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SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS
Thomas W. Eberly
Richard C. Schaefer
Member, IEEE
Southern California Edison Co.
I. INTRODUCTION
When synchronous generators are tied to a utility bus,
conditions may exist in which it is not desirable for a
generator to use a terminal voltage regulator with reactive
droop compensation. These conditions occur where the
transmission or distribution voltage may be sensitive to
local load fluctuations. The bus voltage may be normal in
Fig. 5. MW Component
B.
Var Control
Phase
Angle
Change
Generator
Voltage
20
2.0%
Field
System Generator
Current
Current
Bus
Voltage
6.4%
5.4%
25.3%
WATTS
MVA
0.53%
2.7%
Phase
Angle
Change
Generator
Voltage
0.15
8.6%
System Generator
Field
Current
Current
Bus
Voltage
9.02%
8%
11.7%
WATTS
MVA
Phase Angle
Change
Generator
Voltage
System Bus
Voltage
Generator
Current
Field Current
WATTS
MVA
VOLTAGE
7.9
0.89%
2.5%
1.08%
10.6%
0.32%
VARS
0.1
3.6%
3.73%
3.63%
4.67%
POWER
FACTOR
3.3%
3.7%
3.3%
4.6%
A.
B.
V. CONCLUSION
VI. REFERENCES
1. National Trademark Brush Digest, Union Carbide
Corporation, Carbon Products Division
2. Eberly, T.W., Schaefer, R.C., Minimum/Maximum
Excitation Limiter Performance Goals for Small
Generation, presented at IEEE Power Engineering Society
95.
3. Jackson, J.Y. Interpretation and Use of Generator
Reactive Capability Diagrams, IEEE Transaction On
Industry and General Applications, Vol. IGA-7, No. 6,
Nov./Dec. 1971.
4. Godhwani, A., Kim, K., Basler, M.J., Design, Test and
Simulation Results of a VAr/Power Factor Controller
Implemented in a Modern Digital Excitation System,
presented at 1998 IEEE Summer Meeting Panel Session.
5. M. J. Basler, R.C. Schaefer, K. Kim, and R. Glenn,
"Voltage Regulator with Dual PID Controllers Enhances
Power System Stability," presented at Hydrovision, 2002.
6. A. Godhwani, M.J. Basler, and T.W. Eberly,
"Commissioning and Operational Experience with a
Modern Digital Excitation System," in IEEE Transactions on
Energy Conversion, Vol. 13, No. 2, June 1998.
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