Parallel Redundancy for 2-pole Generators

70-449kW at 3,000-3,600rpm

Brushless Excitation System

Parallel Redundancy for 2-pole Generators
70-449kW at 3,000-3,600rpm
WEG Group Converteam Electric Machinery’s (EM) brushless excitation system
provides
Electric high reliability
Machinery’s throughexcitation
(EM) brushless elimination of brushes,
system providescollector
high
rings andthrough
reliability carbonelimination
dust, which in turn greatly
of brushes, reduces
collector inspection
rings and carbon and
maintenance costs. Rotating rectifier redundancy with detection
dust, which in turn greatly reduces inspection and maintenance costs. of
Rotating rectifier
diode failure redundancy
while with detection
in operation allows of
fordiode
morefailure while in
convenient
operation
maintenanceallowsintervals.
for more convenient maintenance intervals.

• No exciter outboard bearing is required

Top row (L to R): PMG with armature and rectifiers;
Armature with rectifiers
which eliminates alignment problems
associated with three bearing
Bottom row (L to R): Fuse side of diode wheel; Exciter
assembly with PMG stator and exciter field
arrangements.
• No carbon dust problems. The exciter
• 100% parallel redundant
operates in the same enclosure as the
fused diodes are provided to
generator.
ensure continuous service.
• The shaft driven permanent magnet
• pilot
No exciter
exciteroutboard
providesbearing
a reliable source o
exciter
is required which eliminates
field power that eliminates bulk
alignment problems
power transformer and dependence on
associated with three bearing
station battery for field flashing.
arrangements.
• Short circuit sustaining capability
• No carbonfault
provides dustcurrent
problems. The
support.
exciter operates in the same
• No heavy bus
enclosure work
as the or cable connection
generator.
are required between excitation cubicle
• and
Thethe generator,
shaft thus simplifying
driven permanent
installations.
magnet pilot exciter provides
a reliable source of exciter
• Large expensive
field power field circuit
that eliminates breaker an
field
bulkydischarge resistor are
power transformer andnot
required
Top row (L to R): PMG with armature and rectifiers; Armature with rectifiers
dependence on station battery
Bottom row (L to R): Fuse side of diode wheel; Exciter assembly with PMG stator and exciter field • Compact voltage regulator hardware
Experience How the brushless exciter for field flashing.
for installation and control panel or
How generator
provides the brushless
main exciter switchgear eliminates
Experience
• EM has over a century • Short circuit sustaining capabilitylarge excitation
fieldprovides
excitation.generator main cubicles.
provides fault current support.
• Converteam
of design andEM manufacturing
has over a century of
design
experience, and more thanexperience,
and manufacturing 500 field excitation.
• Various designs are available to match
and
unitsmore
installed.
than 500 units installed. • Various designs are available to match• No heavy bus work or cable connections
voltage and current requirements. are required between excitation cubicles
voltage and current requirements.
• Converteam
• EM is the
EM is the industry industry
leader leader in
in brush- and the generator, thus simplifying
brushless excitation
less excitation for 2-pole
for 2-pole turbine
turbine • Ability to fit various shaft and mounting installations.
• Ability to fit various shaft and mounting

WARRANTY
generators.
generators. configurations.
configurations.
•
Converteam EM brushless exciters are • No• collector
No collector
rings, rings,
brushesbrushes
or or
• EM brushless
utilized excitersmanufacturers
by generator are utilized by
commutators
commutators whichwhich
requirerequire maintenance,
generator manufacturers
worldwide worldwide
to meet their brushless maintenance,
adjustmentsadjustments and
and inspections.
to meet their brushless
requirements. inspections.
requirements. • 100% parallel redundant fused diodes are
provided to ensure continuous service.
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AUTOMATIC
VOLTAGE
REGULATOR
CONTROL PKG

CCCT
PERMANENT MAGNET
GENERATOR GENERATOR
FIELD (IF FURNISHED)

PMG FIELD
(IF FURNISHED)

EXCITER
FIELD
STATOR

ROTATING COMPONENTS

STATIONARY
RECEIVER STROBE
LIGHT-FUSE DETECTION
ROTATING (USED WITH FUSED
FIELD GROUND RELAY UNIT TRANSMITTER DIODES ONLY)
DETECTOR (MOUNTED

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TO ALARM

Functional diagram of exciter with Permanent Magnet Generator.

WARRANTY
Brushless
Brushless excitation
excitation providesprovides
The rotating rectifier is a three phase
under the bearing journal which is then
full wave diode bridge. 100% diode
increased
increased reliability
reliability and and applied to the main generator field winding.
redundancy provides 100% of full rating
reduced maintenance costs.
reduced maintenance costs. The rotating rectifier is a three phase
with a diode out of service. Converteam Electric Machinery
full wave diode bridge. 100% diode
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The Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) redundancy
For parallelprovides 100%100%
redundancy, of fullrated
rating WEG
supplies high frequency AC power to the Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
supplies high frequency AC power to the with a diode diodes
redundant out of service.
with indicating fuses in
voltage regulator. The voltage regulator UnitedElectric
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voltage regulator. The voltage regulator series connected in parallel paths permit
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receives voltage and reactive current For
fullparallel redundancy,
load operation even100%
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of servicediodes
causedwith
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a shorted
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reactive current feedback. Comparing Tel: +1 612
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reactive current feedback. Comparing full load operation
operation even
by using thewith onelight
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these signals to a reference setpoint in the offurnished.

voltage regulator, the voltage regulator
voltage regulator, the voltage regulator
provides a controlled variable DC current
provides a controlled variable DC current
to the stationary field of the rotating
to the stationary field of the rotating
exciter. With its stationary field and
exciter. With its stationary field and
rotating armature, the exciter generates
rotating armature, the exciter generates
three phase high frequency AC output. This
three phase high frequency AC output. This
output is rectified by the rotating rectifiers.
output is rectified by the rotating rectifiers.
This DC current is fed via conductors to the
This DC current is fed via conductors to the
center of the rotor shaft and carried by a
center of the rotor shaft and carried by a
special lead bar in the hollow shaft area
special lead bar in the hollow shaft area
under the bearing journal which is then
applied to the main generator field winding.
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Field ground detection is provided without Tel: +1 412 967 0765
operation by using the strobe light
slip rings by means of a transmitter
furnished.
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slip rings by means of a transmitter
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mounted on the diode wheel assembly.
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A light signal is sent across an airgap to
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a stationary receiver and relay to indicate
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presence of a ground.
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