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Comprehensive Solutions
Integrated Electrical Systems and I&C Solutions

Excitation Systems

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Integrated Electrical Systems and I&C Solutions

Turbine-Generator Overview
Unit I&C
Turbine
Control

Exitation system

Unit protection

Synchronization

Power grid
x

Unit switchgear
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Excitation System
Tasks and Structure
Supply of DC excitation current to rotor winding of generator

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Control of DC excitation current such that generator voltage is maintained constant within
the set tolerances (Automatic Voltage Regulator AVR)
Excitation systems
for
generators with exciters

Excitation systems
for
static excitation

Open- and closedloop controls

incl. AVR
G

Open- and closedloop controls

incl. AVR

EM

G
HEM

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Generator rating

Excitation systems
for
generators
with exciters

0,01

0,1

10

100

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Excitation Systems for Synchronous Generators

Product Spectrum

1000 MVA

SIPOL
RG3-S7
RG3-T4
THYRISIEM

Excitation systems
for
load-dependent
static excitation

THYRIPART
THYRIPOL-L

Excitation systems
for
THYRIPOL
static excitation

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SIPOL System

Open- and
closedloop controls

EM

HEM

Mounting plate
dimensions:
580x600x350 mm

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SIPOL Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

for small Synchronous Generators with Exciters
Excitation output rating up to 20 A DC
Transistorized chopper regulators
Digital open- and closed-loop control functions
Operating modes (with bumpless changeover)
and user-adjustable limiters as follows:
Automatic voltage regulator, excitation current
controller, reactive power or power factor
controller
Potential free output interfaces
Overvoltage protection and de-excitation
Options:
Analog value outputs
Installation in 8MF cabinet or Rittal enclosure
Excitation system is supplied fully assembled,
tested and installed on a mounting plate

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RG3-S7 Modular Excitation System for Voltage Regulation,

Synchronization and Protection of Synchronous Generators

Open- and
closedloop controls

Configurable excitation system:

- Digital open- and closed-loop control functions up to 40 A DC
- Operating modes (with bumpless changeover) and
user-adustable limiters as follows:
Automatic voltage regulator, excitation current controller,
reactive power or power factor controller

Automatic synchronizer:
Bumpless and fully automatic synchronization by means of
RAISE/LOWER pulses to generator or voltage regulator

EM

HEM

Configurable generator protection:

- Digital, configurable generator protection,
- 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-S7 System

RG3-T4 System
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RG3-T4 Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

for small Synchronous Generators with Exciter Sets

- Excitation output rating from 4 A to above 90 A

Regelung
Open- and
und
closedloop
controls
Steuerung

- Transistorized chopper regulator in four-quadrant

operation
- Digital open- and closed-loop control functions
- 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
and user-adjustable limiters

EM

- Online self monitoring and signaling

HEM

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- High reliability and plannable availability level (by

appropriate redundancy concept)

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THYRISIEM System

Open- and
closedloop controls

EM
HEM

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THYRISIEM Excitation and Voltage Regulation System

for Synchronous Generators with Exciter Sets
- Excitation output rating from 50 A to 225 A
- Fully controlled thyristor controller
- Digital open- and closed-loop control
functions and data acquisition
- Straghtforward 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
- Power supply from pilot exciter (150/400Hz)
and /or from unit auxiliary supply (50/60Hz)

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THYRIPART System
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THYRIPART Static Compound Excitation and Voltage

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
Regelung
Openand
und
closedSteuerung
loop
controls

- High reliability and availability level through

use of small
number of uncomplicated components
- Digital open- and closed-loop control with
various
monitoring functions
- Low rate of rise of voltage at output, thereby
particularly suited for older field windings

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THYRIPOL Static Compound Excitation and Voltage Regulation

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
- Straghtforward 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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System THYRIPOL

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

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Excitation Systems
Highlights

Reduced maintenance costs

Higher availability
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