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J990 Power Electronics Excitation Systems and Synchronous Machines Fundamentals

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Course description

J990 Power Electronics


Excitation Systems and
Synchronous Machines Fundamentals
Course goal
UNITROL ® is the name of ABB excitation systems for
synchronous machines. This basic course introduces
the fundamentals of excitation and the UNITROL family.

Learning objectives
The learning objectives is to teach students the basics
of an excitation system, including the effects on the
synchronous machine, regulator functions, converter
configurations, field suppression, start-up, the effect of
limiters, redundancy and type of control. Transient behavior of the synchronous machine
Upon completion of this course, the students: Load rejection
Know the behavior of the synchronous machine Line disturbances
Understand the importance of the excitation Demonstration using generator-grid simulator
Know the principle design of excitation systems
Know the influence of excitation to the synchronous Excitation systems for synchronous machines
machine relating to the generator Excitation systems for synchronous machines
Voltage, reactive power and stability Requirements of excitation systems
Design of excitation systems
Participants Major components of excitation systems
Project design, commissioning, instrumentation and Channel configuration
control engineers Regulator, limiters
Operating, testing and maintenance personnel Superimposed regulators (reactive power, power
Sales personnel who wish to gain a basic knowledge as factor)
well as a system overview Power system stabilizer (PSS)
Mode of operation
Prerequisites Redundancy
De-excitation, field suppression, Crowbar
Basic knowledge in electronics and electrical machines Start-up sequence
Introduction to the UNITROL® family
Topics Rectifier basics
Introduction to the synchronous machine
Substitution diagram and its characteristic data Methods
Steady-state behavior of the synchronous machine Lectures
No-load operation Demonstration of the synchronous machine's behavior
Island operation using computer calculation program
Parallel operation Real time demonstration on a generator simulator

Duration
2 days
Number of Participants: max. 15
Course description

J990 Power Electronics


Excitation Systems and
Synchronous Machines Fundamentals

Course outline

Day 1 Day 2
Introduction / General Recap day 1
What is an Excitation System Main component of an excitation system
The steady state behavior of synchronous Channel configuration, redundancy principle
machine
Philosophy of converter redundancy
- The vector diagram of the synchronous machine
- Capability curve (Power Chart) of the Supplementary functions of the Excitation System
synchronous machine - Modes of Operation
- Operating limits of the synchronous machine - Voltage Regulator (AVR) versus Field current regulator
- Grid voltage versus reactive power (FCR
The transient behaviour of synchronous machine - Limiter Functions
- the transient reactance and time constants of the - Superimposed controller (Reactive Power and Power
synchronous machine Factor control)
- Impact of grid faults and surges - Power System Stabilizer (PSS)
- Protection and monitoring function
Demonstration of the behavior using the
generator-grid simulator Rectifier Basics
- Principle of operation of the 6-pulse rectifier
Glossary and definitions - Firing circuits,
- Wave forms of current and voltage
Duties of the Excitation System - Commutation sequence
Type of excitation system Design aspects of excitation system
- Static excitation system - Ceiling factor
- Brushless excitation system, AC and DC exciter - Excitation transformer
machines - Converter design
- Field circuit breaker

ABB Switzerland Ltd.


Power Electronics and Medium Voltage Drives
www.abb.com
www.abb.com/abbuniversity

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