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Std 421.5-2005

IEEE STANDARD

VADJF

Voltage adjuster change permissive input command

VADJMAX

Maximum voltage adjuster output

VADJMIN

Minimum voltage adjuster output

VAL

Regulator voltage reference (Type DEC1A)

VAMAX, AMIN

Maximum and minimum voltage regulator outputs

VAN

Internal signal (Type DEC1A)

VB

Available exciter voltage

VC

Output of terminal voltage transducer and load compensation elements

VC1

Signal proportional to compensated terminal voltage

VCL

Voltage adjuster lower input command

VCLMT

Maximum pf/var controller output

VCR

Voltage adjuster raise input command

VD

Discontinuous controller internal voltage (Type DEC2A)

VE

Exciter voltage back of commutating reactance

VE1, VE2

Exciter alternator output voltages back of commutating reactance at which saturation is

defined

VEMIN

Minimum exciter voltage output

VERR

Voltage error signal Type DC3A model

VF

Excitation system stabilizer output

VFB

UEL optional integrator feedback input signal

VFE

Signal proportional to exciter field current

VFELIM, VFEMAX Exciter field current limit reference

VG

Inner loop voltage feedback

VH

Exciter field current feedback signal

VHMIN, VHMAX High band output limits (Type PSS4B)

VI

Internal signal within voltage regulator

VIMAX, VIMIN

Intermediate band output limits (Type PSS4B)

VIMAX, VIMIN

Voltage regulator input limits

VITMIN

Minimum machine terminal current needed to enable pf/var controller

VK

Discontinuous controller input reference (Type DEC2A)

VLMIN, VLMAX

Low band output limits (Type PSS4B)

VM

Output factor of converter bridge corresponding to firing angle command to thyristors

(Type ST3A, ST4B)

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VN

Rate feedback input variable

VO, VP

Limiter signals (Type DEC1A)

VOEL

Overexcitation limiter output (Type AC1A, AC2A, ST1A)

VPF

PF/var controller signal proportional to power factor

VPF

PF controller output

VPFC_BW

PF controller bandwidth

VPFE

PF controller error

VPFREF

PF controller reference voltage (determined to satisfy initial conditions)

VR

Voltage regulator output

VRMAX, RMIN

Maximum and minimum voltage regulator outputs

VREF

Voltage regulator reference voltage (determined to satisfy initial conditions)

VRH

Voltage determined by rheostat setting (Type DC3A)

VS

Combined PSS and possibly discontinuous control output after any limits or switching, as
summed with terminal voltage and reference signals (in pu equivalent of terminal voltage)

VSI, VSI1, VSI2

PSS inputs (speed, power, or frequency deviation)

VST

PSS output (in pu equivalent of terminal voltage)

VSTMIN, VSTMAX PSS output limits

V T ,V T

Synchronous machine terminal voltage

VTC

Terminal voltage level reference (Type DEC1A)

VTM, TTN

Voltage limits (Type DEC1A)

VTMIN

Terminal undervoltage comparison level (Type DEC3A)

VUC

UEL center plus operating point phasor magnitude

VUEL

Underexcitation limiter output

VUerr

UEL error signal

VUImax, VUImin

UEL integrator output limits

VULmax, VULmin UEL output limits

VUR

UEL radius phasor magnitude

VVAR

Synchronous machine reactive power output

VVAR

Var controller output

VVARC_BW

Var controller bandwidth

VVARE

Var controller error

VVARREF

Var controller reference voltage (determined to satisfy initial conditions)

VVTMAX

Maximum machine terminal voltage for pf/var controller to be enabled

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VVTMAX

Maximum machine terminal voltage for var controller to be enabled

VVTMIN

Minimum machine terminal voltage needed to enable pf/var controller

VVTMIN

Minimum machine terminal voltage needed to enable var controller

VX

Signal proportional to exciter saturation

XC

Reactance component of load compensation

XL

Reactance associated with potential source

Potential circuit phase angle (degrees)

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