E:KCITATION
SYSTEMS
AND
AUTOMATIC
FDC
DEVICES
85
84
CEAPTER
1IENEE
circuit
is
of
t.he
seif-excitation
type
the continuous
current
generator
is moua-
ted
directly
on
the shatt
of
the
synchronous
gensrator
rotor. If
the
continuous
curuent
generator (exciter)
is driven
by
an indivitiuai
motor suppiied from
the
power
s1'stem,
use is made o{ separate excitation.
To
improve
the
reliability of
excitation systems, the tendencv
is now
to
replace
d.c.
commutator
machines
by
semiconductor
devices.
,g-*:l1t-"-t^:tl |::chfrge
its
fieid.
These
circumstances
have
been
considered
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a
uu
z.
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yilh
the
srate
standard
Gosr,
rhe
excitarion
sysrems
must
eiisure
an
exci'ua'r,ion
forcing
muitipiiciiy
factor
of
not
less
than
i to"renerernrs
and
syucrlrono.us
c-apacitors,
whiie
the
rate
of
excitation
rise
;i;;f;"ffff;
]ess
than
2 unit,s
of
-ercitation/second.
The
fieid
djschar-ge
control (FDC)
di.sconnects
the
excitation
ri.rcuit
of
the
rotor
winding
from
the
d.c,.
source
or another
method
i.
"r"a
io-*oo
the
current
fios'
in
the
rotor
circuit,
such
as
the
cuttinf
out
of -ssnissuductor
devices.
The
action
of
the
FDC
is
more
efJective
*[r"-tn"
stator
emf quickit
d*;;;
the
value
at
which
arc
self-extinguishiog_occ,rrs
il
;il;t"il-*li.
to
the
srator
insulation'
Self-extinguishing
of
irc
uruiitl'
o.r"".
at
b00
volts
oi
less.
The
resi-
dual
emf
due
to
thJ
residuil
magretizaiion
does
not
exceed
ls0-200
volts-
The
functioning
of the
FDC
is
co'mpulsory
when
fauits
o"r,r,
irrride
the
gene-
rator'
The generg-tol
operation
is
allowed
witUout
exiitation
during
self-syn-
chronization
until
the generator
reaches..th.e
hlpo-.yochronous
speed
and
the
Igtol
winding
is
changed
over
from
the
discharliog
iesistance
to
carry
the
full
field
current.
Disconnection
of the Fl^)C ,].r.,ri.., ?,
tor
result*io
".yo.tronous
tperation
witir
resperr
rJrT.H;1tJ:1.::#"
senera-
-
If
reserve
power
is
avaiiable
in-a power
f;.t"*,
the'generriot.
which
lose
their
excitation
are
automatically'
did;;;;tea""s
the
b1o-cking
c-ontacts
of the
FDC
device
send
,
triP
signal
i9
tle
outpui-t.l"y--
oi-tn.
pioi"ction
s'srem.
With-a
shortage
of
a3tive
p-o*nr
in
|he
por,-*
ri=ten;'r,he
tnrbogei;;ffif'";;t
be.allowed
to
operate
v'ithout
excitation
for
some
time
(1s
6-30;;;r;;i
provided
the
active
load_
of the
generator-in
..i,rr"hroooo=
Jpur.ii"n
is
reduced
to
a value
approximatelv
40 pEr
cent
of the
rating
so that
the
generator
is
protected
against
current
overioading.
\vith
the
TGv--200
(TrB-200;
aia
rc\r-300_-(TrB-300)
rurbogeuerators
emplgrling^gas-discharge
tube
exciiation
and
rhe
TVv
ifgBL'{oili,
rvrt
-2aa-z
and
TV\t--320-2
cran4Iaf npc -.]ri^'L
--,^-:+,-.4: --
roa*iri^-^ _,-6^:"::.:,::"-:X"l
ubc
err{,llarlon
energ},
Irom
-semjconductor
rvvlrrrsr;t
ulJtrrdLru!
ur tlle
rIJu
ogvlces
and
arc
extinction
ma-v
causg
overvol-
tages
dangerous
to
the
insulation
materials
of
rhe
;";;;.-\ilt;d;lirectivesrs-lj
prescribe
the
use
of.discharges
operaring
at 2.4
u1;
[i..2
kv;;;i'tl
protec.r
the
rotor
iasuiation
against
rupiures.
To
prevent
dangerous
bverload
of rotors
having
forcecl
winding
cooling,
their
excitation
control
devices
are
furnished
rvith"
r iot"ing-lititrr.
In
FDC
devices
which
su'itch
the
rotor
oindiog.
t;-
;;;..]r*rg.
resistor
(Fig'
3-1),
the
stored
electromagnetic
energi'ls
aisiipited
in
the
1irm
of
heat
by
resistor
ft/. The
greater
this
reiist?ng.e,t[e
rrigtrer
ii..
"oii*g;"*;ors
the
rotor
terninals
and
the
quicker
the
field
discharge
iro"*r..
The
p;t;ir.iur*
voltase
across
the
rotor
terminals-d-epencls
on
the
iisuiation
effectiven;*
U;;"iIrTf;;
resistance
is
four-
to
five-fold
of the
rotor
u.inding
v'hen
in
the
warmed
state-
Resistance
R2 is
about
tr0-fold
the
resistance
of tle
exciter
fieid
coil
again
in
the
warmed
ilondition.
\47hen
the.generator^is
idling
tire
field
discharge
time
i-s
S
Lo
T
s.
The
rotor
current
and
the
value
of
emf
drop
foilows
the
expEnentiai
curve
(Fig.
B€).
Th;
s
t
t
0
0.5
1.0
t.5
Fic.
3-2.
Determining
tbe
mean
rate of
excitation
rise
Fig. 3-3. Changes
in
generator voltage after
operat,ion
of FDC
according
to
Fig.
3-1
(no-
]oad
runnins):
troc is
FDC
operating
time
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