Maybe 2 megawatt motor? (Motor porn)

There's 2 of these guys, one on each side, driven by 4 750 kW generators. Check out the size of those power cables... bigger than my leg. The motor is about 8-10 feet long .

What are they driving ?
....ot is this the prototype for the Tesla truck ? :lol:

The largest 3 phase induction motor I've stood next to was 15MW, which was shaft coupled to a brushed DC motor of half that again. Hundreds of commutator segments and dozens of 6" long brushes, which required frequent replacement. Interesting stuff to a nerd

Punx0r said:

The largest 3 phase induction motor I've stood next to was 15MW ... Interesting stuff to a nerd

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My my. What was that driving?

Hillhater said:

What are they driving ?
....ot is this the prototype for the Tesla truck ? :lol:

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Hahaha, that's in the motor room of the Sally Ride research vessel on its maiden voyage. I've got a friend who's a systems engineer who maintains those engines and basically deals with anything that breaks on the boat, and he gave me a midnight tour when it was docked in San Francisco Bay. Check out the bridge room with the Bay Bridge in the windows:







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Sorry my phone camera is half broken and takes purplish noisy pictures.

You're lucky to have the opportunity of an informal tour like that - it looks very interesting

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Punx0r said:

The largest 3 phase induction motor I've stood next to was 15MW ... Interesting stuff to a nerd

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My my. What was that driving?

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A very large, very high speed fan

Biggest motor I've seen was on a nuclear submarine, but i can't say much about it.