@bridgetroll9 Tesla had nothing to do with the Folsom power plant at all. He worked for Westinghouse, not GE, and 3 phase power was the work of Europeans: Galileo Ferraris, Dobrovolsky and further developed by Americans C.S. Bradley, Dr. Louis Bell, and others to reach this point (1896).
The turbines were horizontal, driving the horizontally mounted generators. (You can actually put your head inside a turbine through a cutaway.) The govenor of one generator failed, causing an overspeed that resulted in it exploding due to centrifugal force. The man on duty was in a phone booth there and was not injured. To this day you can see parts of the generator imbedded in the vaulted brickwork overhead, two stories up.
Search Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park for hours.
Stay tuned this winter for more videos on other early power sites by GE and Westinghouse!
EdisonTechCenter 3 months ago
So typical.... no mention of Tesla.
bridgetroll9 4 months ago
@bridgetroll9 Tesla had nothing to do with the Folsom power plant at all. He worked for Westinghouse, not GE, and 3 phase power was the work of Europeans: Galileo Ferraris, Dobrovolsky and further developed by Americans C.S. Bradley, Dr. Louis Bell, and others to reach this point (1896).
EdisonTechCenter 4 months ago
The turbines were horizontal, driving the horizontally mounted generators. (You can actually put your head inside a turbine through a cutaway.) The govenor of one generator failed, causing an overspeed that resulted in it exploding due to centrifugal force. The man on duty was in a phone booth there and was not injured. To this day you can see parts of the generator imbedded in the vaulted brickwork overhead, two stories up.
Search Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park for hours.
CampKohler 1 year ago