USA - GE Aeroderivative and Package has introduced a system that allows customers to view via the web live operating data from gas turbines being tested at a GE test cell facility.
Known as ‘GE Virtual Test Cell Witness’ this remote monitoring system means that customers may view their engine tests from anywhere in the world, saving the time of attending on-site engine testing at a GE test facility. The system is now available for the LM6000 product line, and will be commercially available for the LM2500 soon.
Each test cell sends turbine data via a PC to the test facility’s control system; the data is sent over the GE network to a dedicated server at the company¹s live data centre in Albany, New York. Using passwords specific to each turbine test customers can remotely view live operating data from a designated web site. An automatic email is sent to customers to notify them of the scheduled test. Customers can view all aspects of the test – the same data available had the customer been physically present.