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Excitation Systems
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Turbine-Generator Overview

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Unit I&C

Turbine
Control

Exitation system Unit protection Synchronization

G x x

Power grid

Unit switchgear

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 Excitation System
Tasks and Structure

ƒ Supply of DC excitation current to rotor winding of generator

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ƒ Control of DC excitation current such that generator voltage is maintained constant within
the set tolerances (Automatic Voltage Regulator AVR)

Excitation systems Excitation systems

for for
generators with exciters static excitation

Open- and closed-

loop controls
incl. AVR

G Open- and closed-

loop controls
incl. AVR

EM
G

HEM

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 Excitation Systems for Synchronous Generators
Product Spectrum

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Generator rating 0,01 0,1 1 10 100 1000 MVA

Excitation systems SIPOL

for
generators
RG3-S7
with exciters

RG3-T4

THYRISIEM

Excitation systems
for
THYRIPART
load-dependent
static excitation THYRIPOL-L

Excitation systems
for THYRIPOL
static excitation

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 SIPOL System

SIPOL Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

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for small Synchronous Generators with Exciters

- Excitation output rating up to 20 A DC

Open- and
closed- - Transistorized chopper regulators
loop controls
- Digital open- and closed-loop control functions
- Operating modes (with bumpless changeover)
and user-adjustable limiters as follows:
G
Automatic voltage regulator, excitation current
controller, reactive power or power factor
EM controller
- Potential free output interfaces
- Overvoltage protection and de-excitation
- Options:
HEM
· Analog value outputs
· Installation in 8MF cabinet or Rittal enclosure
- Excitation system is supplied fully assembled,
Mounting plate
dimensions: tested and installed on a mounting plate
580x600x350 mm

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 RG3-S7 System

RG3-S7 Modular Excitation System for Voltage Regulation,

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Synchronization and Protection of Synchronous Generators
Configurable excitation system:
- Digital open- and closed-loop control functions up to 40 A DC
Open- and
closed-
- Operating modes (with bumpless changeover) and
loop controls user-adustable limiters as follows:
Automatic voltage regulator, excitation current controller,
reactive power or power factor controller
G
Automatic synchronizer:
Bumpless and fully automatic synchronization by means of
EM
RAISE/LOWER pulses to generator or voltage regulator

Configurable generator protection:

- Digital, configurable generator protection,
HEM
- all protection functions integrated into just two devices

Excitation, synchronization and protection systems

supplied fully assembled and tested. Little
commissioning effort is thus required (giving short
outage times)

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 RG3-T4 System

RG3-T4 Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

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for small Synchronous Generators with Exciter Sets

- Excitation output rating from 4 A to above 90 A

Regelung
Open- and - Transistorized chopper regulator in four-quadrant
und
closed-
operation
Steuerung
loop controls
- Digital open- and closed-loop control functions
G - Extremely flexible system, allowing its use with all
different generator types, power supplies,
operation and control concepts
- Automatic voltage regulator, excitation current
controller, reactive power or power factor controller
EM and user-adjustable limiters
- Online self monitoring and signaling
HEM - High reliability and plannable availability level (by
appropriate redundancy concept)

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 THYRISIEM System

THYRISIEM Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

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for Synchronous Generators with Exciter Sets

- Excitation output rating from 50 A to 225 A

- Fully controlled thyristor controller
Open- and - Digital open- and closed-loop control
closed-
loop controls functions and data acquisition
- Straíghtforward operation and monitoring
G from control room or via monitor panel in
cabinet door
- High reliability and plannable availability level
(by appropriate redundancy concept)
- Online self-monitoring
EM - Freely plannable, plain language fault alarms
- Power supply from pilot exciter (150/400Hz)
HEM and /or from unit auxiliary supply (50/60Hz)

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 THYRIPART System

THYRIPART Static Compound Excitation and Voltage

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Regulation System for Synchronous Generators

- Excitation output rating from 100 A to above

600 A
- Self-excited, thus has black start capability
- Short-circuit current boosting by
compoundng for selective short-circuit
protection
- High reliability and availability level through
Regelung
Open- and use of small
und
closed-
Steuerung
loop controls number of uncomplicated components
- Digital open- and closed-loop control with
G
various
monitoring functions
- Low rate of rise of voltage at output, thereby
particularly suited for older field windings

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 System THYRIPOL

THYRIPOL Static Compound Excitation and Voltage Regulation

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for Synchronous Generators

- Air-cooled resin-encapsulated excitation

transformer
- Excitation output rating from 1000 A to above
6000 A
- Fully controlled thyristor converter
- Fully digital open- and closed-loop control
functions from actual value acquisition to
generation of trigger pulses
- Straíghtforward operation and monitoring from
control room or via monitor panel in cabinet
door
- High reliability and plannable availability level
(by appropriate redundancy concept)
- Online self-monitoring
- Freely plannable, plain language fault alarms
- Options: - Low current levels of above 100 A
- Compounding (THYRIPOL- L)

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 Excitation Systems
Highlights

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„ Static excitation system integrated in plant I&C system

„ Operation displays on plant I&C

„ Remote operation and supervision via HMI

„ Fast response time for excitation current control and automatic voltage regulation AVR
„ Fast and accurate closed loop control functions
„ Self-monitoring
„ Fault analysis system

Reduced maintenance costs

Higher availability

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