Title :
Excitation control of the synchronous generator
Author :
Schaefer, Richard C. ; Kim, Kiyong
Author_Institution :
Basler Electr. of Highland, IL, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe how we are seeing a major technology change in the movement away from analog control to digital control of synchronous generators. An excitation system is now reduced to a single integrated assembly that includes the automatic voltage regulator (AVR), field current regulator (manual control), excitation limiters and even protection. Reliability is enhanced as multiple devices are implemented into the single component with multitasking microprocessors. This paper highlights a classic digital excitation system interconnected in a generator system
Keywords :
digital control; electric current control; exciters; machine control; machine protection; power engineering computing; synchronous generators; voltage control; automatic voltage regulator; digital excitation control; excitation limiters; field current regulator; manual control; protection; synchronous generator; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Automatic voltage control; Communication system control; Control systems; Digital control; Human factors; Integrated circuit interconnections; Regulators; Synchronous generators;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/2943.911188
