Power Generation
Vibrations can be controlled – wherever they occur
Vibration control for power generation
Safety and reliability for the power industry
Elastic support systems of power plant machinery have significantly contributed to increased technical and economic advantages in power plant development and construction. Today, spring and damper systems are state of the art today for turbine foundations, coal mill, crusher, and fan foundations, condensers, any kind of pumps, and other power plant machinery.
Elastic support of turbines
The elastic support of turbine foundations was developed by GERB together with different machine manufacturers. Today, it is implemented worldwide for turbine generator foundations of all sizes, including the latest generation 1700 MW turbines.
There are several advantages of elastically supported turbine foundations compared to rigid foundations, e.g.:
- Dynamic decoupling of the machinery from the substructure
- Significant reduction of base plate thickness
- Larger clearance below the turbine for condensers and piping
- Reduced construction time and costs
- Protection of the turbine equipment against earthquake impact
- Possibility to compensate soil subsidence, even after commissioning and grid connection
Elastic support of coal mills and crushers
Coal mills and all kind of crushers generate vibrations from operational conditions, which can result in damages, disturbances and interruptions of operations in the power plant processing.
Spring elements and Viscodampers® offers important advantages:
- Reduced foundation dimensions compared to rigid foundations and thus reduction in construction cost
- Vibration protection for humans, surrounding building parts and equipment
- Improvement of operation behavior and reliability of the machinery
- Reduction of downtimes
- Possibility of compensation of subsoil subsidence, even after commissioning
- Protection of machinery against seismic effects
Project references
Fields of application
- Turbines
- Coal mills
- Crushers
- Fans
- Condensers
- Pumps
- Pipework systems
- Offshore plants
- ...
Special applications
Product groups
HELICAL STEEL SPRING ELEMENTS 
VISCO® DAMPERS 
TUNED MASS DAMPERS (TMD) 
NOVODAMP® Closed-cell Polyurethane Further resources
Overview Graphic: Elastic Support of Power Plant Structures, Machinery & Equipment
Further application sectors
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
More about vibration control
Power Generation
Vibrations can be controlled – wherever they occur
Vibration control for power generation
Safety and reliability for the power industry
Elastic support systems of power plant machinery have significantly contributed to increased technical and economic advantages in power plant development and construction. Today, spring and damper systems are state of the art today for turbine foundations, coal mill, crusher, and fan foundations, condensers, any kind of pumps, and other power plant machinery.
Elastic support of turbines
The elastic support of turbine foundations was developed by GERB together with different machine manufacturers. Today, it is implemented worldwide for turbine generator foundations of all sizes, including the latest generation 1700 MW turbines.
There are several advantages of elastically supported turbine foundations compared to rigid foundations, e.g.:
- Dynamic decoupling of the machinery from the substructure
- Significant reduction of base plate thickness
- Larger clearance below the turbine for condensers and piping
- Reduced construction time and costs
- Protection of the turbine equipment against earthquake impact
- Possibility to compensate soil subsidence, even after commissioning and grid connection
Elastic support of coal mills and crushers
Coal mills and all kind of crushers generate vibrations from operational conditions, which can result in damages, disturbances and interruptions of operations in the power plant processing.
Spring elements and Viscodampers® offers important advantages:
- Reduced foundation dimensions compared to rigid foundations and thus reduction in construction cost
- Vibration protection for humans, surrounding building parts and equipment
- Improvement of operation behavior and reliability of the machinery
- Reduction of downtimes
- Possibility of compensation of subsoil subsidence, even after commissioning
- Protection of machinery against seismic effects
Project references
Fields of application
- Turbines
- Coal mills
- Crushers
- Fans
- Condensers
- Pumps
- Pipework systems
- Offshore plants
- ...
Special applications
Product groups
HELICAL STEEL SPRING ELEMENTS VISCO® DAMPERS TUNED MASS DAMPERS (TMD) NOVODAMP® Closed-cell Polyurethane Further resources
Overview Graphic: Elastic Support of Power Plant Structures, Machinery & Equipment
Further application sectors
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
More about vibration control
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Power Generation
Vibration control for power generation
Safety and reliability for the power industry
Elastic support systems of power plant machinery have significantly contributed to increased technical and economic advantages in power plant development and construction. Today, spring and damper systems are state of the art today for turbine foundations, coal mill, crusher, and fan foundations, condensers, any kind of pumps, and other power plant machinery.
Elastic support of turbines
The elastic support of turbine foundations was developed by GERB together with different machine manufacturers. Today, it is implemented worldwide for turbine generator foundations of all sizes, including the latest generation 1700 MW turbines.
There are several advantages of elastically supported turbine foundations compared to rigid foundations, e.g.:
- Dynamic decoupling of the machinery from the substructure
- Significant reduction of base plate thickness
- Larger clearance below the turbine for condensers and piping
- Reduced construction time and costs
- Protection of the turbine equipment against earthquake impact
- Possibility to compensate soil subsidence, even after commissioning and grid connection
Elastic support of coal mills and crushers
Coal mills and all kind of crushers generate vibrations from operational conditions, which can result in damages, disturbances and interruptions of operations in the power plant processing.
Spring elements and Viscodampers® offers important advantages:
- Reduced foundation dimensions compared to rigid foundations and thus reduction in construction cost
- Vibration protection for humans, surrounding building parts and equipment
- Improvement of operation behavior and reliability of the machinery
- Reduction of downtimes
- Possibility of compensation of subsoil subsidence, even after commissioning
- Protection of machinery against seismic effects
Project references
Fields of application
- Turbines
- Coal mills
- Crushers
- Fans
- Condensers
- Pumps
- Pipework systems
- Offshore plants
- ...
Further resources
Overview Graphic: Elastic Support of Power Plant Structures, Machinery & Equipment
Further application sectors
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
More about vibration control
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