Power Station Actuator Replacement

Replacing hydraulic and electric actuators

At power stations, IPT Engineering has replaced obsolete and unreliable hydraulic and electric actuators on fan vanes, dampers and valves, re-engineering each application with Beck electric actuators.

The original drives brought high-cost maintenance, process weaknesses and the environmental hazards associated with hydraulic power packs. Each replacement was engineered to remove those problems for good.

The Results

ID Fan Vane Damper Actuator: 100 Million Starts

Proven in service since 2013

The Beck actuator on the ID fan vane damper was installed in 2013. When its run data was checked in 2021, it had made over 100 million starts in about eight years of continuous modulating service.

That level of fine modulating control helps improve air flow through the boiler, improving performance. It is also why we describe Beck actuators as fit and forget.

Before & After

Original drives and the Beck electric actuators that replaced them, in the same positions.

Original hydraulic ID fan vane damper drive at a power station
BeforeOriginal hydraulic drive on the ID fan vane damper
Beck electric actuator on an ID fan vane damper, replacing a hydraulic drive
AfterBeck electric actuator on the ID fan vane damper, installed in 2013 and still in service
Original electric actuator on a power station damper
BeforeOriginal electric drive
Beck electric actuator replacing an obsolete electric drive
AfterBeck electric actuator replacement
Original feed regulating valve actuator
BeforeOriginal feed regulating valve drive
Beck actuator on a boiler feed regulating valve
AfterBeck actuator on the feed regulating valve, allowing the system section to be recommissioned
Original superheat actuator with handwheel at a power station
BeforeOriginal superheat actuator
Beck electric superheat actuator on an IPT-designed support bracket
AfterBeck superheat actuator on a support bracket designed by IPT, with IPT supporting the installation

More Power Station Installations

Beck electric actuator on a fuel feed diverter gate
Beck actuator on a fuel feed diverter
Beck electric actuator on a water treatment plant valve
Beck actuator on a water treatment plant valve

Power Station Applications

See our actuator replacement services and the Beck actuator range.

Discuss Your Application

Have an obsolete, unreliable or unsupported actuator? Send us the nameplate details or a photograph and we will review the application. Contact us or send us the details.