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls. This World's Fair devoted a building to electrical exhibits ...

  5. These Portable Generators Are Great For On-The-Go Power Or ...

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    Champion’s 4,750-watt generator has enough capacity to run three or four critical 120-volt circuits in your home during an outage. It will also power small-to-medium campers and RVs via a ...

  6. William Stanley Jr. - Wikipedia

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    In December, under a new contract with Westinghouse, Stanley moved his operations to Great Barrington, Massachusetts. [3] In 1886, on March 20, Stanley demonstrated the first complete system of high voltage alternating current transmission, consisting of generators, transformers and high-voltage transmission lines. His system allowed the ...

  7. Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division - Wikipedia

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    The Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division (CTSD), part of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's [1] Westinghouse Power Generation [2] group, was originally located, along with the Steam Turbine Division (STD), in a major industrial manufacturing complex, referred to as the South Philadelphia Works, in Lester, Pennsylvania near to the Philadelphia International Airport.

  8. The Best Home Generators to Keep Your House or ... - AOL

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    Most home standby generators can run anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 hours. If you were to use it for 100 hours per year, that translates to 10 to 30 years. Types of Generators

  9. Eugene C. Whitney - Wikipedia

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    Eugene C. Whitney (26 August 1913 – 22 March 1998 [1]) was a celebrated power engineer who designed hydroelectric turbines and generators at Westinghouse Electric Company. The pinnacle of his career was the machinery for the expansion of the Grand Coulee Dam to add the #3 Powerhouse in 1966–74.