Platform
The machine makes power. The electronics make it yours.
Conventional generation hard-couples the engine to the electrical output. MagnaVolt separates them: a gas turbine and high-speed generators produce the energy. A custom AC-to-AC conversion stage shapes it to whatever bus you run. Every subsystem is an independent module: compact and built for quick, easy service.
MAGNA-502 gas turbine
The prime mover: an aeroderivative of the Lycoming T55. Turbines carry the best power-to-weight ratio of any continuous-power machine, which is what makes a 3 MW plant something you can move instead of something you pour concrete for.
- 3,356 kW (4,500 shp) shaft output at 100 % load
- A fraction of the mass of reciprocating plant
- Designed for transport and fast siting
High-speed generators
The turbine mechanically drives our high-speed generators. No reduction gearbox forcing the machine to spin at grid speed, the generator runs where the turbine is happiest, producing high-frequency AC the conversion stage is purpose-built to consume.
- Direct mechanical drive from the turbine
- No gearbox tying shaft speed to grid frequency
- Compact, high-power-density machines
The EPCU, Extreme Power Conversion Unit
Our conversion stage rectifies the generators' high-frequency output onto a high-voltage DC link, then synthesizes exactly the waveform your bus needs, built on silicon-carbide switching for power density conventional electronics can't reach. The DC link fully decouples output from shaft speed: 50 Hz utility grid, 60 Hz industrial bus, 400 Hz specialized loads, or direct DC, same machine.
- AC → DC → AC through a 1500 V DC link
- Silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductors throughout
- Direct-DC output from the link, storage and DC-bus ready
- Scales 400 kW to 3.2 MW by paralleling 67 kg (148 lb) modules
- Liquid cooled, independent loops per conversion stage
- Ethernet and CAN control, hardware E-stop integration
Why it matters
Decoupling the load from the machine changes what a generator is.
One machine, every grid
A unit that serves a 60 Hz Texas pad can serve a 50 Hz allied base. Fleet flexibility is built into the electronics, not bolted on.
Commissioning, not re-engineering
Changing output configuration is a commissioning task performed by MagnaVolt. It is not a hardware swap and not a new purchase.
Scale by addition
3 MW per unit. More load, more units. The units are the increment, so growth is a delivery schedule rather than a construction project.
Service by module
Cooling, power electronics, and the turbine-generator set are independent. Fault isolation is physical. Service is a module swap rather than a teardown.