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Combined Cycle Power Plants: FAQs

DS200NATOG3 circuit board from General Electric. This board can be part of a combined cycle power plant's control system. — A DS200NATOG3 circuit board. This board can be used as part of a combined cycle power plant’s control system.

In this short blog post we’ll answer some of the most common questions about combined cycle power plants.

What is a combined cycle plant?

Power plants generate electricity by driving a generator rotor through connected turbines. Power plants use different ways to generate the force to turn turbine blades. A mechanical force from wind or water or energy capture from fuels like coal, diesel, natural gas, and uranium changing states turn the blades.

A combined-cycle plant is a kind of thermal power plant. It uses a combination of two cycles of different energy capture. The first cycle uses natural gas combustion, which drives the generator. The heat from this cycle is used to create steam. The steam is used in the second cycle to produce energy via a steam turbine before the steam condenses back into water.

Motors and Controllers: FAQs

Motor Controllers like the FlexPak 3000 from Reliance Electric can be found in AX Control's inventory of motors and drives. — The FlexPak 3000 Motor Controller from Reliance Electric

AX Control is one of the largest resellers of motors and controllers in Raleigh, NC and beyond. We see a lot of different parts, and do a lot of repairs. After nearly a decade in business, we know a lot about them. So we thought it was time for us to do one of our FAQs covering some of the most asked questions and issues surrounding motors and controls.

Industrial Surplus: What You Need to Know

AX Control buys industrial surplus like GE Multilin relays, shown here. — GE Multilin 469-P5-HI-A20-H Relay. Part of AX Control’s industrial surplus inventory.

Has your company considered buying or selling industrial surplus for the first time in the last few months? You’re not alone.

A lot of our customers consider buying and selling secondhand components as part of a regular business day. But for some, it’s new territory. The last year created supply chain issues for components like PCBs. This limited how fast manufacturing line upgrades could happen, regardless of social distancing needs. As a result, purchasing agents have expanded the scope of how to fix problems.

We thought it would be a good idea to write a quick guide to clear up confusion on the questions we hear most frequently. Even if you’re not a customer of ours (yet) we hope this will help you understand the process of buying and selling parts.

Industrial Surplus: What is It?

Before we get too far into this, let’s give a good definition of what industrial surplus means.