
E:KCITATION 
SYSTEMS 
AND 
AUTOMATIC 
FDC 
DEVICES
85
84
CEAPTER 
1IENEE
circuit 
is 
of 
t.he 
seif-excitation 
type 
the  continuous 
current 
generator 
is moua-
ted 
directly 
on 
the shatt 
of 
the 
synchronous 
gensrator 
rotor.  If 
the 
continuous
curuent 
generator  (exciter) 
is driven 
by 
an indivitiuai 
motor  suppiied  from 
the
power 
s1'stem, 
use is made o{ separate excitation.
To 
improve 
the 
reliability  of 
excitation  systems, the  tendencv 
is  now 
to
replace 
d.c. 
commutator 
machines 
by 
semiconductor 
devices.
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its 
fieid. 
These 
circumstances 
have 
been 
considered
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a 
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z.
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yilh 
the 
srate 
standard 
Gosr, 
rhe 
excitarion 
sysrems 
must
eiisure 
an 
exci'ua'r,ion 
forcing 
muitipiiciiy 
factor 
of 
not 
less 
than 
i  to"renerernrs
and 
syucrlrono.us 
c-apacitors, 
whiie 
the 
rate 
of 
excitation 
rise 
;i;;f;"ffff;
]ess 
than 
2 unit,s 
of 
-ercitation/second.
The 
fieid 
djschar-ge 
control (FDC) 
di.sconnects 
the 
excitation 
ri.rcuit 
of 
the
rotor 
winding 
from 
the 
d.c,. 
source 
or another 
method 
i. 
"r"a 
io-*oo 
the 
current
fios' 
in 
the 
rotor 
circuit, 
such 
as 
the 
cuttinf 
out 
of -ssnissuductor 
devices.
The 
action 
of 
the 
FDC 
is 
more 
efJective 
*[r"-tn" 
stator 
emf quickit 
d*;;;
the 
value 
at 
which 
arc 
self-extinguishiog_occ,rrs 
il 
;il;t"il-*li. 
to 
the 
srator
insulation' 
Self-extinguishing 
of 
irc 
uruiitl' 
o.r"". 
at 
b00 
volts 
oi 
less. 
The 
resi-
dual 
emf 
due 
to 
thJ 
residuil 
magretizaiion 
does 
not 
exceed 
ls0-200 
volts-
The 
functioning 
of the 
FDC 
is 
co'mpulsory 
when 
fauits 
o"r,r, 
irrride 
the 
gene-
rator' 
The generg-tol 
operation 
is 
allowed 
witUout 
exiitation 
during 
self-syn-
chronization 
until 
the generator 
reaches..th.e 
hlpo-.yochronous 
speed 
and 
the
Igtol 
winding 
is 
changed 
over 
from 
the 
discharliog 
iesistance 
to 
carry 
the 
full
field 
current. 
Disconnection 
of the Fl^)C ,].r.,ri.., ?,
tor 
result*io 
".yo.tronous 
tperation 
witir 
resperr 
rJrT.H;1tJ:1.::#" 
senera-
- 
If 
reserve 
power 
is 
avaiiable 
in-a power 
f;.t"*, 
the'generriot. 
which 
lose
their 
excitation 
are 
automatically' 
did;;;;tea""s 
the 
b1o-cking 
c-ontacts 
of the
FDC 
device 
send 
, 
triP 
signal 
i9 
tle 
outpui-t.l"y-- 
oi-tn. 
pioi"ction 
s'srem.
With-a 
shortage 
of 
a3tive 
p-o*nr 
in 
|he 
por,-* 
ri=ten;'r,he 
tnrbogei;;ffif'";;t
be.allowed 
to 
operate 
v'ithout 
excitation 
for 
some 
time 
(1s 
6-30;;;r;;i
provided 
the 
active 
load_ 
of the 
generator-in 
..i,rr"hroooo= 
Jpur.ii"n 
is 
reduced
to 
a value 
approximatelv 
40 pEr 
cent 
of the 
rating 
so that 
the 
generator 
is
protected 
against 
current 
overioading.
\vith 
the 
TGv--200 
(TrB-200; 
aia 
rc\r-300_-(TrB-300) 
rurbogeuerators
emplgrling^gas-discharge 
tube 
exciiation 
and 
rhe 
TVv 
ifgBL'{oili, 
rvrt 
-2aa-z
and 
TV\t--320-2 
cran4Iaf npc  -.]ri^'L 
--,^-:+,-.4: --
roa*iri^-^  _,-6^:"::.:,::"-:X"l 
ubc 
err{,llarlon 
energ}, 
Irom 
-semjconductor
rvvlrrrsr;t 
ulJtrrdLru! 
ur  tlle 
rIJu 
ogvlces 
and 
arc 
extinction 
ma-v 
causg 
overvol-
tages 
dangerous 
to 
the 
insulation 
materials 
of 
rhe 
;";;;.-\ilt;d;lirectivesrs-lj
prescribe 
the 
use 
of.discharges 
operaring 
at 2.4 
u1; 
[i..2 
kv;;;i'tl 
protec.r 
the
rotor 
iasuiation 
against 
rupiures.
To 
prevent 
dangerous 
bverload 
of  rotors 
having 
forcecl 
winding 
cooling,
their 
excitation 
control 
devices 
are 
furnished 
rvith" 
r  iot"ing-lititrr.
In 
FDC 
devices 
which 
su'itch 
the 
rotor 
oindiog. 
t;- 
;;;..]r*rg. 
resistor
(Fig' 
3-1), 
the 
stored 
electromagnetic 
energi'ls 
aisiipited 
in 
the 
1irm 
of 
heat 
by
resistor 
ft/.  The 
greater 
this 
reiist?ng.e,t[e 
rrigtrer 
ii.. 
"oii*g;"*;ors 
the 
rotor
terninals 
and 
the 
quicker 
the 
field 
discharge 
iro"*r.. 
The 
p;t;ir.iur* 
voltase
across 
the 
rotor 
terminals-d-epencls 
on 
the 
iisuiation 
effectiven;* 
U;;"iIrTf;;
resistance 
is 
four- 
to 
five-fold 
of the 
rotor 
u.inding 
v'hen 
in 
the 
warmed 
state-
Resistance 
R2 is 
about 
tr0-fold 
the 
resistance 
of tle 
exciter 
fieid 
coil 
again 
in
the 
warmed 
ilondition.
\47hen 
the.generator^is 
idling 
tire 
field 
discharge 
time 
i-s 
S 
Lo 
T 
s. 
The 
rotor
current 
and 
the 
value 
of 
emf 
drop 
foilows 
the 
expEnentiai 
curve 
(Fig. 
B€). 
Th;
s
t
t
0 
0.5 
1.0 
t.5
Fic. 
3-2. 
Determining 
tbe 
mean 
rate  of
excitation 
rise
Fig.  3-3. Changes 
in 
generator voltage after
operat,ion 
of FDC 
according 
to 
Fig. 
3-1 
(no-
]oad 
runnins): 
troc  is 
FDC 
operating 
time
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