Plant Electrical Systems

Generators Auxiliaries

Plant Electrical Systems Generators Auxiliaries

Generator Auxiliary Systems

We help utilities to build and maintain reliable power system installations safely and efficiently. Our ICE and innovative systems assist you to achieve reliable and economical power supply. Regardless of your type of generator, the ABB integration experts can design an electrical system for your specific power process needs delivering a safe, reliable and economical system integration, leading to a safe and reliable operation of the generator within your power facility. Excitation Systems Generator and Unit Protection Synchronization Measuring and Metering Static Starter System

Following types are common: Brushless excitation systems, with rotating exciter machines and Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR), or Static excitation systems (SES), feeding rotor directly from thyristor bridges via brushes Main functions of the excitation system are to provide variable DC current with short-time overload capability, controlling terminal voltage with suitable accuracy, ensure stable operation with network and/or other machines, contribution to transient stability subsequent to a fault, communicate with the power plant control system and to keep machine within permissible operating range. Main Features ABB supplies state of the art microprocessorbased voltage regulators for synchronous machines with rotating exciter and static excitation systems for high performance control of all kinds of synchronous machines (motors and generators). Our product range provides the possibility to comply with any customer specification.

Excitation Systems
Business Application In power plant excitation systems has a powerful impact on generator dynamic performance and availability, it ensures quality of generator voltage and reactive power, i.e. quality of power plant delivered energy to consumers.

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Plant Electrical Systems Generators Auxiliaries

Customer Benefit Advantages of ABB excitation systems are: Most modern, state of the art technology Reduced operation costs: less maintenance time, less outage time due to modern fault tracing programs and tools as well as possible remote diagnosis Better contribution to power supply stability: faster response time and better stabilization of power oscillations due to IEEE Power System Stabilizers (PSS) Higher availability due to automatic redundant excitation systems We provide a worldwide support network for service and spare parts. We have the largest human resource dedicated to excitation business worldwide and provide professional training at ABB University. ABB static excitation systems are simply the most sophisticated.

Depending on power plant layout and its functional concept the hardware should allow a tailored solution with a minimum of components A maximum degree of integrated protection and belonging logics should be possible in a system to reduce the auxiliary components, thus increasing availability, dependability and security of the overall protection concept.

Generator and Unit Protection

Business Application The term generator unit protection is the combination of protections for generator; unit transformer and auxiliary transformer in power and waste to energy plants. Generators and unit transformers are subject to a number of possible hazards for which protection should be provided. The main objective of generator protection is to detect faults and abnormal conditions as fast as possible and, in case of fault, to avoid extending the damage to a minimum. Main Features Protection scheme for Generator and unit transformers depend on many factors, such as size and importance of the machine, type of prime mover, grounding, protection philosophy etc, thereto, two main subjects must be taken into consideration at the design stage: Proper overall concept with coordinated main and backup protection functional strategy. Selection should be based more on generators importance than on its rating

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Customer Benefit ABB unit protection is a modular hardware flexible concept based on microprocessortechnology allowing individual user the selection of the protection functions considering adequate redundancy. These ensure a reliable, safe, and economical operation of the generator.

Synchronization
Business Application Life network systems components cannot be connected unless their voltage curves coincide otherwise the electrical stresses become too high and can lead to distortion of systems equipment. While with direct current it is sufficient to have same system components voltages and polarities, with three-phase alternating current system the voltage, frequency, phase angle and phase sequence must match together. Synchronization instruments are used in all power generation plants and networks to ensure safe and reliable operation.

Main Features The standard synchronizing instruments are double frequency meter, double voltmeter and synchronoscope. Today digital control technology offers the option of feeding the input signals of these instruments directly to an automatic synchronization device, which independently trips the closing operation at the right time. When switching-on networks parts, it is sufficient to use an automatic synchronization instrument, e.g. the synchrocheck design of the SYNCHROTACT family range, which prevents switching in asynchronous mode with high differences in phase angles and voltages. Automatic synchronization equipment is also recommended when switching-on generators with life network. This brings automatically the speed and voltage of the generator into a preset tolerance range before connecting both system, under the consideration of voltage, frequency, phase angle and circuit breakers switching times. Digital dual channel and redundant synchronizing systems are available allowing the selection of a higher degree of safety and availability.

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Plant Electrical Systems Generators Auxiliaries

Customer Benefit Our innovative devices and systems applications provide you with a unique features and quality. If synchronizing system is not properly adjusted or fail, stress on synchronous machine will be the result and the whole plant trips or even the whole synchronous machine will be damaged. Therefore ABB synchronizing system is a safety relevant system that assists you to achieve reliable and economical power supply. We can provide you also with a worldwide support network and professional training.

Static Starter System

Business Application The gas turbine needs help to come to its firing point (around 60% of rated speed). For gas turbines of above 40 MW this help can be provided in two basically different ways: Pony motor with gearbox that engages on the main shaft A Static Frequency Converter (SFC) connected directly to the generator terminals that will drive the generator as a motor for the start-up phase

Measuring and Metering

In power generating plants measuring and metering equipment of high accuracy class are used to determine the values and amount of power supplied from the generating plant to the consumers. This includes among others current, voltage, active and reactive power. These measures will be used for billing of the consumed power and statistics. We integrate these equipment in our ICE solution ensuring reliable and economical solution.

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Plant Electrical Systems

Generators Auxiliaries

Main Features ABB static starter will softly accelerate the generator without vibrations or voltage drop in the grid. The same SFC can be used for purging and slow turning during cooling down. One SFC can be used to start several generators one after the other through selection boards. Customer Benefit ABB was the first company to identify this possibility and to implement it. The static starter has proven to be an extraordinary reliable and indispensable system for gas turbo sets. Our developed system ensures the following benefits:

Reliable start and higher availability of the gas turbine Lower investments (compared to mechanical solutions) The SFC cubicle construction allows friendly maintenance and minimum of space and foundation costs The mechanical wear of the SFC is limited to the cooling ventilators

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